A group of developers are looking to breathe new life into the site of an old casino. It’s been vacant since 2014, but now the Margaritaville Casino site could become Biloxi’s ninth casino. Developers have filed an application with the…
Developers are proposing a new casino in Lake Shore, as an existing nearby casino plans an expansion. Cure Land Co. is seeking Mississippi Gaming Commission approval for a casino site in Clermont Harbor. The legal ad proposes a casino with…
The race to begin legalized sports betting has begun in Mississippi. Today, the state gaming commission proposed rules to govern sports books at casinos statewide. The commission could vote on the rules at its next scheduled meeting on June 21st…
A company has asked the Mississippi Gaming Commission for permission to build a casino for the third time. Mike Cavanaugh, who represents R&W Development, tells News 25 that the group has filed an application and requested that it be placed…
Today, Diamondhead Mayor Tommy Schafer was sworn into office. A few months ago, the gaming commission ruled against a request to approve a site in Diamondhead for a new casino. The request made by Jacob’s Entertainment would have been a…
Developers are appealing denials of two casino sites on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Jacobs Entertainment wants to build a casino in Diamondhead, while RW Development seeks to build one in Biloxi. The Mississippi Gaming Commission rejected both sites on March…
Attorneys for RW Development file an appeal in Circuit Court on the Mississippi Gaming Commission's decision to deny their casino site proposal for the location on South Beach in Biloxi. The appeal filed Thursday argues the executive director of the…
The second time was not the charm for two potential casino developments in South Mississippi. The Gaming Commission ruled against requests to approve two sites, one in Biloxi and one in Diamondhead, at today’s gaming commission meeting held at the…
Bills that are still alive include daily fantasy sports betting. The Bill would set an 8 percent tax and authorize the Mississippi Gaming Commission to regulate sports betting online or in casinos. Mississippi legalized fantasy sports betting last year and…
One State legislator is looking to hit the jackpot by bringing the lottery to Mississippi. Democratic Representative Alyce Clark of Jackson filed two lottery bills. One of those bills would create the Mississippi Lottery for Education and have it administered…
The Mississippi Gaming Commission is backing away from considering a change in where casinos are allowed to develop along the Gulf Coast. Commissioners had little comment today after deciding not to let casinos build on sites where the casino companies…
The Rotate Black Hemmingway Resort and Casino, which has been in the works for over five years and has been approved by the Gaming Commission, has failed to meet financial reporting deadlines.
Although Margaritaville Casino has closed, construction for the Scarlet Pearl in D'Iberville is well underway and there are still plans for a new casino to be built in Diamondhead.
The Mississippi Gaming Commission has given the Diamondhead Casino Corporation the green light to build a new casino.