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Harrah’s Casino. (File photo)
Harrah’s Casino. (File photo)
RW Development waited 15 years and spent millions of dollars on legal and engineering fees to get site approval from the Mississippi Gaming Commission.
Thursday morning’s hearing was somewhat contentious, as representatives of RW Development went up against representatives from the existing casinos across South Mississippi.
The commission went into executive session following a 45-minute hearing in Jackson.
When they returned about 15 minutes later, commission chairman Francis Lee and commissioner Kent Nicaud followed the recommendation of executive director Jay McDaniel and granted site approval.
That approval comes with several conditions:
If RW Development and owner Ray Wooldridge can meet these conditions, this would become the ninth casino in Biloxi and the 13th in South Mississippi.
Operators of the other casinos stated their objections to site approval at the hearing.
A letter from the operators of Island View Casino in Gulfport and Treasure Bay Casino in Biloxi claimed the RW Development lease still doesn’t meet the requirements for a legal site.
Michael Bruffey, deputy director of the Mississippi Hospitality and Gaming Association, said casino operators along the Gulf Coast asked that he present a letter on behalf of the association opposing RW Development’s fourth application for site approval. The letter gave several reasons why the RW application remains an illegal casino site.
“The lease has been effective for almost two years now,” said Michael Cavanaugh, attorney for RW Development. The Coast casino operators claimed the lease does not give RW Development control of the property to the water’s edge as required — “But it does,” he said.
Cavanaugh said those who objected to the site approval are competitors.
“Simply put, it appears that they obviously don’t want additional competition,” he said.
In the end, the gaming commission determined the site “meets all statutory regulatory requirements.”
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