CoastCon 46 underway in Biloxi
Sci-Fi lovers rejoice! The 46th edition of CoastCon is underway at the Coast Convention Center in Biloxi. CoastCon is Mississippi's longest running, not-for-profit science fiction, fantasy, pop culture, and gaming…
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Mississippi Gaming Commission to hear site proposal for Biloxi casino
The Mississippi Gaming Commission will hear from a Biloxi developer on Thursday who will make its application for site approval for a new casino. RW Development will present its plan for site approval on Thursday at a meeting in Jackson.…
Study shows economic impact of gambling on the state
A new study out from the American Gaming Association says gambling has a $4.41 billion economic impact on the state. The study, conducted by Oxford Economics, shows that gambling has…
Casino gaming revenues in U.S. top $16B in second quarter
U.S. commercial gaming continued its long run of consecutive quarterly revenue growth in the second quarter, hitting a Q2 record of $16.07 billion, according to the American Gaming Association’s Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker. The total outpaced Q2 2022 by 8.1…
A Winning Bet: The future of gaming in Mississippi
This week we celebrate the 30th anniversary of legal casino gambling in Mississippi. After last year’s record-breaking revenue, what is next? What does the future of gaming…
A Winning Bet: Post-Katrina Law moves Coast casinos on land
This week we celebrate the 30th anniversary of legalized casino gambling in Mississippi. After Hurricane Katrina’s destruction along the Coast, the gaming industry almost went with…
A Winning Bet: Impact of the Gaming Industry in South Mississippi from 1992 to 2022
Today, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of legal casino gambling in Mississippi. From 1992 to 2022, the impact of the gaming…
Beau Rivage hosting 2021 Southern Gaming Summit
After a year hiatus, gaming leaders from across the South are gathering this week at the Beau Rivage as a part of the 2021 Southern Gaming Summit. Following a year which had major impacts on the gaming…
Accelerating the recovery of the gaming industry
Accelerating the recovery of the gaming industry is the focus of the American Gaming Industry for 2021 according to the group’s leader. Bill Miller, president and CEO of the American Gaming Association, delivered remarks today on the…
Pac-Man turns 40 years old!
Pac-Man is 40 years old! The maze video game debuted in a Tokyo arcade on May 22, 1980. It was originally called "Puck-Man." But the game's American distributor feared kids would change the "p" to an "f" on the marquee.…
Casino Revenue at an All-Time High
Commercial casinos across the board in the U.S. have scored big with revenues reaching an all-time high, this according to the American Gaming Association's annual State of the States report. In 2018, gaming revenues were over the top, reaching $41.7…
25th anniversary of gaming in Mississippi
Today marks the 25th anniversary when dockside gambling became legal along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. On this day in 1992, casinos began their journey to become the billion dollar industry we have today in South Mississippi. Many changes have happened…
2017 Southern Gaming Summit kicks off
Today the 2017 Southern Gaming Summit began at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center. Tourism and gaming leaders from all over the world come to Biloxi each year to get together and share cutting edge developments, newest advancements in…
State of Gaming in Mississippi
The state of tourism in Mississippi has been slowly fighting its way back ever since Hurricane Katrina and experts say things are looking up.
Gaming On The Coast
No longer do gamblers have to travel far to play the odds.