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Harrah's Opens Additional Louisiana Employee Information Center

16 September 2005

Furthering its efforts to assist its nearly 8,000 employees impacted by Hurricane Katrina, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. reports the opening of the Harrah's Baton Rouge Employee Information Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Looking Ahead With One Eye on Gulf

15 September 2005

With the fifth annual Global Gaming Expo being dubbed a success by its sponsors from the American Gaming Association, the gaming industry is looking towards the future and rebuilding the Gulf Coast casino industry.

Imperial Palace to be Better than Ever

15 September 2005

President of Imperial Palace reports that the company is determined to rebuild the casino.

Beau Rivage Opens Job Placement Center

9 September 2005

Executives at Beau Rivage today announced that they have opened a new Job Placement Center to provide information about available positions at the Gold Strike resort in Tunica, Mississippi and all available positions at MGM Mirage properties in Nevada.

Tunica Resorts Opened for Business

9 September 2005

As the hurricane approached the Mississippi Gulf Coast, many vacationers moved to Tunica, the state's other major gaming resort.

Harrah's Cancels Poker Event Scheduled for Grand Casino Biloxi

9 September 2005

Harrah's Entertainment has canceled the World Series of Poker Circuit tournament scheduled to begin September 29 at Grand Casino Biloxi.

Harrah's Opening Gulf Region Employee Assistance Center

8 September 2005

Stepping up efforts to help nearly 8,000 Harrah's employees begin the process of recovery from Hurricane Katrina, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. announced the opening of the Harrah's Gulf Coast Region Assistance Center today in Gulfport, Mississippi.

Gulf Casino Workers Anxious

8 September 2005

Less than two weeks after Hurricane Katrina laid waste to the Gulf Coast's gaming industry, some of the area's 14,000 casino workers are growing anxious about the future.

MGM Mirage to Rebuild in Biloxi

8 September 2005

MGM Mirage announced today that plans for recovery and rebuilding its Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi, Mississippi, are underway.

Foreign Casino Workers in Limbo

6 September 2005

News Brief: Many Mississippi casino foreign workers are left in limbo because their guest worker visas require them to work at a casino that no longer exists.

Harrah's Plans Temporary Mississippi Casino

6 September 2005

Harrah's Entertainment's top executive is recommending the Mississippi government allow the company to build a temporary casino on land to replace its Grand Casino Biloxi riverboat, which was hurled ashore and destroyed in Hurricane Katrina.

Gulf Coast Workers Consider Vegas

6 September 2005

Steve Bottfeld, a local analyst with consumer-research company Marketing Solutions, said the Las Vegas market could begin to see noticeable in-migration from the Gulf Coast within 60 days.

Casinos Looking for Answers

6 September 2005

While the Gulf Coast casinos were all covered by some form of business interruption and property damage insurance, it is unclear if the individual policies will keep their corporate owners from having to pay out of pocket to rebuild their multimillion-dollar gambling halls.

Mississippi Reconsiders Casino Regulations

2 September 2005

As gaming companies continue to evaluate their losses in the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast, changes may be sought in Mississippi's gaming regulations before casino operators commit to rebuilding their multimillion-dollar gambling halls.

Casino Firms Worry About Employees

1 September 2005

Casino companies say they are focused on the immediate hurricane relief effort and are trying to reconnect with employees.

Ameristar Casinos Reopens Ameristar Vicksburg

1 September 2005

Ameristar Casinos, Inc. reopened its Vicksburg casino at 4 p.m. Central time on Wednesday after the facility was closed due to Hurricane Katrina.

Penn National Mississippi Casinos Remain Closed

1 September 2005

Penn National reports that the company’s Casino Magic - Bay St. Louis, in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi and the Boomtown Biloxi casino in Biloxi, Mississippi remain closed, and the company is currently unable to provide an estimate on re-opening dates for these properties.

Hurricane Obliterates Gulf Coast Casinos

31 August 2005

Hurricane Katrina picked up entire casinos along the Gulf Coast and hurled them ashore, devastating the lucrative riverboat gambling industry for months and potentially years to come.

Hurricane Katrina's Aftermath: Casinos Sort Out Damage

31 August 2005

Hurricane Katrina devastated Mississippi's $2.7 billion-a-year casino industry, especially the hard-hit Gulf Coast communities of Biloxi and Gulfport.

MGM Mirage Properties Damaged by Katrina

31 August 2005

Terry Lanni, Chairman and CEO of MGM Mirage, reports that Beau Rivage has sustained significant damage due to Hurricane Katrina.

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