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Vicksburg casino gets name, brand, upgrades

March 8, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Mississippi

The recently acquired DiamondJacks Casino and Hotel in Vicksburg, Mississippi will be rebranded as WaterView Casino and Hotel as announced by its new owner, Foundation Gaming Group, LLC. The new brand takes its...

Beau Rivage Casino adding more cities, flying more tourists to South Mississippi

Kim M

March 5, 2016

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

More people who have never been to South Mississippi will have the opportunity to rectify that now that Beau Rivage Resort & Casino is expanding its charter program to additional cities. The Rivage already ...

Gulf casino’s January revenue up 15 percent

Kim M

February 21, 2016

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Financial Press Releases, Mississippi

Mississippi's Gulf Coast casino’s January revenue of $100.5 million, which is a $13 million increase over the $87.3 million posted for the same period last year, means a 15 percent increase for the region’s cas...

Palace Casino repeats four diamond rating and goes green

Kim M

February 7, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Mississippi

For the 10th year, the Palace Casino Resort in Biloxi has been given the Four Diamond Award by the American Automobile Association (AAA). Keith Crosby, general manager of the polished casino located less tha...

Mississippi Coast Entertainment interested in developing $140m Gulfport casino

Sadonna Price

January 27, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Mississippi

A company called Mississippi Coast Entertainment, LP has reportedly told Gulfport, Mississippi Mayor Billy Hewes that they are interested in developing a casino in the area. The proposal would see a casino buil...

Best year since 2008 for Gulf Coast casinos

Kim M

January 22, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Mississippi

You’d have to go back all the way to 2008, before the national recession hit the Coast, to find a better year than 2015 for South Mississippi casinos. The opening of The Scarlet Pearl casino in D’Iberville o...

Union vote delayed for Tunica casino worker amid pressure charges

Kim M

January 11, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Labor Relations, Mississippi

Dealers at the MGM Gold Strike Casino in Tunica County won’t be voting on unionization just yet, due to charges that federal law was broken by MGM Resorts International while campaigning against union represent...

Tunica casinos to remain open despite cresting Mississippi River

Sadonna Price

January 7, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Mississippi

Despite the Mississippi River reaching high levels, the tourism office of Tunica has confirmed that the casinos in the area will remain open. Offering gaming just outside of the Memphis, Tennessee area, Tunica ...

Falling flood forecasts along the Mississippi River; Bally’s Tunica Casino reopens

Kim M

January 5, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Mississippi

Bally’s Tunica Casino closed on Sunday, but due to lower flood forecasts along the Mississippi River reopened on Monday at 9 a.m., according to Mississippi Gaming Commission Executive Director Allen Godfrey. ...

Scarlet Pearl Casino New Year’s Eve festivities planned

Lars Jones

December 30, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, New Hotels, Brick-n-Mortar Poker Rooms, Mississippi

The new Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort in D'Iberville will establish a novel Mississippi Gulf Coast tradition on New Year's Eve this year with "The Raising of the Pearl". Rather than dropping something from a grea...

Gold Strike’s Pickle & Jam opens in Tunica

Kim M

December 29, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Mississippi

Pickle & Jam – A Social Eatery is the latest restaurant addition to be complete for the Gold Strike Casino Resort in Tunica, Mississippi. Once a food court, the 7,500 square-foot restaurant made the transit...

Mississippi gambling revenue boosted by coastal casinos

Kim M

December 28, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Financial Press Releases, Mississippi

Strong performances by casinos in Mississippi’s Gulf Coast drove statewide casino revenue up three percent in November. Figures released last week by the State Revenue Department show casinos won $161 millio...

Scarlet Pearl Casino in D’Iberville opens today!

Lars Jones

December 9, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino openings, New Hotels, Brick-n-Mortar Poker Rooms, Mississippi

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A brand new $300 million casino and hotel opens today at 11am in D'Iberville, Mississippi east of I-110 just across the Back Bay from Biloxi. The 15-story Scarlet Pearl Casino broke ground in July 2014 and beat...

Scarlet Pearl to open Wednesday

Kim M

December 6, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Casino openings, Gaming Industry News, Mississippi

The $290 million Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort in D’Iberville, Mississippi is scheduled to open this Wednesday, December 9. A ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for 11 a.m. to follow with a 6 p.m. fireworks sho...

Pearl River Resort in Mississippi opens bingo hall today as part of $70m upgrade

Lars Jones

December 5, 2015

Tribal Gaming, Casino expansion projects, Casino project updates, Mississippi

The Pearl River Resort near Philadelphia, Mississippi reopened their Golden Moon Casino, just across the highway from Silver Star Casino in February after a six year hiatus. The opening was part of a $70 millio...

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Vicksburg casino gets name, brand, upgrades

Beau Rivage Casino adding more cities, flying more tourists to South Mississippi

Gulf casino’s January revenue up 15 percent

Palace Casino repeats four diamond rating and goes green

Mississippi Coast Entertainment interested in developing $140m Gulfport casino

Best year since 2008 for Gulf Coast casinos

Union vote delayed for Tunica casino worker amid pressure charges

Tunica casinos to remain open despite cresting Mississippi River

Falling flood forecasts along the Mississippi River; Bally’s Tunica Casino reopens

Scarlet Pearl Casino New Year’s Eve festivities planned

Gold Strike’s Pickle & Jam opens in Tunica

Mississippi gambling revenue boosted by coastal casinos

Scarlet Pearl Casino in D’Iberville opens today!

Scarlet Pearl to open Wednesday

Pearl River Resort in Mississippi opens bingo hall today as part of $70m upgrade

Queens Lawmaker Moves to Advance Steve Cohen’s $8B Casino Plan Near Citi Field

Terre Haute Casino Boosts Local Economy and Job Market in Its First Year

Caesars Windsor Workers Poised for Strike as Contract Talks Continue

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