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Retiree Wins Over $6 Million Slot Jackpot

26 October 2004

A 64-year-old phone company retiree hit a whopping $6,366,947 Wheel of Fortune statewide progressive slot jackpot at the Ameristar Casino Vicksburg.

Heard it on the River

26 October 2004

Rudi Schiffer gives us the latest news from the Tunica, Mississippi casinos.

Ivan Costs Mississippi Casinos Millions

20 October 2004

News Brief: Hurricane Ivan took nearly $10 million away from Mississippi's coastal casinos.

President Casino Biloxi May Be Sold

20 October 2004

News Brief: Chances are that the President Casino Biloxi will have new ownership, possibly with South Mississippi connections, by next spring.

Jacobs Entertainment Halts Mississippi Project

20 October 2004

Jacobs Entertainment, Inc. has elected not to proceed with a casino hotel development in D'Iberville, Mississippi.

Colony Capital to Rebrand Harrah's Properties

15 October 2004

News Brief: Colony Capital, which purchased Harrah's Tunica and Bally's Tunica as part of a $1.24 billion deal, will rebrand Harrah's as Resorts Tunica to reflect its flagship Resorts International casino in Atlantic City.

Mississippi Casino Barge Proposed

15 October 2004

News Brief: Jim Belisle and Lakes Gaming Mississippi LLC are proposing a gambling barge in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Mississippi Official Wants Land Option Dropped

14 October 2004

News Brief: Secretary of State Eric Clark has asked a group he organized to drop discussions of inland casinos as a means of protecting the coast's gambling industry.

Mississippi Judge Won't Reconsider Casino Barge Decision

13 October 2004

News Brief: A Harrison County judge has refused to reconsider his ruling in August that the Mississippi Gaming Commission was wrong when it approved plans by Treasure Bay to move its casino barge to a man-made basin.

Casino Trip Ends in Tragedy

12 October 2004

News Brief: A bus trip from Chicago to a Mississippi gambling town for a group of friends and relatives ended in a tragic crash.

Choctaws Quiet About Lobbyist Ties

6 October 2004

News Brief: Chief Phillip Martin of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians appears to be winning his fight to shield from public scrutiny his ties to two men accused of fleecing Indian tribes.

Developer to Reword Mississippi Casino Proposal

5 October 2004

News Brief: South Beach Casino and Resort Inc., which wants to build a casino in Hancock County, withdrew its appeal Monday to the Board of Supervisors, saying it needs more time to reword its application.

Mississippi Casino Move Considered

30 September 2004

News Brief: State budget writers expressed more interest in the possibility of coast casinos moving inland than they did about the Mississippi Gaming Commission's budget proposal for fiscal year 2006.

Harrah's, Caesars Sells Casinos to Colony Capital

27 September 2004

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. and Caesars Entertainment, Inc. have signed a definitive agreement to sell four casinos to an affiliate of Colony Capital, LLC.

Mississippi Commission Delays Vendor Decision

23 September 2004

News Brief: Howard Sanders took his colleagues on the Mississippi Gaming Commission to task at this month's meeting for delaying a decision on whether to require vendor reporting by casinos.

Heard it on the River

22 September 2004

Rudi Schiffer gives us the latest news from the Tunica, Mississippi casinos.

Cranes Can Stand up to Hurricanes

21 September 2004

News Brief: While they look spindly and easy to topple, construction cranes, of which there are at least five on the Coast, are erected to withstand hurricane-force winds.

Mississippi Gaming Industry Hit Hard by Ivan

20 September 2004

News Brief: It could be weeks before Hurricane Ivan's stomach punch to Mississippi's economy is known, but many speculate the state took a heavy financial blow when it was forced to close casinos, hotels and other industries along the Gulf Coast.

Mississippi Casinos Closed Within 10 Hours of Notice

16 September 2004

News Brief: Larry Gregory, executive director of the Mississippi Gaming Commission, said 95 percent of casinos were closed within 10 hours and that everything went according to plan.

Mississippi Commission Expected to Approve Casino Site

15 September 2004

News Brief: The Mississippi Gaming Commission meets today and is expected to approve the site for a casino in Tunica County.

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