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Casino Gambling news and opinions from the Biloxi Sun Herald newspaper in South Mississippi. Biloxi City Council will discuss Tuesday tax-related proposals to favor a casino projected at the former Tivoli Hotel site in East Biloxi, and the Broadwater Casino in west Biloxi. T he Mississippi Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a proposed casino site on the Mississippi Gulf Coast does not meet state standards for where casinos are allowed.

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A $1.1 billion casino resort is proposed at the former Broadwater Beach Resort site in Biloxi.

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The Biloxi City Council will be asked to approve a Mississippi tourism rebate incentive for the project Tuesday.

The developers intend to redevelop the 266-acre property with a casino, golf course, hotel, spa and other amenities, according to the city resolution.

It can participate in the Mississippi Tourism Project Incentive Program with a hotel, an indoor or outdoor entertainment center, marina, golf course and the private investment of at least the $10 million required for the tourism incentive the resolution says. A portion of the sales tax generated by the project on what now is empty land would be diverted as an incentive to help cover some of the costs of construction.

The developer, Broadwater Development LLP, expects the resort to create 2,557 full-time and part-time jobs.

The resort would be the most expensive ever built in South Mississippi. The estimated cost of the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino was $750 million to $800 million when Steve Wynn opened it in Biloxi in 1999.

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The proposed Tivoli casino was estimated to cost $1 billion but was never built in Biloxi.

The large Broadwater casino site in west Biloxi was purchased by Roy Anderson III and Cotton Fore shortly before Hurricane Katrina.

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Anderson is listed as a partner with Broadwater Development, which was registered with the Mississippi Secretary of State in January 2005.

He told the Sun Herald that more details about the project will be released soon.

A website for the Broadwater Development provides the history of the Broadwater Beach Hotel and says, “For decades, the Broadwater Beach Resort was the epitome of luxuriousness, trendiness and relaxation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. From famous actors, actresses, politicians, and personalities to middle-class families, thousands flocked from across the country to put the Broadwater’s excellent reputation to the test.”

The resort was built in 1939, when gambling and alcohol sales were illegal in Mississippi, the website says, and had a 600-foot pier on the beach side with an illicit casino.

President Casino opened at the site on the site in August 1992, two weeks after the Isle of Capri became the first legal casino in Mississippi. The $17 million, football-field size floating casino was owned by John Connelly, a colorful promoter who worked as a boxer, the Sun Herald noted.

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Golden Nugget Biloxi was one of three Coast casinos that stayed open as Hurricane Zeta blew through Wednesday evening, and where people across the country saw Jim Cantore from The Weather Channel broadcasting live as the storm surge flooded into parts of Biloxi.

On Thursday, the Golden Nugget was open along with Island View Casino, while Harrah’s Gulf Coast closed temporarily for clean-up.

All along the Coast, crews are removing sand and debris from U.S. 90 and other roads and streets near the casinos.

Palace Casino in Biloxi and Silver Slipper in Hancock County were among those still on emergency power Thursday afternoon.

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“The casino itself is fine. No structural damage,” said John Ferrucci, Silver Slipper general manager.

Zeta left sand in the road and in the parking lot, he said.

“Right now we’re looking at staying closed today and tomorrow,” he said, and they plan to reopen on Saturday.

Here are updates on the 12 Coast casinos:

▪ Beau Rivage will remain closed for the safety of employees and guests until Sunday, Nov. 1 as crews assess and repair damage.

▪ Boomtown Biloxi plans to reopen Thursday afternoon.

▪ Golden Nugget in Biloxi is open.

▪ Hard Rock Biloxi hasn’t announced reopening plans yet.

▪ Harrah’s Gulf Coast will reopen at 11 a.m. Friday.

▪ Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast in Bay St. Louis reopened at 3 p.m. Thursday.

▪ IP Casino Biloxi hasn’t announced reopening plans yet.

▪ Island View Casino in Gulfport is open, but not accepting hotel arrivals for Thursday. The casino, buffet, C&G Grille and the north Coffee Shop are open but all other venues remain closed.

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▪ Palace Casino Biloxi is waiting for power to be restored so the entire resort can reopen.

▪ Scarlet Pearl Casino in D’Iberville opened at 2 p.m. Thursday.

▪ Silver Slipper Casino in Hancock County is in a clean-up phase of sand and tentatively is scheduled to reopen Saturday.

▪ Treasure Bay Casino in Biloxi will reopen at 10 a.m. Friday.

The Sun Herald will continue to update this article as reopening plans are announced.

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