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Plan to build Red Water Casino in Mississippi facing tribal opposition

May 24, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Mississippi

In Mississippi, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is reportedly facing the prospect of being required to hold a tribal referendum to officially ratify a proposition that would see it spend about $25 milli...

Mississippi gross gaming revenues recover in March

Adam Morgan

April 24, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Economy/Finance, Mississippi

After surviving a dismal February that saw aggregated gross gaming revenues drop by 10% year-on-year to $171.8 million, the commercial casino industry in Mississippi reportedly posted a recovery for March as ta...

Alabama tribe preparing plans for new Gulf Coast casino

Adam Morgan

April 11, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Mississippi

A little over a year after purchasing land in the Mississippi community of D’Iberville and the Poarch Band Of Creek Indians has now reportedly announced that its Wind Creek Hospitality gaming enterprise is prep...

Mississippi committee to study possibility of establishing a state lottery

Adam Morgan

March 31, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Lottery, Mississippi

In Mississippi, officials are reportedly set to follow a call from Republican governor Phil Bryant and study the possibility of reinvigorating falling tax revenues by establishing a state lottery. According ...

Penn National Gaming Incorporated to purchase pair of Mississippi casinos

Adam Morgan

March 29, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Mississippi

American casino operator Penn National Gaming Incorporated is set to almost double its casino estate in the southern state of Mississippi after agreeing deals that will see it spend $44 million in order to acqu...

Casino revenues continue to fall in Mississippi

Marie Kelley

March 22, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Mississippi

Casinos in Mississippi began 2017 on the wrong foot, having won almost 7% less from gamblers this past January when compared to the same month last year. The Mississippi Department of Revenue reported that for ...

Mississippi gaming regulator denies Gulf Coast casino plans

Adam Morgan

March 17, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Mississippi

In Mississippi, the state gaming regulator has reportedly denied permissions to build two new Gulf Coast casino resorts amid concerns that the sites for the proposed developments did not sit far enough away fro...

Future of planned Mississippi casino resorts to be decided today

Adam Morgan

March 16, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Mississippi

In Mississippi, the future of two proposed Gulf Coast casino resort projects will reportedly be decided later today during a meeting of the Mississippi Gaming Commission being held at the Hard Rock Hotel And Ca...

Mississippi becomes twelfth state to legalize daily fantasy sports

Adam Morgan

March 15, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Fantasy Sports, Mississippi

In the United States, Mississippi has become the twelfth state to legalize daily fantasy sports after Republican governor Phil Bryant signed legislation into law on Monday authorizing the online games. Known...

Mississippi developer secures financing for new Gulfport casino

Adam Morgan

March 2, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, Mississippi

In Mississippi, a local real estate developer has reportedly announced that he has secured the final $40 million piece of financing needed to build a new casino resort for the city of Gulfport. According to ...

Mississippi governor wants lottery push revived

K Morrison

February 26, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Lottery, Mississippi

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (pictured) says he wants a late-session push from legislators to enact a state lottery as a way to possibly generate tens of millions of dollars in annual revenue that could be used...

Mississippi casinos underperform in January

K Morrison

February 21, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Mississippi

Mississippi casinos are off to a slow start in the New Year, winning nearly 7 percent less from gamblers in January. According to figures from the Mississippi Department of Revenue (pdf), in January this yea...

Daily fantasy sports bill passed by House in Mississippi

Marie Kelley

February 12, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Lottery, Fantasy Sports, Mississippi

The Mississippi House reviewed two gambling bills on Thursday with only one earning the vote to move forward. The state has seen a daily fantasy sports bill move on to the Senate while a bill involving a state ...

Mississippi developer resurrects plan for new Biloxi casino

Adam Morgan

February 8, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Mississippi

In Mississippi, real estate developer RW Development has reportedly resurrected a plan to build a new casino in the city of Biloxi after having its initial proposal rejected some eight and a half years ago. ...

James Allen to give Southern Gaming Summit opening address

Adam Morgan

February 4, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Conferences / Trade Shows, Mississippi

The organizers of the upcoming Southern Gaming Summit in Biloxi, Mississippi, have announced that James Allen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for casino, hotel and restaurant operator Hard Rock Cafe Inter...