 casinos gambling liquor and vice casinos gambling liquor and vice ray wed 6092010 1615  biloxi s gaming and casino history   time line   1899 marshal mosley and officer mckinley captured 10 white crap shooters  at point cadet yesterday they pleaded guilty in court and were fined 5 and court costs marshall mosely had started to break up gambling in biloxi without regards to who indulges in it  stir clear of alluring cards and fascinating bones if you do not want to appear in city court  the biloxi daily herald january 17 1899 p 8  the gulf view park  was active with  horse racing  as the steeds of am dulion felix borries john and william kennedy bud holliman joe aiken and mr henley competed the biloxi herald november 10 1899 p 8  1909 prohibition began in mississippi on january 1st the daily herald 1909 p and the sun herald october 2 2011 p a1  1914 police chief staehling issued instructions to his patrolmen  rm randolpn zudie hightower nee julius sablich and nat bolton  to arrest proprietors of liquor joints and bootleggers  public and private houses were also banned of alcohol staehling said there will be no favoritiism played hunt was arrested on main street with more than 300 quarts of beer and some whiskey he was fined 50 by police judge zt champlin  sheriff jc elmer related that as many as 60 blind tigers and bootleggers in the area  the daily herald july 22 1914 p 1  1917 biloxi seafood packers complain of booze joints  the daily herald january 4 1917 p 1  vester wentzell  owner of the gray goose on east beach  was arrested by chief randolph and officer bellande on april 20th they discovered that wentzell had seventeen half pints of whiskey in a basket on the wharf at his place of business judge elmer fined mr wentzell 100 and court costs  the daily herald april 21 1917 p 3  1919 prohibition was instituted with ratification of the  eighteenth amendment to the united states constitution  on january 16 1919 which prohibited the manufacture sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors within the importation thereof into or the exportation thereof from the united states congress passed the  volstead act  on october 28 1919 to enforce the law but most large cities were uninterested in enforcing the legislation leaving an understaffed federal service to go after bootleggers although alcohol consumption did decline there was a dramatic rise in organized crime in the larger cities which now had a cash crop that was in high demand in february 1917  police chief rm randolph and officer peter bellande destroyed six cases of confiscated whiskey valued at 75 by pouring the liquor into the gutter the daily herald february 24 1917 p 3  1923 countywide law and order mass meeting called  the daily herald april 20 1923 p 1  1925 on the eve of july 5 1925 the isle of caprice resort opened for business  fun seeking tourists departed for the resort from landings at the biloxi yacht club white house riviera pavilion and wachenfeld s pier the silver moon   commanded by ed l moran 18881951 the brother of ap fred moran 18971967 of ocean springs  jolly jack charles redding  and margaret  provided transportation in the new pavilion music was made by the buena vista orchestra  the daily herald july 6 1925 p 3    1926 the us coast guard patrol boat 250 seized a large cache of illegal liquor  from the schooner wanderer about 70 miles south of nola on the mississippi river  510 sacks of assorted liquors   90 cases of gordon s gin  and 110 gallons of alcohol were taken from the vessel the daily herald august 26 1926 p 1  1928 deputy sheriffs destroyed five slot machines at biloxi operating in the d aquin drugstore palace poolroom oasis soft drink stand and the hamburger king  judge george h murphy assessed fines of 25 and declared that slot macines in harrison county must go   the daily herald february 18 1928 p 1 and february 21 1928 p 1  1930 the  mercedes williams  a biloxi launch was captured near galveston texas in april 1930 by the uscg and charged with engaging in illicit trade and failing to heave to when challenged after 14 shots were fired  the vessel was built biloxi by ed lebatard and was licensed at gulfport in september 1928 in the name of dejean packing company the  mercedes williams  was found  stranded on a reef in galveston bay circa 1929 with liquor valued at 75000 in her hold  the vessel was sold by the federal government on december 23 1929 the daily herald april 21 1930 p 2  1932 us coast guard 301  a patrol boat from the biloxi base seized the freda  an auxulliary schooner owned by the bernard taltavull of the biloxi canning company off pass christian in late january the boat had a cargo of contraband liquor valued at more than 60000 arrested were captain robert mcdonald and benny frenefi of pass christian roy sconyern of hugo oklahoma albert boudreaux martin ross and james freche of biloxi henry latimer gulfport and arthur birou of nola the vessel had alleged been on an oystering trip to the pass christian reefs the us coast guard had recently captured alena  a rum lugger of nola with 900 cases of alcohol and liquer and grant r kidston aboard melvina seized the blanche   marie with 1600 sacks of liquor the daily herald january 28 1932 p 1  1933 prohibition became increasingly unpopular during the  great depression  as the repeal movement led by conservative democrats and catholics emphasized that repeal would generate enormous sums of much needed tax revenue and weaken the base of organized crime the  repeal of prohibition  in the united states was accomplished with the passage of the  twentyfirst amendment  to the united states constitution on december 5 1933 by its terms states were allowed to set their own laws for the control of alcohol the organized prohibition movement was dead nationwide but survived for a while in a few southern and border states 1935 raids on slot machine operators in early may netted biloxi citizens over 700 in fines  among the largest fine payers were martin s beer parlor 3750 union beer parlor 30 palace cafe 2750 joe randazzo 1750 martino s smoker 1500 and the hamburger king 1500 the daily herald may 9 1935 p 1 and may 10 1935 p 5  city raids on slot machines netted the biloxi treasury 83750 as city judge gb cousins fined a large number of businessmen for operating slots on their premises the daily herald july 18 1935 p 2  1938 governor hugh white outlaws slot and pinball machinees  in mississippi effected march 25th the daily herald february 26 1938 p 1  1940 slot machines not to be taxed by mississippi because they are illegal the daily herald april 16 1940 p 1  claude v bilbo jackson county ms state representative proposed that mississippi legalize the sale of alcohol  it was estimated that 3200000 in tax revenues could be collected during the next biennium if the measure passed the daily herald april 22 1940 p 1  1941 in midjune 1941  sheriff raliegh c edwins  18971960 and twelve deputies seized a large quantity of bonded whiskey and high volume alcoholic wine from an unidentified location on east howard avenue in biloxi  grover graham sr 18931964 was arrested in the raid which also uncovered slot machines dice tables and poker chips it appeared that gambling was in progress at the time of the breakin as money and other evidence were found on the premises  the daily herald june 16 1941 p 1   in late june 1941 at biloxi s justice court  peter martin  proprietor of the broadwater beach hotel  was fined 75 for possession of a dice table roulette wheel and faro layout and 150 for having six slot machines   tony fallo of the plaza club was fined 50 for operating a dice table and roulette wheel   mike emile of the plaza club was fined 225 for operating nine slot machines  the daily herald june 25 1941 p 3  1942   1943 the biloxi protestant pastors association endorsed a resolution to petition the mayor and city officials of biloxi to enforce laws within the city in reference to slot machines and liquor  the daily herald october 5 1943 p 1  1945 the embassy club  formerly the  henry piaggio  18741921 home at gulfport was acquired by anthony ingassia jr john l cox and james f porter of gulfport and  renamed the merry mansion  they planned to open in june the daily herald may 25 1945 p 9  joseph mattina and joseph ewing of the  biloxi police seized 30 slot machines  after  r hart chinn signed an affidavit against the owners and managers  of venues with gambling devices among them were park hotel bar cottage inn marietta cafe avelez hotel sports center and the brass rail the daily herald june 9 1945 p 3 in august  luther maples   18901971   district attorney ordered slot machines be removed  from commercial premises by late september the gaming machines were coming back to their former haunts slot machines were still rare to find in local grocery stores and restaurants the daily herald september 21 1945 p 5  1950 slot machines began to disappear in biloxi as judge norman quave renewed his demand for their exit from the city he had strong support from the biloxi protestant ministerial association headed by reverend douglass carroll of the 1st assembly of god  reverend gc hodge  1st baptist church of biloxi and reverend maynard miller  1st presbyterian church of biloxi  stephen l guice  attorney represented the protestant church leadership the daily herald january 9 1950 p 1 and march 30 1950 p 1  1951 two biloxi ministers the reverend douglass carroll of the central assembly of god and the reverend thomas albert carruth of the 1st methodist church testified before the kefauver crime commission at nola in late january 1951 that slot machines were so pervasive at biloxi that for each thirtyfive residents there was one slot machine   they also related that black jack dice and other gamblig activities were flourishing the ministers also said that the average age of soldiers at keesler field is nineteen an age at which they have not matured to avoid places of iniquity  the timespicayune january 27 1951 p 8  senator lester c hunt  18921954 dwyo  precided over a senate armed services committee hearing held at biloxi on october 22nd the senate investgators were researching gambling and its effects in the vicinity of military bases  biloxians and others who were subpoenaed and called to testify before the committee were mayor r hart chinn   aj creel  city commissioner  earl f wetzel  police chief  louis rosett i police captain  laz quave  sheriff  luther maples  district attorney  major general james f powell  commander keesler field  cp galle   griffin mceachern and pete leonetti  pinball machine operators  john bertucci   ec tonsmeire  bank president  val c redding  manager of the greyhound bus station  major charles r alexander  air police and  jp coleman  da state of mississippi  mayor r hart chinn and s heriff laz quave testified that they intended to enforce mississippi s antigambling laws and remove all slot machines indefinitely  the timespicayune october 19 1951 p 1 and october 23 1951 p 1  major general james f powell announced that coast gambling was off limits to kafb personnel   the gulf coast times december 6 1951 p 1    1952 in early march a delegation consisting of senator howard mcdonnell   ernest desporte   albert sidney johnson   william dukate   frank p corso   daniel guice   lynden bowring  and william e beasley went before state legislators to advocate and lobby for the local option liquor bill   the daily herald march 6 1952 p 1 the report on the biloxi gambling hearings  was released the daily herald april 15 1952 p 1  42 slot machines seized last winter were ordered destroyed by deputy us marshall jw daniels jr the machines were wasted at the i shemper company junk yard on back bay slot machines were valued between 250 and 350 the daily herald june 25 1952 p 1  1953   1954 broadwater beach hotel forced to cease gaming  on premises by hancock bank seaview inc owned the resort at this time  the daily herald february 19 1954 p 1    1955 the timespicayune    guardsmen hit coast taverns    january 1 1955 the mississippi national guard  chiefly made up of personel from jackson and hattiesburg  raided seven night clubs and hotels on the coast on september 7th  establishments hit were paradise point broadwater beach hotel the pines and ray s drivein both located in hancock county 5 o clock club shangri la and fairchild s the raid resulted in arrests and gaming equipment burned and liquor destroyed only the broadwater beach hotel was absent of illegal parapharnalia the daily herald september 8 1955 p 1  1956   1957   1958   1959   1960   1961 in december eleven business establishments in harrison county alleged to harbor gaming paraphernalia were recognized and action to close them was sought by joe t patterson attorney general these businesses were believed to be the running such illicit activities as dice tables roulette wheels black jack tables and slot machines  friendship house of je meyers mary meyers and jack dennis  fiesta club   trader john s   sea n sirloin restaurant  and the  cabana beach motel of jake mladinich sr jake mladinich jr and john mladinich  gay paree of guy uchell sam uchell et al  chez joey of ronnie eleuterius and mike illich possibly gillich  bennie french s at henderson point on us highway 90 of bennie french sr  shangrila of hershel dyer on us highway 90  ace of clubs of jewel garriga mrs ace garriga  key club of john romeo on us highway 90 west  eight day lounge of richard head on pat harrison avenue  beverly lounge of charles conway on old highway 49 north gulfport  hihat club of george andrews the daily herald december 1 1961 section iii p 21  1962 in midjune  governor ross r barnett  18981987  authorized a raid by the mississippi national guard  commanded by william p wilson state adjutant general  on three biloxi night spots on west beach   the gay paree owned and operated by bernard a blaize b 1911  the key club owned by john romeo 19312011 romeo and jack ns dennis b 1901 a patron also arrested and the spot james l porter b 1902 owner mr porter pleaded guilty to possession of gambling equipment and intoxicating liquor he was fined 138 but 7500 of his gambling devices and paraphernalia were destroyed and 3000 of liquor roger k d angelo 19311999 an employee was also arrested  the national guard raiders consisted of three teams of six men each they destroyed dice tables roulette wheels blackjack and poker games slot machines and liquor valued at 25000  harrison county sheriff curtis o dedeaux stated that this action was taken by governor barnett for the publicity the daily herald june 14 1962 p 1 june 15 1962 p 1 and november 6 1962 p 1  1963 irs agents destroyed fifteen pinball machines that had been confiscated on april 4 1963 the machines were valued at 10000 special agent john e montgomery related that these were some of the fortyeight machines that had been confiscated because the owners fail to pay annual federal tax of 250 per machine of the fifteen pin ball machines that were smashed and burned three were tken from the pink poodle owned by jj viator jr six came from sooky s lounge owned by sebastian a sooky acevedo 19151988 one came from kandy news and the property of united novelty five were taken from the archery arcade owned by aj lund the remainder of the pinball machines came from cecil s restaurant airmen news mickey s billiard center greyhound bus station geno s cafe star news and tobacco joe s elbow room and roy s news and tobacco store  the irs estimated that there were between 500 and 1000 pinball machines in harrison county  the daily herald november 2 1963 p 14  1964 the red carpet  a casinostyle  gambling venue situated in a former residence on the north side of us highway no 90 on biloxi s west beach strip  was declared offlimits for military personnel  buddy s ranch house on pass road and the b b blue room were included in the order the daily herald december 9 1964 p 1  1965 in late october  joseph asa garriga  19031973  testified as one of seven witnesses for the prosecution in federal court in a case that charged curtis o dedeaux  former harrison county mississippi sheriff with accepting graft from bar operators income tax evasion and giving false information to the irs in the years 19601962  joseph asa garriga stated that he and his brother edward garriga had opened the silver dollar lounge in december 1959 and that he ran a bar and brothel until 1962 when he was convicted of the breaking the white slavery traffice law and sentenced to the penitentiary garriga alleged that sheriff dedeaux had taken protection money from him to operate slot machines prostitution and illegal alcohol etc the daily herald october 27 1965 p 1 and p 30  1966 prohibition was abolished in mississippi  the last state in the union to formally finalize this punitive law prohibing the sale of alcohol and other spiritous beverages  1967 on december 16 1967 harry bennett  19021967  biloxi gambler and bookmaker was murdered gang land style outside of his apartment  harold donald diddlemeyer 19432007 an escapee from the mississippi state penetentiary was accused of his murder and in 1969 asked the court to take a lie detector test to prove his innocence of this crime the daily herald december 16 1967 p 1 and april 1 1969 p 2  1969 crooked dice sent to harrison county the daily herald march 5 1969 p 1  government rests case in gambling trial against marvin t stark 19111984 and norwood hedge 19061999 the daily herald march 6 1969 p 1    1973 the timespicayune   biloxi strip clubs licenses are withheld   august 2 1973   1975 biloxi police raided three night clu bs on march 1st and arrested 18 persons on 45 counts of bdrinking lester thompson police chief related that the raids were held after the mississippi alcohol beverage commission disclosed t hat their state crime lab had determined that the dream room golden nugget and the show club were selling alcoholic beverages the show club had lost its beer license last year during a campaign against the alleged bdrinking establishments the daily herald march 3 1975 p a2    1980   the europa star  a gaming vessel operated in federal waters and was moored at biloxi in the late 1980s at the point cadet marina  image by ray l bellande the europa star  a 167foot cruise ship that features dining entertainment and gambling  commenced operating from the point cadet marina on december 20th under protection of a court order  the sun herald november 14 1987 p 1 and february 20 1988 p 3  1988 in february  noel j jimmy skrmetta  19362004  announced plans to operate a gaming vessel in federal waters from his pier seafood restaurant on biloxi s waterfront opposite the buena vista hotel the la cruise began gaming cruises from his wharf later the sun herald february 20 1988 p 3  1990 state of mississippi passed the mississippi gaming control act of 1990 setting the stage for riverboat casino gaming on march 4 1990 the la cruise of dewayne williams moored at biloxi and the southern elegance  based in gulfport were allowed to sail into international waters to gamble and serve alcohol the sun herald march 3 1990 p a1  floating casino bill passes in mississippi legislatures the sun herald march 18 1990 p a1 the harrison county board of supervisors accepted a petition of 2036 registered voters to allow dockside gaming in harrison county an election date of december 4 1990 was tentatively set the sun herald october 17 1990 p a1  1991   the la cruise gaming vessel on july 1st  south sea cruises inc h dwayne williams president acquired a 40year waterbottom lease from the state of mississippi south of the buena vista hotel  harrison co mississippi 2nd jd chancery court land deed bk 244 p 549 see also buena vista and j puckett company to south sea cruises inc harrison co mississippi 2nd jd chancery court land deed bk 244 p 112 and bk 225 p 178  dwayne williams owner of the la cruise gambling ship in biloxi  aspired to place the first riverboat casino in natchez mississippi t he adamsnatchez riverboat company published its intent to apply for a state gaming license last week the sun herald july 28 1991 p b1  1992 the biloxi belle casino  owned by mississippi riverboat amusement corporation announced plans for a dockside gaming vessel at biloxi to open in late summer of early fall  operators touted that the enterprise would create 700 new jobs with a yearly payroll of 13 million  the sub herald may 19 1992 p a1  mavar inc situated at 1140 beach boulevard in biloxi leased their land in block 1 of the summerville addition subdivision to grand casino of mississippi inc  a minnesota corporation located at plymouth minnesota the 99year lease began in june 1992 harrison co mississippi 2nd jd land deed bk 251 p 588 on august 1st  dockside gambling commenced at biloxi when two riverboat casinos from iowa  the  diamond lady  and the  emerald lady  opened for business as the isle of capri casino  the biloxid iberville press july 22 1992 p 1 and the sun herald july 29 2007 p g1  1993 in january the  mississippi secretary of state signed a 15 year lease commencing august 1 1993 and ending july 31 2008 with grand casino of mississippi  the annual rental for the 222475 squarefeet of water bottoms was 405000 harrison co mississippi 2nd jd land deed bk 251 p 616  1994   1995   1996   1997   1998   casino gambling in america origins trends and impacts was published by  cognizant communication corporation new york it was edited by klaus j meyerarndt and rudi hartman of mississippi state university and the university of colorado respectively  1999 the beau rivage casino opened  at midnight on march 15 1999 the sun herald march 15 1999 p a1 on october 14th  beau rivage resorts inc acquired the 1st baptist church of biloxi sanctuary and lot on west howard avenue  tc waller was chairman of the 1st baptist church deacons at this time harrison co mississippi chancery court 2nd jd land deed bk 347 p 6  2000   2002 ralph l engelstad  19302002 from the sun herald january 3 1999 p c7  ralph l engelstad  19302002 expired at his las vegas home on november 26 2002 after batting lung cancer he was born january 28 1930 and reared in thief river falls minnesota ralph graduated from the university of north dakota in 1954 where he was a talented hockey goalie engelstad moved to las vegas in 1959 using the profits from his construction company and real estate investments to buy a strip motel on the site of what is now the imperial palace engelstad built and opened the new property in 1979 and the property now has 2700 hotel rooms and 2600 employees the secondlargest sole proprietorship hotel in the world engelstad opened an imperial palace resort in biloxi mississippi in 1997 and along with sahara owner bill bennett developed and sold the las vegas motor speedway mr engelstad was highly regarded as both a generous philanthropist and lightning rod for controversy a local resident of las vegas since 1959 he earned numerous awards for giving millions of dollars to various charitable causes however his alleged interest in nazi memorabilia and support of an athletic program whose name some deemed offensive to american indians helped make engelstad infamous as well following a 20month battle with lung cancer gaming executive ralph engelstad died november 26 2002 at his las vegas home the las vegas reviewjournal november 28 2002 p 1a and december 4 2002    2004 hard rock casino began construction in 2004  2005 hurricane katrina hit the mississippi gulf coast on august 30 2005   2006   2007 hard rock casino reopened in july   2008   2009   2010   2011 margaritaville casino and restaurantjimmy buffet and tom brosig put their margaritaville casino on fast track meeting with biloxi planning commission city council and mississippi gaming commission planned for february  the sun herald january 6 2011 p a1 and january 13 2011 p a1   planning commission unanimously votes in favor of margaritaville casino   the sun herald february 42011 p6a   the   53 million palace casino expansion was dedicated  on november 11th with mayor aj holloway cutting the ceremonial ribbon keith crosby is the general manager of the casino  the sun herald november 12 2011 p c6    2012 hard rock casino announced in midjanuary that it may build a 12story addition to their hotel tower the addition would add 154 hotel rooms construction started in late october on the 12story 325 million hotel with a completion planned for december 31 2013 the sun herald january 19 2012 p a2 and october 24 2012 p b6 the week of march 5th brought exciting casino industry news to the mississippi coast as  golden nugget announced that they were acquiring the isle casino biloxi  margaritaville casino held a job fair that attracted about 2000 individuals hoping for the 1000 positions that they were seeking to fill before their may 2012 grand opening the cancan casino later known as land holdings i llc was promised by the city of d iberville that 24m in tax increment bonds would be issued for infrastruture to assit their locating on biloxi s bay bay in addition rotate black officals announced a new casino for gulfport the sun herald march 11 2012 p a1 in early april  full house resorts announced that it would buy the silver slipper casino in hancock county mississippi for 70m the sun herald april 4 2012 p b6 in april the mississippi satte legislature approved the sale of beer with an alcohol content of 8 by weight governor phil bryant signed the measure which went into effect on july 1 2012 the sun herald april 10 2012 the mississippi gaming commission on september 20th approved the sale of the silver slipper casino in hancock county to full house resorts  the sun herald september 21 2012 p a5  2013 on june 21st  the golden nugget casino formerly the isle casino and isle of capri casino celebrated its grand opening of the completion of its 100 million dollar first improvement stage  the sun herald june 16 2013 p a1 and june 22 2013 p a1  casino magic property being cleaned caesars entertainment has dropped its lease on the casino magic property and crews are cleaning out the tower tyrone gollott  one of the owners of the property said they hope to lease it for a hotel or possibly sell it the sun herald july 242013 p5a  casino magic  owned by caesars entertainment  dropped its lease on the casino magic property on point cadet a local contractor was issured a permit to basically gut the building owners gollott family hopes lease the property for a hotel or sell it the sun herald july 24 2013 p a5  silver slipper  the first land based casino built in south mississippi seven years ago in november 2006 announced that it is planning to erect a 140room hotel to cost 175 million dollars acquired by full house resorts in october 2012 the sun herald august 9 2013 p a1 new rules deadline spurring casino action requirements for size amenities begin january 1 2014  regulations starting jan 1 will require new casinos to have at least 300 hotel rooms with a threestar rating a 40000 squarefoot or larger casino a restaurant that can seat 200 people a fine dining restaurant with seating for 75 people parking for 500 cars the mississippi gaming commission can relax some of these regulations if the developer builds superior amenities or supports an amenity in the community the sun herald september 82013 pa1  new hard rock casino biloxi hotel reaches new heights new 12 story hotel tower will expand the resort by 154 rooms 14 of them luxury suites for a total of 479 rooms the sun herald september 272013 p6d the developers of oyster bay casino say they will renew lease for fountain beach cityowned back bay land the sun herald october 42013 p2a  2014  casino  scarlet pearl  misses deadline   the sun herald april 1 2014 p a1  rotate black casino misses its deadline  the sun herald april 2 2014 p a1  rotate black wants 20day extension to complete financing and pay creditors to build hemingway resort and casino the sun herald april 32014 p1a warner gaming and hospitality selected to head management team for the 200 million biloxi board walk casino  the sun herald march 2014 and april 2 2014 p a3  diamondhead casino gets new chairman of the board  ted arneault former mtr gaming group chairman he will replace longtime diamondhead casino chairman deborah vitale  who is stepping down the sun herald april 3 2014 p1a images made november 13 2014 the  scarlet pearl casino in d iberville broke ground on july 13th  roy anderson corporation is erecting the 250 million structure on central avenue east of i110 the sun herald july 15 2014 p a1  margaritaville on point cadet closed it doors on september 15 2014  the sun herald september 16 2014 p a1 and september 17 2014 p a1  2015 the scarlet pearl casino opened its doors on december 2015  2020 dakia entertainment hospitality and broadwater development signed a formal letter agreement to develop a 12 billion casino music themedresort on the former broadwater hotel property on biloxi s west beach dakia will manage the resort as a joint venture with the universal music group  the sun herald june 18 2020 p a1  biloxi casino history general the sun herald s hips new house rules gamble first drink later march 3 1990 p a1the sun herald  are they barges or buildings june 27 1999 p a1 the sun herald   top ten largest jackpots august 7 2011 p a1 2012 the sun herald   casinos raise questions on offshore drilling february 10 2012 p a1 the sun herald   harbor town casino up for approval april 19 2012 p a1 the sun herald   gaming panel says bring back bigger plan for harbor town and rotate black for casino april 20 2012 p a1 the sun herald   editorialgulfport harbor deserves a casino worthy of location april 22 2012 p c2 the sun herald   caesars writes off unfinished casino may 3 2012 p b6 the sun herald  casino rotate black could be back on the table today august 16 2012 p a5 the sun herald   an end to coast s lawless atmosphere september 16 2012 p a1  2013 the sun herald   new casinos should grow not dilute market   january 27 2013 p b8 the sun herald   rotate black misses deadline on casino   april 23 2013 p a1 the sun herald   casino magic property being cleaned   july 24 2013 p a5 the sun herald   silver slipper casino hotel on the way   august 9 2013 p a1 the sun herald   island view expanding to beach   august 15 2013 p a1 the sun herald   judge dismisses 75 million dollar casino lawsuit  alcohol poisoning alleged at ip casino august 15 2013 p a1  the sun herald   island view doubles down with move across us 90  sun herald editorial opinion    august 16 2013 p c2 the sun herald   casinos ready to expand with road extension in east biloxi   august 21 2013 p a1 the sun herald    2014 the sun herald   coast casinos raising the stakes with new hotels amenities   january 2 2014 p a1 the sun herald   back bay casino appeal dismissed   february 27 2014 p a11 the sun herald   biloxi casinos adding green space parking   march 20 2014 p a11 the sun herald   casino  scarlet pearl  misses deadline   april 1 2014 p a1 the sun herald     gulfport will seek new developer for harbor casino   april 2 2014 p a1  the sun herald   bet doesn t pay off margaritaville closed   september 16 2014 p a1 the sun herald   wasting away   september 17 2014 p a1  beau rivage   prebeau rivage  left corner buena vista beach club pier restaurant baricev s and la cruise gaming vessel to federal waters center right corner biloxi small craft harbor  central beach biloxi   references  the sun herald   beau rivage traffic will be burdonsome police say   march 14 1999 p a2 the sun herald   a little vegas for the south march 14 1999 p a1 the sun herald   beau rivage opens in style march 15 1999 p a1 the sun herald   beau rivage blends intimacy commotion   march 15 1999 p a6 the sun herald   beau rivage courts vips march 16 1999 p a1 the sun herald   making cultural history or just another casino march 17 1999 p a6 the sun herald   beau rivage hires veterans through boots to business   september 6 2013 p a2 the sun herald      the sun herald      the sun herald   lines around the block 15th anniversary   march 20 2014 p a1 the sun herald      biloxi belle biloxi belle central beach katrina damaged image by ray l bellande made august 1993 original at bpl archives the  biloxi belle casino  owned by mississippi riverboat amusement corporation announced plans for a dockside  gaming vessel at biloxi to open in late summer of early fall  operators touted that the enterprise would  create 700 new jobs with a yearly payroll of 13 million  the sub herald may 19 1992 p a1 the  biloxi belle casino planned to build 800 parking spaces on the 55 acre site of the former buena vista hotel  the sun herald october 27 1993 p d5  references    the sun herald   last days of the buena vista   october 27 1993  the sun herald      biloxi boardwalk casino   references  the sun herald     the sun herald   biloxi boardwalk casino other development moving forward   april 2 2014 p a3 the sun herald     the sun herald      land holdings i llc formerly cancan casino  references  the sun herald    the sun herald   council oks up to 24m for cancan costs march 7 2012 p a11 the sun herald   longawaited casino nears for d iberville march 15 2012 p a1 the sun herald   what happened to mingling the new casino with d iberville s french market march 25 2012 p b3  grand casino   mavar inc  situated at 1140 beach boulevard in biloxi  leased their land in block 1 of the summerville addition subdivision to grand casino of mississippi inc   a minnesota corporation located at plymouth minnesota the 99year lease began in june 1992 harrison co mississippi 2nd jd land deed bk 251 p 588 in january the mississippi secretary of state signed a 15 year lease commencing august 1 1993 and ending july 31 2008 with grand casino of mississippi  the annual rental for the 222475 squarefeet of water bottoms was 405000 harrison co mississippi 2nd jd land deed bk 251 p 616  katrina   margaritaville2006 demolition2014 marchapril 2014   references  the sun herald    the sun herald    the sun herald      the sun herald    hard rock casino roy anderson iii whose company twice built the hard rock hotel casino transferred his stock in the casino the sun herald march 26 2013 p a9 references the sun herald the sun herald hard rock stock changes hand march 26 2013  the sun herald    the sun herald    the sun herald   hard rock may expand   january 19 2012 p a2 the sun herald    imperial palace bayview avenueback bay gaming era in august 1992 when the isle of capri opened for business on point cadet dockside gaming proved an immediate success other casino operators became interested in commencing operations on the biloxi peninsula the old biloxi canning company site was zoned for gaming by the biloxi city council on february 22 1993 when the entire back bay area composing waterfront district ii was zoned  imperial palaceralph englestad in march 1993 peoples bank of biloxi conveyed to the mississippi gaming corporation a delaware corporation a 1839 tract northwest of the old canning company tract harco ms land deed bk 53 p 378379 this was the beginning of land acquisition by a group to be called imperial palace of mississippi mississippi gaming corporation to ralph engelstad harco ms land deed bk 270 p 6921839 acres m l morris j smith to ralph englestad harco ms land deed bk 272 p 51 described as 985 feet x 197 feet see also harco ms land deed bk 272 p 106 durward dunn sold the old biloxi canning company site to imperial palace of mississippi inc on october 27 1994 harco ms land deed bk 277 pp 213214  demolition and site construction in 1994 after the removal of the remaining structures of the biloxi canning company construction began slowly on the site the general contractor was  the casino barge the imperial palace casino barge a threestory structure arrived at biloxi on august 19 1995 from morgan city louisiana construction was completed at a site near the head of oak street and moved to casino site in 1996 the imperial palace casino opened for business on december 30 1997  the biloxid iberville press february 25 1998 p 7  the hotel the imperial palace hotel construction commenced in early 1996 completion was planned for july 1997 but didn t open for business until february 6 1998  the biloxid iberville press february 25 1998   see englestad v mayor holloway controversies over upper stories of hotel references  the biloxid iberville press  imperial palace set opening july 1st december 11 1996 p 1 the biloxid iberville press  imperial palace biloxi hotel opened february 25 1998  the sun herald  casinos on the way to back bay february 23 1993 p 1 the sun herald   imperial palace chief all business december 14 1997 the sun herald  june 2011 p a1 the sun herald   boyd gaming ip execs meet junne 18 2011 p a4 the sun herald   another highquality marquee name has been added to coast gaming june 19 2011 p b8 the sun herald   ip casino now a boyd gaming property october 4 2011 p a1  the sun herald   ip casino wins award for philanthropy november 4 2011 p a2  isle of caprithe islegolden nugget the islegolden nugget during its makeover and renovation  image made midjune 2013 on june 21st  the golden nugget casino formerly the isle and isle of capri celebrated its grand opening of the completion of its 100 million dollar first improvement stage  the sun herald june 22 2013 p a1  references  the sun herald     20 the sun herald     20 the sun herald   golden nugget plans 150 m renovation of isle   march 6 2012 the sun herald   golden nugget will celebrate grand opening friday   june 16 2013 p a1 the sun herald   casino history still being made   june 21 2013 p c2 the sun herald   party opens golden nugget   june 22 2013 p a1  the sun herald   phase two brings fun to casino   september 6 2013 p d8 the sun herald     2013  lady luck casino row point cadet  references  the sun herald  proposed casino causes furor january 10 1993 p c1 the sun herald      the sun herald    the sun herald      the sun herald    margaritaville point cadetbiloxi bay  margaritaville casino construction lr mage made june 20 2011 and october 24 2011     margaritaville casino construction lr all images made december 1 2011 december 17 2011 march 1 2012 road into casinomarch 12 2012   land the margaritaville casino and restaurant is located on point cadet and the bay of biloxi in block 21 and block 25 of the summerville subdivision in november 2006 t mothers development companines llc a mississippi limited liability company acquired 446 acres in parts of block 21 and block 25summerville subdivision from ershigs inc for 27 million ershigs inc is located in pawnee county oklahoma  margaritaville casino and restaurant jimmy buffet and tom brosig put their margaritaville casino on fast track meeting with biloxi planning commission city council and mississippi gaming commission planned for february  the sun herald january 6 2011 p a1 and january 13 2011 p a1    approval the biloxi city council approved the margaritaville casino and restaurant at its meeting in midfebruary casino representative michael cavanaugh local attorney related that margaritaville planned a new year s eve 2011 opening the next step before construction could commence was approval by the state gaming commission which was slated for april 7 2011  the sun herald february 15 2011 and march 31 2011  at biloxi on april 7 2011 the mississippi gaming commission approved a gaming license for margaritaville casino and restaurant phase i of the project will consist of a 20000 squarefoot casino a margaritaville restaurant and lounge a store events center and marina the roy anderson corporation will begin soil testing at the construction site off 5 th street on point cadet in midapril  the sun herald april 8 2011 p a1 and april 9 2011 p a1     magaritaville casino and restaurant  september 24 2011  margaritaville on point cadet closed it doors on september 15 2014  the sun herald september 16 2014 p a1 and september 17 2014 p a1  references  the biloxid iberville press   the biloxid iberville press   gulf coast business  shark sighting september 2011 the sun herald   biloxi casino project on fast track january 6 2011 the sun herald   new margaritaville in the works january 13 2011 the sun herald   biloxi council ok s margaritaville plans february 15 2011 the sun herald   margaritaville goes to gaming commission on april 7 march 31 2011 the sun herald   margaritaville could be back on fast track april 1 2011 p a6 the sun herald   buffett cruises on back home april 8 2011 p a1 the sun herald   street to margaritaville   june 22 2011 p b8 the sun herald  road to margaritaville needed opening day september 21 2011 p a12 the sun herald    margaritaville s first party a topping out   2012 p a10 the sun herald    at the casinomargartitaville to open in may  january 24 2012  the sun herald    at the casinomargartitaville biloxi names department directors    januar 24 2012 the sun herald   margaritaville gm in magazine s 25 to watch   february 1 2012 the sun herald   margaritaville casino ready to hire 1000   march 1 2012 p b1 the sun herald   looking for jobs in margaritaville   march 6 2012 p a1 the sun herald   nearl 1500 apply for margaritaville jobs   march 13 2012 p a11 the sun herald   margaritaville casino closing in on ribboncutting   may 3 2012 p a1  the sun herald   casino s biloxi beauty still in hospital   august14 2012 pa2  the sun herald   casinos ready to expand with road extension in east biloxi   august 21 2013 p a1  the sun herald   stuck with margaritaville s tab   july 29 2014 p a2 the sun herald   bet doesn t pay off maargaritaville closed   september 16 2014 p a1 the sun herald   wasting away   september 17 2014 p a1  oyster bay casino d iberville references  the sun herald   d iberville to lease land for new casino   april 4 2012 p a7 the sun herald   oyster bay casino new design revealed   april 6 2012 p d6  palace casino  from 1st street view north1998  point cadetbiloxi bay  the palace casino opened in january 1997 damaged by katrina and reopened december 30 2005  20102011 addition closed on may 31 st for two weeks for upgrades and will be the first smokefree casino in mississippi when it reopens following the second phase of it 50 million dollar expansion on june 14 th three new restaurants will open directly onto casino floor and smokers may use the new 1 million smoking lounge  the sun herald june 1 2011 p a1    references  the sun herald   commission aiming for casinos that create jobs expand the local market april 9 2011 p a1 the sun herald   palace closes for upgrades will soon limit smoking june 1 2011 the sun herald   palace will reopen this morning june 14 2011 the sun herald   at the casinos insert palace casino reopens today june 14 2011 the sun herald   palace casino reopens june 15 2011 the sun herald   palace casino expansion nearing completion   october 16 2011 p c10 the sun herald   mission accomplished   november 12 2011 p c6 the sun herald    the sun herald    the sun herald    the sun herald      the sun herald    the sun herald    the sun herald    the sun herald    the sun herald    the sun herald    the sun herald    the sun herald    the sun herald    scarlet pearl d iberville images made november 13 2014  2014 the  scarlet pearl casino in d iberville broke ground on july 13th  roy anderson corporation is erecting the 250 million structure on central avenue east of i110 the sun herald july 15 2014 p a1  references  the sun herald d iberville getting its scarlet pearl july 15 2014 p a1  silver slipper casino hancock county mississippi  references  the sun herald   full house resorts to buy silver slipper for 70m april 4 2012 p b6 the sun herald   silver slipper finanacing secured my 3 2012 p b6 the sun herald   silver slipper casino hotel on the way augsut 9 2013 p a1  choctaw casino jackson county mississippi land 100 acres situated in section 18 t7sr7w jackson county business the choctaw nation owns several businesses in jackson county mississippi  1992 deal compact between governor kirk fordice and chief phillip martin 19262010 that allows the choctaw nation to operate las vegasstyle casinos on reservation lands near philadelphia mississippi the choctaws pay 250000 annually to the state for promoting their silver star and golden moon casinos the tribe is also exempt from a 12 percent tax on gross gaming revenues  the sun herald june 11 2005 p a1    jackson county plan federal process requires five steps for an indian gaming project to come to fruition indian land must be placed in trust for the purposes of gaming environmental impact study approval of mississippi s governor interior department provides a legal review of the project bureau of indian affairs regional director will prepare a finding of fact brief that will be submitted to the department of interior s office of indian gaming management chief phillip martin leader and spokesman of the mississippi band of choctaw indians predicted that the process will take a minimum of five years  the sun herald june 19 2006 p a4    trust land conversion on november 15 2005 the choctaw nation submitted an application to convert fortyacres of trust land in jackson county mississippi into a casino site at biloxi the mashantucket pequot tribal nation is planning a 12 billion casino resort near biloxi as a private sector operation mashantucket pequot owns foxwoods resort casino at connecticut  the sun herald september 11 2006 p b2    tribal casino bill loses in midseptember 2006 the us house of representatives failed to pass an initiative by the republican party to deny indian tribes the right to build casinos off their reservation lands the vote was 247171 to pass but the measure failed since a two thirds majority vote was required to pass the legislation  the sun herald september 14 2006 p d8    2006 casino hearing on october 18 th the bureau of indian affairs planned to convene its first public hearing on the mississippi band of choctaw proposed casino on mississippi highway 57 the meeting was booked for the civic center in ocean springs mississippi and was the incipient action in the preparation of an environmental impact statement for the casino hotel and retail center planned for the site  the sun herald october 6 2006 p a2   although first american printing and direct mail a mississippi band of choctaws owned business had paid a deposit for the civic center in early august to reserve space for a public hearing for september 20 th a week before the rescheduled bureau of indian affairs midoctober hearing members of the ocean springs board of aldermen and john mckay jackson county district five board of supervisor whose district the proposed choctaw casino would open complained that their first notice of the meeting was when they had read it in the sun herald the sun herald   october 13  2006  p a13   prior to the first public hearing by the bureau of indian affairs chief phillip martin announced that his mississippi band of choctaws plan to build a 375 million casino resort in jackson county mississippi the casino proposal would be for 2230 slot machines 70 gaming tables and 15 poker tables the hotel would have 1100 rooms this new announcement is exponential compared to the choctaw s first proposal which was to only install bingobased slot machines in its existing factory building on the mississippi highway 57 site which is within the jurisdiction of the city of ocean springs the mississippi band of choctaws own and operate the silver star and golden moon casinos at their philadelphia mississippi reservation  the ocean springs record october 19 2006 p a1 and the sun herald october 18 2006 p a1   at the ocean springs civic center on the evening of october 18 th the proposed jackson county choctaw indian casino hearing was well attended especially by followers the baptist church the audience size was estimated at 350 people after opening remarks by representatives of the bureau of indian affairs environmental consultants and the mississippi band of choctaws the remainder of the session consisted of threeminute talks from people wishing to address the casino issue from the floor the overwhelming consensus from the people in attendance was that casino gaming is undesirable in jackson county mississippi  the sun herald october 19 2006 p a1 and ray l bellande an attendee    coast businesses for fair play in early october the public was informed that coast businesses for fair play a new pac a local politicalaction committee was being formed to be antagonistic towards the proposed jackson county choctaw casino in their first public comment coast businesses for fair play opined that the public had not been notified of the first public hearing by the department of the interior the bureau of indian affairs and the governor s office which opposes the indian casino  the sun herald october 7 2006 p a1   in february 2007 coast businesses for fair play filed litigation against the us department of the interior alleging that the federal agency had not complied with their request for the release of public documents concerning the proposed choctaw casino in jackson county interior through their legal representative retorted that that coast businesses for fair play has not used all of the resources available to them under the freedom of information act and that the us district court for the southern district of mississippi has no jurisdiction in this matter  the sun herald february 16 2007 p a5    sun herald s editorial opinions  on october 15 2006 the sun herald s editorial staff were very negative on the idea of the mississippi band of choctaws proposal to open a casino resort in jackson county  the sun herald october 15 2006 p b6   in march 2007 after mayor connie moran announced her conditional support of the proposed choctaw casino on mississippi highway 57 at ocean springs  the sun herald opined that   see the sun herald march 28 2007 p b4    biloxi investment delays  in late october 2006 harrah s entertainment announced that it was putting a moratorium on its proposed 1 billion dollar plans for expanding its gaming operations at biloxi among the reasons cited for their suspension of activity in the biloxi market were high cost of construction market volatility and the proposed mississippi band of choctaw s casino for neighboring jackson county the threat of an untaxed indian casino with its excellent location on us interstate 10 at ocean springs which would permit it to be first gaming site to available for the lucrative alabamaflorida trade has created an angst among casino operators to the west in harrison and hancock counties although haley barbour governor of mississippi has repeatedly announced to the public and bureau of indian affairs that he opposes the choctaw casino at ocean springs chief phillip martin leader of the mississippi band of choctaws is moving forward with an environmental impact study and desires a nonbinding referendum on the issue during the 2008 presidential election casino executives believe that this issue must be resolved now and that delay will curtail future investment and growth in the gaming and tourist markets along the mississippi gulf coast  the sun herald october 27 2006 p c12    governor haley barbour in november 2006 the biloxi city council passed a resolution requesting republican governor haley barbour to take  all measures within his power to oppose and prohibit   the mississippi band of choctaw indians to put a casino in jackson county the council asked the governor to  act quickly to end this threat to the economic recovery to the mississippi gulf coast  governor barber opposes the indian casino and has notified the bureau of indian affairs of his dissatisfaction despite the governor s negative position to the choctaw casino proposal the bureau of indian affairs has allow the mississippi band of choctaws to pursue and environmental impact statement  the sun herald december 6 2006 p a7    lawyer hired the biloxi city council higher michael cavanaugh a biloxi attorney to fight the choctaw casino project for jackson county mr cavanaugh will assist the biloxi casino market which is united to oppose the aspirations of the mississippi band of choctaws in neighboring jackson county cavanaugh s remuneration a monthly retainer will range between 1500 and 18000  the sun herald december 6 2006 p a7    2007 bible thumpers and casino crusaders more opposition to the proposed choctaw casino at ocean springs surfaced on january 22 2007 when jackson county united for families jcuf a group of pastors and coast businesses for fair play cbfp an association supported by biloxi casinos met to discuss means to negate the choctaw s plans for a local casino in defending the meeting the reverend carl king chairman of the jackson county united for families stated that his group was not an ally of cbfp but was wagging war against the native americans to protect the quality of life and moral values of the community one result of this conference was that the religious leaders may ask the jackson county board of supervisors to hold a nonbinding referendum on the public s desire to have a casino in jackson county at an earlier date than that proposed by the mississippi band of choctaws which was recommended for the 2008 presidential elections  the sun herald january 23 2007 p a5   a meeting of jcuf and two jackson county supervisors on january 31 2007 to request that a nonbinding referendum on the proposed choctaw casino in western jackson county be held this election year rather than 2008 resulted in the supervisors declaring that they were unknowledgeable about this particular election process shortly thereafter the mississippi attorney general s office released a statement which related that   a local government may conduct a nonbinding referendum pursuant to its home rule authority  tishomingo county mississippi in 2001 held a nonbinding referendum when the jena band of choctaw indians wanted to build a casino in this northeast mississippi county it was defeated by local voters 55 percent to 45 percent and consequently the jena band of choctaw indians ceased their pursuit of a local casino   the sun herald february 1 2007 p a   february 2 2007 p a7 and february 3 2007 p a3    vote decision jcuf met again with the jackson county board of supervisors and the county leaders decided to seek approval from the state legislature before holding a referendum on the proposed choctaw casino on ms highway 57 danny guice rocean springs offered to introduce the proposal for legislative action on a nonbinding casino vote to coincide with state and county elections to be held in november 2007 the ministerial group had hope for a quicker decision as they believe that the anticasino sentiment is stronger now than it will be in the future as they believe that chief martin of the mississippi band of choctaws will propagandize the benefits of the casino to the local populace  the sun herald february 16 2007 p a5 and the ocean springs record february 15 2007 p a1  on february 20 2007 the jackson county board of supervisors formally submitted to the legislature their request to have the legislature pass local and private legislation granting the citizens of the county the right to hold a nonbinding referendum on the proposed choctaw casino at ocean springs supervisors expected to hear from the legislature on the matter within two weeks  the sun herald february 21 2007 p a4   by midmarch 2007 jcuf leaders began to show frustration with the jackson county board of supervisors for their slow response to the pastor s demands for a november 2007 referendum the holy men felt that a november 2008 vote as suggested by chief phillip martin would give the choctaws more time to influence the outcome of the election chief martin is convinced in order for the mississippi band of choctaws to have a casino in jackson county the local populous must approve a nonbinding referendum to show the governor and secretary of the interior that casino gaming is desirable in the county  the sun herald march 17 2007 p a15    attorney general s opinion  on march 8 2007 the office of the attorney general of mississippi released its opinion concerning the nonbinding referendum on the proposed choctaw casino at jackson county in essence the opinion stated that the proposed vote  would be a proper subject of a nonbinding referendum   as long as the county determines the use of county funds to have the vote   is in the county s best interest   the opinion further noted that federal government does not ask for local approval when determining if tribal gaming is being considered also the county may take private donations to underwrite an election cost and the board of supervisors do not have to wait until 2008 to have this election  the sun herald march 9 2007 p a2   several members of the jackson county board of supervisors opined that the attorney general s opinion on the choctaw casino referendum might not be binding since the board of supervisors did not request it the request was made by representative danny guice rocean springs john mckay representing jackson county district 5 said   an attorney general s opinion has got to be specific to the entity requesting it danny guice got an attorney general s opinion if he has an opinion and holds an election he s free and clear it won t cost him a dime if the choctaw s challenge it in court if on the other hand the board of supervisors decides to do it we have not been given that green light if the choctaws overturn it we each are individually liable that s why you have to have an attorney general s opinion specific to you the sun herald march 17 2007 p a15   on march 23 2007 the jackson county board of supervisors asked the attorney general s office to expedite an opinion on whether the board of supervisors can propose a nonbinding referendum on the proposed mississippi band of choctaw s casino at ocean springs the supervisors anticipated having an answer to their request by april 2 nd   the sun herald march 25 2007 p a2    political opinions in early june john windsor a democratic party candidate for secretary of state for mississippi expressed his opposition to the mississippi band of choctaws proposed casino at ocean springs he cited the favorable tax situation for the native americans the expansion of inland gaming beyond the intent of the state legislature and the negative precedent of allowing tribal casinos to be build indiscriminately in the state as salient reasons for his opposition  the sun herald june 9 2007 p a6    choctaw elections in early june 2007 the mississippi band of choctaws held its election for a new chief chief phillip martin b 1927 the incumbent who has been the choctaw tribal leader for twenty eight years lost the first primary to beasley denson b 1950 who campaigned for change denson outpolled chief martin 1403 votes to 1347 votes opponents to the proposed choctaw casino in jackson county mississippi fear that if chief martin is unseated that his promise to abide by the results of the proposed nonbinding referendum which will poll the sentiment of the residents of jackson county as to their desire for the choctaw casino will be voided by the new chief  the sun herald june 14 2007 p a1   following the june 2007 primary election chief martin accused beasley denson of receiving support from protagonists the gulf coast casino lobby of his proposed jackson county casino a letter mailed to tribal voters was the vehicle of chief martin s allegation against mr beasley chief martin further added that a choctaw coast casino could generate 200 million in its first five years of operation to be spent on housing increased distribution payments and more jobs beasley denson rejected chief martin s allegation and criticized his for unilateral decision to erect the choctaw coast casino as he believed that the mississippi band of choctaws should have been polled on this critical issue after several attempts to unseat chief martin as tribal leader mr denson achieved his first success in the june 2007 primary his success was attributed to his door to door campaign to discover the salient issues to the voter the issue of a new chief for the choctaw tribe will be settled on july 3 rd   the sun herald june 21 20007 p a3    denson wins early returns from the july 3 rd election for chief of the mississippi band of choctaws demonstrated beasley denson the challenger leading 1528 votes to 1369 for chief philip martin counting of absentee ballots had chief martin with 94 votes and denson with only 39 on july 6 th chief martin the incumbent conceded the election to beasley denson unofficial returns had chief martin trailing his opponent by 211 votesdenson 1697 and martin 1486 he had until july 8 th to challenge the election results beasley denson is expected to be sworn in as tribal chief on july10th he would become the third elected tribal chief since the 1830 treaty of dancing rabbit creek  the sun herald july 5 2007 p a1 and july 7 2007 p a7    chief denson pursues jackson county casino chiefelect beasley densonwas sworn into office at the silver star casino and convention center near philadelphia neshoba county mississippi one of chief denson s first statements following his election as leader of the mississippi band of choctaws was to declare that outcome of the nonbinding referendum to be held in jackson county in early november 2007 as regards the construction of a choctaw casino in the county would be disregarded he said that the choctaw people have decided to build a casino on ms highway 57  the sun herald july 11 2007 p a1   in midjuly franklin leach district 4 supervisor sent a letter to chief denson to request a public hearing on the proposed jackson county casino mr leach expressed his desire that the choctaw leadership respect the results of the november nonbinding referendum proposed by former chief philip martin franklin leach is listening to his constituents as there is a high degree of certitude that they oppose a casino of any kind in jackson county he wishes that chief denson will development the mississippi band of choctaw lands on mississippi highway 57 in a manner that will please and appease the citizen s who live and work here it is generally held that department of the interior the ultimate deciding entity for the proposed casino will listen to the opinion of elected officials and not the results of the november 2007 nonbinding referendum the religious community opines that the local politicians will abide by the wishes of their electorate  the sun herald july12 2007 p a7    pascagoula powwow on august 28 2007 miko beasley denson miko is the choctaw word for chief met with mayor connie moran of ocean springs mayor xavier bishop of moss point gautier city councilman jeff wilson and a group of jackson county businessmen in pascagoula the choctaw group asked that the details of the powwow be kept confidential the community leaders were exposed to some of the casino plans and illustrations were presented miko denson and staff spoke of the choctaw printing plant and injection molding company that they operate on their ms highway no 57 property and how the revenues from these businesses contribute to the quality of life in jackson county they also spoke of their casino could benefit the county the jackson county coalition admonished the mississippi band of choctaws that if they are not more specific with their casino plans and more convincing about how gaming will better the lives of the counties voters their quest to win the november 6 th nonbinding referendum on gaming will be a total failure  the sun herald september 5 2007 p a1 and a7    pascagoula powwow ii melissa mullinax political advisor to chief beasley denson announced in midseptember 2007 that she had contacted tim broussard with the jackson county board of supervisors in regards to a future meeting the mississippi band of choctaws are poised to present their plans to build a 375 million casino to the board of supervisors at their public meeting in the near future the meeting time with the jackson county board of supervisors was set for september 27 th district 5 supervisor john mckay related that in order for the mississippi band of choctaws to convince the electorate in jackson county to favor a casino they must sell the people and provide them with adequate information to make a decision on their proposed gaming project mckay said that unless more information is coming forth the voters that participate in the november nonbinding referendum  will vote it down big time but they ll probably do that anyway   the sun herald september 14 2007 p a2 september 18 2007 p a3    public presentation on september 26 th beasley denson tribal leader of the mississippi band of choctaws and former resident of pascagoula addressed the ocean springs rotary club at its noon luncheon here the mississippi band of choctaws 375 million casino resort proposal for east ocean springs was unveiled to the public for the first time in addition to a casino the choctaw proposal includes a hotel movie theatre convention center 27hole golf course and retail shops and boutiques denson related to the onehundred plus audience that after 3800 construction workers complete their task that 2800 permanent positions will be created at the choctaw casino which will create 33 million dollars in state payroll taxes he also pledged that impact fees for roads fire and police protection and schools will be paid to local governments chief denson was assisted in the casino resort development presentation by john hendrix director of economic development for the choctaw nation   the sun herald september 27 2007 p a1 and a5    the ante meeting with the jackson county board of supervisors at pascagoula mississippi on september on september 27 2007 chief beasley denson offered 4 of the gross revenues from their proposed mississippi highway no 57 casino resort to the citizens of jackson county denson related that he expected that the casino would generate about 7 million for the county and local governments these funds could provide the money for roads and services that would be needed to support the increase in traffic and population caused by the growth and development from casino gaming within the county chief denson also told the supervisors that it is the casino operators in harrison and hancock county that are opposed to the choctaw casino and that future employment and revenues for the county are in jeopardy as well as the possibility that tax burdens could be lowered by the additional revenue generated from the choctaw casino resort  the sun herald september 28 2007 p a1    the aint s as the november nonbinding referendum approached several public came out against the choctaw casino resort at ocean springs in early october  the sun herald lashed out at chief beasley denson  the vote election held on november 6 2007  2011   2008 moratorium rescinded in june 2011 larry echo hawk assistant secretary for the bureau indian affairs rescinded the 2008 moratorium issued during the bush presidential administration which blocked an attempt by the mississippi band of choctaw indians to open a casino on their lands in jackson county mississippi mr hawk stated  the 2008 guidance memorandum was unnecessary and was issued without the benefit of tribal consultation we will proceed to process offreservation gaming applications in a transparent manner consistent with exisiting law    2011 elections on june 14 2011 the mississippi band of choctaw indians held an election for their new chief miko nine candiates ran for the tribe s leadership and a runoff between beasley denson incumbent and phyllis j anderson will be held in july 2011 mingo denson polled 1598 votes and pj anderson garnered 872 the sun herald june 18 2011 p a3 in early september 2011 phyliss j anderson b 1961 defeated beasley denson b 1950 to become the first woman elected as chief of the mississippi band of choctaws on july 15 2011 ms anderson defeated miko beasley denson and shirley berg garnering 55 of the vote in a runoff she had been named the winner but the results were declared void forcing the september 6 2011 election phyllis anderson was sworn in as chief of the mississippi band of choctaws on october 5 2011 the sun herald september 8 2011 p a8 and october 6 2011 p a5  center pointe nondenominational church pastor ted pagel trying to get the church building ready for an october 2 2011 worship service the sun herald september 21 2011 p a2 references  the bay press the bay press   choctaw casino gets a nogo at jackson county public hearing october 27 2006 p 1 the bay press   what now views on rebuilding the coast november 3 2006 p 3 the bay press   choctaw indian gaming hot topic october 5 2007 p 5 the mississippi press the mississippi press   jackson county pastors to consider casino concerns june 27 2006 p 1a the mississippi press   pastors put new spin on casino protest october 8 2006 p 1a the mississippi press   choctaws give details on 375 mm casino october 17 2006 p 1a the mississippi press   will vote on casino count october 17 2006 p 1a the mississippi press   casino opposition october 19 2006 p 1a the mississippi press   casino rejected november 7 2007 p 1a the mississippi press   choctaw casino action delayed november 14 2007 p 1a the ocean springs record the ocean springs record   good ole boys mississippi band of choctaws has arrived july 10 1997 p 4 the ocean springs record   choctaws may build but no casinos january 23 2003 p a1 the ocean springs record   choctaws eye ms highway 57 for casino may 11 2006 p a1 the ocean springs record   tribe officials agree casino vote a must may 18 2006 p a1 the ocean springs record   choctaws outline plans for os land october 19 p a1 the ocean springs record   local residents voice opposition to choctaws october 26 2006 p a1 the ocean springs record   county to ask legislature for casino vote february 15 2007 p a1 the ocean springs record   aldermen united in opposing jc casino march 22 2007 p a1 the ocean springs record   ag says nonbinding casino vote ok to go march 29 2007 p a1 the ocean springs record   choctaw indian casino hot topic october 4 2007 p a1 the ocean springs record   sign wars november 1 2007 p a1 the ocean springs record   voters say no to casino yes to byrd brodnax november 8 2007 p a1 the sun herald the sun herald   choctaw casino tax exempt may 18 2006 p a1 the sun herald   choctaw casino debated may 19 2006 p a1 the sun herald   choctaws should not use their tribal status to circumvent gaming laws in south mississippi may 21 2006 p b10 the sun herald   jackson county show us the dough june 1 2006 p f1 the sun herald   to the people of jackson county ms june 1 2006 p f4 the sun herald   92 deal may dictate choctaws coast plan june 11 2006 p a1 the sun herald   doing business in jackson county june 11 2006 p a1 the sun herald   choctaw plan faces long list of hurdles june 19 2006 the sun herald   ministers oppose casinos june 29 2006 p a2 the sun herald   choctaws deny donating to alabama governor race june 30 2006 p a2 the sun herald   other voices choctaws should adhere to same rules as all other state casinos reprinted from the clarionledger  jackson mississippi september 11 2006 p b2 the sun herald   tribal casino bill defeated september 14 2006 p d8 the sun herald   bureau to hold hearing on casino october 6 2006 p a2 the sun herald   choctaw hearing notice disputed october 7 2006 p a1 the sun herald   county raps choctaws on hearing october 13 2006 p a13 the sun herald   choctaws should abandon effort to place a casino in jackson county october 15 2006 b6 the sun herald   what is the law october 15 2006 b6 the sun herald   unfair competition creates uncertainty october 15 2006 b6 the sun herald   choctaw casino hearing tonight october 18 2006 a1 the sun herald   choctaw s hear casino opposition october 19 2006 p a1 the sun herald   the sooner the better october 24 2006 p b8 the sun herald   choctaw issue delays investment october 27 2006 p c12 the sun herald   lawyer hired to fight choctaws december 6 2006 p a7 2007 the sun herald   pastor group plans to oppose choctaw casino january 23 2007 p a5 the sun herald   officials gambling foes meet february 1 2007 p a the sun herald   county can hold election on tribal casino february 2 2007 p a7 the sun herald   officials gambling foes meet february 1 2007 p a the sun herald   vote on choctaw casino up in air february 3 2007 p a3 the sun herald   casino vote may be pursued february 4 2007 p a2 the sun herald   pastors relent on prompt gambling vote february 16 2007 p a5 the sun herald   casino group sues over records requests february 16 2007 p a5 the sun herald   county officially requests ok for casino vote february 21 2007 p a4 the sun herald   casino vote gets the green light march 9 2007 p a2 the sun herald   casino foes will push proposal in april march 17 2007 p a15 the sun herald   expedited ag opinion sought march 25 2007 p a2 the sun herald   a mayor is obligated to weigh all economic options march 25 2007 p b11 the sun herald   choctaw chief facing increased criticism march 26 2007 p a7 the sun herald   in a word ag says yes march 28 2007 p a8 the sun herald   officials in biloxi and ocean springs are sending out dangerous signals march 28 2007 p b4 the sun herald   jackson county will vote on tribal casino april 3 2007 p a2 the sun herald   a mayor is obligated to know the facts on tribal gaming april 4 2007 p b3 the sun herald   tribe is steadfast about casino project april 7 2007 p a2 the sun herald   choctaws provide some community support april 23 2007 p a1 the sun herald   offreservation casino rules may shift may 8 2007 p a1 the sun herald   candidate blasts tribal casino plan june 9 2007 p a6 the sun herald   choctaw s long reign over june 14 2007 p a1 the sun herald   chief martin casino foes backing my opponent june 21 2007 p a3 the sun herald   choctaws elect chief today july 3 2007 p a8 the sun herald   denson may be new chief july 5 2007 p a1 the sun herald   choctaws may not pursue casino july 6 2007 p a1 the sun herald   chief martin concedes july 7 2007 p a7 the sun herald   new chief vote won t affect plan july 11 2007 p a1 the sun herald   denson casino up to choctaws july 12 2007 p a7 the sun herald   students hear choctaw gaming chair july 25 2007 p a6 the sun herald   chief official meet on casino september 5 2007 p a1 the sun herald   choctaw chief supervisors to meet september 14 2007 p a2 the sun herald   supervisors to hear choctaws on sept 27 september 18 2007 p a3 the sun herald   choctaws present casino plan september 27 2007 p a1 the sun herald   choctaws offer share of profits september 28 2007 p a1 the sun herald   choctaw chief does not trust voters of jackson county so why should they trust him october 3 2007 p c4 the sun herald   board votes against casino october 4 2007 p a6 the sun herald   choctaw web site quotes disputed october 13 2007 p a1 the sun herald   ads promoting choctaw casino are offensive october 24 2007 p c4 the sun herald   choctaw casino vote like tivoli proposal divides us october 31 2007 p b10 the sun herald   retired general major general paul harvey wooed to lead tribal casino resort october 31 2007 p b10 the sun herald   choctaws press ahead on casino november 8 2007 p a10 the sun herald   antigaming resolution shelved by board november 14 2007 p a5 the sun herald   supervisors take stand against casino november 27 2007 p a6 2008 the sun herald   bureau rejects choctaws  january 8 2007 p a1 the sun herald   opportunities still abound for choctaws january 10 2008 p c2 the sun herald   opportunities still abound for choctaws january 10 2008 p c2 the sun herald   indian casinos warned february 28 2008 p d8 the sun herald   choctaws eye new ventures may 10 2008 p a1 2010 the gazette   martin s legacy s one of choctaw selfdetermination february 3 2010 p 5 mississippi history news letter   longtime choctaw chief vol 52 no 3march 2010 the sun herald   former choctaw chief hailed a great leader february 5 2010 p  the sun herald   martin s legacy as choctaw chief has been long and legendary february 2010 p  the sun herald   nearly 1000 attend exchief s funeral february 2010 p  the sun herald   february 2010 p 2011 the sun herald   luck could change for choctaw casino in jackson county june 18 2011 p a1 the sun herald   choctaw chief race goes to runoff election february 18 2011 p a3 the sun herald   choctaws dream is jackson county s nightmare june 21 2011 p a13 the sun herald   anderson 1st woman to win choctaw chief election september 8 2011 p a8 the sun herald   church will open on choctaw indian land september 21 2011 p a2 the sun herald   anderson takes oath as choctaws chief october 6 2011 p a5 the sun herald   choctaws ink 78m debt deal with trustmark   march 1 2012 p c6 the sun herald   choctaw casino in jackson couty still off the radar   july 6 2012 p a5  the sun herald   indian tribes opeing casinos far from home   july 6 2012 pa1  the sun herald   9159 views  