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By Mary Perez meperez@sunherald.com   American Gaming Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman will be in Biloxi next week to help kick off what will be a year-long observance of 25 years of the casino industry in the city and state. Managers of South Mississippi casinos, along wit

By MARY PEREZ meperez@sunherald.com Twitter: MaryPerezSH LinkedIn Google+ Pinterest Reddit Print Order Reprint of this Story A lost year in the history of Isle of Caprice has resurfaced, though the slip of land itself, once know as the “Monte Carlo of the South” remains su

It’s now four straight months of new record highs for Delaware’s online gambling market. According to the Delaware Lottery, revenue from online casino play was $304,874.30 in June. That beat May’s $282,112.30 in I-gaming win, which was the previous record. It also followed the $267,80

Architectural firm Friedmutter Group will design the new Foxwoods Resort Casino at Biloxi Pointe. The announcement came Wednesday and shows progress on the $265 million resort and casino. Chris Ferrara, a Gulf Coast businessman and managing director of Biloxi Boardwalk Ventures, has p

Democratic officials panned move as ironic GEOFF PENDER THE CLARION-LEDGER While praising and defending their fiscal record over nearly five years, Mississippi’s top Republican leaders on Thursday announced an ‘effort to move toward comprehensive budget and tax reform̵

BILOXI—Flanked by local elected officials, business leaders and tourism leaders, and members of the Legislature, Gov. Phil Bryant today signed a bill that creates a unified, Coast-wide tourism partnership. House Bill 1716, establishes the Mississippi Gulf Coast Regional Convention and

Site approval for property at the Gulfport harbor is still in the name of Rotate Black after Thursday’s Mississippi Gaming Commission meeting in Jackson. Allen Godfrey, executive director of the Gaming Commission, said the attorney for developers of a new casino on the property asked

Daily Journal Jackson Bureau   JACKSON – A task force designed to look for ways to regulate and perhaps tax the burgeoning fantasy sports industry in Mississippi hosted its first meeting Thursday with the goal of having a final report completed by Oct. 15.   The task force w

The 19th annual Responsible Gaming Education Week, which takes place August 1-5, provides an opportunity to showcase our year-round dedication to responsible gaming programs and is an important part of the industry’s steadfast commitment to promoting responsible gaming. The gami