A $1.1 billion casino resort is proposed at the former Broadwater Beach Resort site in Biloxi.
The Biloxi City Council will be asked to approve a Mississippi tourism rebate incentive for the project Tuesday.
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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.
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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This is a list of casinos in Mississippi.
Casino | City | County | State | District | Type | Comments |
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Ameristar Casino Vicksburg | Vicksburg | Warren | Mississippi | Lower River Region | ||
Beau Rivage | Biloxi | Harrison | Mississippi | Gulf Coast | ||
Bok Homa Casino | Sandersville | Jones | Mississippi | Native American | ||
Boomtown Biloxi | Biloxi | Harrison | Mississippi | Gulf Coast | ||
Casino Vicksburg | Vicksburg | Warren | Mississippi | Lower River Region | Formerly Rainbow Casino & Lady Luck Casino Vicksburg | |
1st Jackpot Casino Tunica | Tunica Resorts | Tunica | Mississippi | Upper River Region | Formerly Bally's | |
Fitzgeralds Casino Tunica | Tunica Resorts | Tunica | Mississippi | Upper River Region | ||
Gold Strike Casino Resort | Tunica Resorts | Tunica | Mississippi | Upper River Region | ||
Golden Moon Casino | Choctaw | Neshoba | Mississippi | Native American | Part of the Pearl River Resort | |
Golden Nugget Biloxi | Biloxi | Harrison | Mississippi | Gulf Coast | ||
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Biloxi | Biloxi | Harrison | Mississippi | Gulf Coast | ||
Harlow's Casino | Greenville | Washington | Mississippi | Lower River Region | ||
Harrah's Gulf Coast | Biloxi | Harrison | Mississippi | Gulf Coast | ||
Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast | Bay St. Louis | Hancock | Mississippi | Gulf Coast | Formerly Casino Magic | |
Hollywood Casino Tunica | Tunica Resorts | Tunica | Mississippi | Upper River Region | ||
Horseshoe Casino Tunica | Tunica Resorts | Tunica | Mississippi | Upper River Region | ||
IP Casino Resort Spa | Biloxi | Harrison | Mississippi | Gulf Coast | ||
Island View Casino | Gulfport | Harrison | Mississippi | Gulf Coast | ||
Isle of Capri Casino Hotel Lula | Lula | Coahoma | Mississippi | Upper River Region | ||
Magnolia Bluffs Casino | Natchez | Adams | Mississippi | Lower River Region | ||
Palace Casino Biloxi | Biloxi | Harrison | Mississippi | Gulf Coast | ||
Riverwalk Casino and Hotel | Vicksburg | Warren | Mississippi | Lower River Region | ||
Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Tunica | Tunica Resorts | Tunica | Mississippi | Upper River Region | ||
Scarlet Pearl Casino | D'Iberville | Harrison | Mississippi | Gulf Coast | ||
Silver Slipper Casino | Lakeshore | Hancock | Mississippi | Gulf Coast | ||
Silver Star Casino | Choctaw | Neshoba | Mississippi | Native American | Part of the Pearl River Resort | |
Treasure Bay Casino | Biloxi | Harrison | Mississippi | Gulf Coast | ||
Trop Casino Greenville | Greenville | Washington | Mississippi | Lower River Region | Formerly Lighthouse Point Casino | |
WaterView Casino & Hotel | Vicksburg | Warren | Mississippi | Lower River Region | Formerly Isle of Capri and DiamondJacks |
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Treasure Bay Casino in the 1990s, before Hurricane Katrina
Golden Moon Casino
Harraha's Tunica
Island View Casino
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