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Mississippi coast revenue down again

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

BILOXI, Mississippi -- As reported by The Sun Herald: "Revenue was down for the third straight month at Coast casinos, yet the numbers were better than in many areas of the country. "The Mississippi Tax Commission's Gross Casino Revenue report released Friday shows the 11 Coast casinos won $96 million this ...

Meeting on Mississippi casino lasts five hours

Monday, December 15th, 2008

DIAMONDHEAD, Mississippi -- As reported by The Sun Herald: "The question of whether a company should be allowed to build a casino in this community has mostly been a matter of insider baseball in recent weeks. "But Thursday night the issue turned into a very open and public debate, as the ...

Grand Biloxi Casino Now Open After Regulatory Approval

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

People who are visiting Biloxi, Mississippi now will have more gaming options after the recent weather scare.. The Grand Biloxi Casino opened today after waiting on their regulatory approvals. The casino opened at 2:00 P.M.. It comes as good news to the casino that the weather has cooperated. For a ...

Isle’s $160 Million Expansion Will Mirror Margaritaville Timetable

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Link to article BILOXI (WLOX) -- Casino Row is about to undergo a makeover. Isle of Capri executives just announced they're ready to move ahead with a $160 million expansion, "which we plan to begin as soon as we determine the timing of the settlement of our Hurricane Katrina insurance claim," ...

Ameristar says local casinos fare better than Vegas

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Link to article on stltoday.com By Beth Jinks BLOOMBERG NEWS SERVICE 06/25/2008 LAS VEGAS — Ameristar Casinos Inc., the owner and manager of eight U.S. casino properties including one in St. Charles, expects regional gambling venues to weather the U.S. economic slowdown better than Las Vegas as airlines cut seats and rising fuel prices ...

Casinos Austria International Holding, GMBH Signs Letter of Intent With Diamondhead Casino Corporation

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Link to article Monday June 23, 1:25 pm ET LARGO, Fla., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Diamondhead Casino Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: DHCC - News; the "Company") announced today that it had signed a non-binding Letter of Intent with Casinos Austria International Holding, GMBH, to form a joint venture partnership to develop, build ...

Mississippi Coast casinos have strong year

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

14 January 2008 Link to article BILOXI, Mississippi -- As reported by the Biloxi Sun Herald: "It's a good bet that when the final gross gambling numbers for 2007 are released this week they will confirm it was a banner year for Coast casinos. "'There's no doubt it will be a record,' ...

Best August ever for casinos

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Download original article: sun-herald-best-august-ever-for-casinos.pdf State's take for year hits $1.98... “We're anxious to see how November is when the bridge opens. We just don't know” Coast casinos celebrated the 15th anniversary of gambling in Mississippi by posting their best August on record with $108.9 million in gross gaming revenue.

Conventions, Casinos a Good Fit

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Download print article: p1: sh-conventions-casinos-a-good-fit-120407-pg-1.pdf Download print article: p2: sh-conventions-casinos-a-good-fit-120407-pg-2.pdf “They're just like any other casino” In 2008, look for more partnerships between casinos and celebrities, more conventions at Mississippi casinos and more money invested in non-gambling attractions.

casinos bounce back in biloxi’s construction boom

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Download print article: p1: usa-casinos-bounce-back-in-biloxi-110607-2.pdf Download print article: p2: usa-casinos-bounce-back-in-biloxi-110607-2.pdf BILOXI, Miss. -- The casino floors are full, and construction is on the rise, but there's a dilemma amid the economic revival in this storm-battered Gulf Coast city. Should casinos and the condominium projects they draw be allowed to sprawl across the ...

Mississippi Hotel Occupancy Rates

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Mississippi's corporate/franchise hotels/motels had a 61.0 Occupancy Percent throughout Calendar Year (CY) 2007. Their CY 2007 Average Room Rate = $72.15. Source: Smith Travel Research, Hendersonville, Tennessee, January 2008. Mississippi's state-licensed casino hotels had an 83.4 Occupancy Percent throughout CY 2007. Their CY 2007 Average Room Rate = $68.61. Note: This ...

Updated Proposed Casino List

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Broadwater Preliminary site plans were approved for a $1 billion project with two casinos, convention space, hotel and condo units, a golf course and retail space. One of the developers, Mark Calvert, said he and his partners are looking for the right joint venture or sale on the 260-acre site. The Broadwater, ...

Diamondhead Casino Corporation Status Report

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Link to article: http://sev.prnewswire.com/gambling-casinos/20080319/CLW04819032008-1.html# LARGO, Fla., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Diamondhead Casino Corporation OTCBulletinBoard: DHCC (the "Company") provides the following information to update the Company's shareholders regarding the status of the Company as of this date. The Company remains in active discussions with major investment banking firms and viable entities and/or other ...

Gold Coast Casino gets OK from Planning Commission

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

By MARY PEREZ meperez@sunherald.com BILOXI -- The Biloxi Planning Commission tonight overwhelming approved RW Development's plans for a development on U.S. 90 and Veterans Avenue that includes a casino north of 90. Voting for the project were Joe King, Johnnie Smith, David Stanovich, Ronnie Tootle, Jamey Hunt, August Parker, ...

Air Services Summit Presentation – April 2006

Sunday, January 27th, 2008

Download : cascade-capital-gulf-coast-air-services-presentations-041206.pdf Gulf Coast Air Service Summit Presented by Cascade Capital Group April 12, 2006

Mississippi Casinos Set Records, Help State Recover

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Even after the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina less than three years ago, the Mississippi Gulf Coast finds its casino industry growing at a remarkable rate. Despite having properties utterly destroyed by the storm, casinos have rebuilt and reorganized to the point that 20007 is expected to have been a ...

Trump drops Diamondhead deal

Monday, January 21st, 2008

1 March 2007MISSISSIPPI – As reported by the Orlando Sentinel: "Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc., the casino company founded by real estate developer Donald Trump, dropped plans to build a casino on Mississippi's Gulf Coast. "Trump Entertainment ended negotiations with Diamondhead Casino Corp., the owner of more than 400 acres in Mississippi, ...

Biloxi Projects Given Green Light

Monday, January 21st, 2008

16 August 2006 BILOXI, Mississippi – As reported by the Biloxi Sun: "The Commission on Marine Resources on Tuesday gave a long-delayed casino project near Diamondhead more time to put its plans into action and said the Isle of Capri Biloxi can fill wetlands to expand its gambling space. "Casino World Inc. ...

Diamondhead Casino Corporation Issues Status Report

Monday, January 21st, 2008

6 February 2003 MADEIRA BEACH, Florida – (Press Release) -- Diamondhead Casino Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: DHCC) issued a status report covering recent events. EXERCISE OF OPTION Mississippi Gaming Corporation ("MGC"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Diamondhead Casino Corporation, had previously entered into an Option Agreement to purchase approximately 80 acres of land ...

EUROPA CRUISES CORPORATION MOVES FORWARD WITH HILTON NEGOTIATIONS

Monday, January 21st, 2008

NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EUROPA CRUISES CORPORATION MOVES FORWARD WITH HILTON NEGOTIATIONS Madeira Beach, Florida (March 31, 1997) - Europa Cruises Corporation (NASDAQ: KRUZ) announced today that negotiations are continuing with Hilton Gaming Corporation with respect to the development of a destination ...

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Monday, January 21st, 2008

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements: Permits On October 17, 2005, Mississippi passed new legislation which allows casinos in certain statutorily-described-areas to be built on land up to 800 feet from the mean high water mark of certain bodies of water, including Bay St. Louis. Given the fact that the Company intends to take ...

November 07 Filing – ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Monday, January 21st, 2008

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS This section should be read together with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Plan of Operation” and the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes thereto in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ...

Diamondhead Casinos – November 07 filing – risk factors

Monday, January 21st, 2008

Item 1A. Risk Factors The Company’s property in Diamondhead, Mississippi is the only asset of material value held by the Company. The Company is entirely dependent on the successful development of and/or sale or lease of part or all of this property to generate future cash flow. The successful development of ...

Diamondhead Casino Corp · 8-K · For 2/26/07

Monday, January 21st, 2008

ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS -link to filing On February 26, 2007, Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc., notified the Company that it would not be moving forward with a joint venture or other agreement with respect to the Company’s Diamondhead property. On February 28, 2007, the Company issued ...

Trump Entertainment Resorts and Diamondhead Casino Corporation Sign – Letter of Intent for Mississippi Casino Development

Monday, January 21st, 2008

Diamondhead Owns 404 Acres on the Bay of St. Louis . ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - June 12, 2006 -- Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRMP) and Diamondhead Casino Corporation (OTCBB: DHCC) announced today that they have signed a letter of intent pursuant to which the parties intend to ...

gregory harrison – vice president at diamondhead casino corporation

Monday, January 21st, 2008

    Current vice president at diamondhead casino corporation Education University ...

Trump Casino Plan Stirs Concern in Mississippi

Monday, January 21st, 2008

Weekend Edition Saturday, September 16, 2006 · Millions of dollars in federal tax breaks are aimed at rebuilding hotel business in hurricane-ravaged Southern Mississippi. But Donald Trump's plan to build the largest casino in the area has rattled many Gulf Coast residents.

Diamondhead gets nod from Ellis.(Diamondhead Casino Corp.)(CB Richard Ellis Inc.)

Monday, January 21st, 2008

26-APR-04 DIAMONDHEAD -- CB Richard Ellis Inc., Diamondhead Casino Corporation's (OTCBB: DHCC) exclusive provider of financial services, has recommended that Diamondhead Casino proceed unilaterally and without a joint venture partner on its casino development plans. The company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Casino World Inc., intends to develop a themed, destination casino ...

Diamondhead Casino Corporation Year-End Status Report

Monday, January 21st, 2008

  LARGO, Fla., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Diamondhead Casino Corporation DHCC (the "Company") issued a year-end status report for its shareholders. The Company owns, through Mississippi Gaming Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, approximately 404 acres of land in Diamondhead, Mississippi. The property is debt-free and ...

Diamondhead’s Deborah Vitale on youtube

Monday, January 21st, 2008

link to youtube speaks at shareholder conference march 22, 2007

Diamondhead Contact Information

Monday, January 21st, 2008

CONTACT: Gregory Harrison, Vice-President, of Diamondhead Casino Corporation, +1-301-948-7354, +1-301-775-3602

Diamondhead Casino Corporation (DHCC)

Monday, January 21st, 2008

Moderated By: leigh aulper -- (Not Moderated) -- Started: 12/6/2002 3:42:20 PM Revision History Europa Cruises Corporation, Now Diamondhead Casino Corporation, Announces Name And Stock Symbol Change PR NEWSWIRE - December 06, 2002 15:34 MADEIRA BEACH, Fla., Dec 6, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Diamondhead Casino Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: DHCC), f/k/a ...

Diamondhead Casino Corp., Annual General Meeting, Oct 01, 2007

Monday, January 21st, 2008

07/16/2007 Diamondhead Casino Corp., Annual General Meeting, Oct 01, 2007, at 11:00 Eastern Daylight. Location: Hilton Hotel, 1767 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314,United States. Agenda: To elect six Directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified; to ratify ...

Diamondhead Casino Corp. and Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. Sign Letter of Intent to Form Joint Venture Partnership

Monday, January 21st, 2008

09/8/2006 Diamondhead Casino Corp. and Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. announced that they have extended to October 23, 2006, the terms of a letter of intent signed on June 8, 2006, pursuant to which the parties intend to form a joint venture partnership to develop, build and operate a destination casino resort ...

Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. and Diamondhead Casino Corp. Sign Letter of Intent for Mississippi Casino Development

Monday, January 21st, 2008

06/12/2006 Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. and Diamondhead Casino Corp. announced that they have signed a letter of intent pursuant to which the parties intend to form a joint venture partnership to develop, build and operate a destination casino resort in Diamondhead, Mississippi. The joint venture would cover a minimum of forty ...

Diamonhead Contact Info

Monday, January 21st, 2008

Address 150-153rd Avenue East   Suite 202   Madeira Beach, FL 33708 Phone 1 727 393-2885 Website http://www.europacruises.com Employees 4

Diamondhead Problems

Monday, January 21st, 2008

Diamondhead Casino has sold its gambling cruise vessels in order to focus on developing a casino resort and hotel on 400 acres of land in Mississippi, which will include a spa, sports and entertainment center, casino, RV park, and a business conference center. The company therefore has no current operations. ...

Diamondhead Casino releases update

Monday, January 21st, 2008

July 18, 2007 DIAMONDHEAD — Diamondhead Casino Corporation intends to hold an Annual Meeting of Shareholders October 1, 2007. The time and place of the meeting will be announced at a later date. Diamondhead Casino owns, through Mississippi Gaming Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, approximately 404 acres of ...

Choctow Resort Denied

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

Opportunities still abound for Choctaws Now that the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs has placed a seemingly insurmountable obstacle in the path of a Choctaw casino in Jackson County, we hope that the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians will not abandon South Mississippi as a place to do business. As we have ...

Casino Money Pouring In

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007

Sun Herald - October 9th, 2007 Click image to view full-size

Condominiums in Biloxi

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Status of Condos in Biloxi as of September 27, 2007 Download: condostatus.pdf

D’Iberville hits casino jackpot

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

By MARY PEREZ meperez@sunherald.com D'IBERVILLE -- The city of D'Iberville is about to hit the jackpot with two casinos ready to enter the game. City Manager Richard Rose said both the Royal D'Iberville Casino and West D'Iberville Group filed applications with the Planning Commission late last week. Peter Simon, the developer of the ...

USA Today – Gulf Coast Casinos hot revenue jackpot – 08/02/07

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

Download article: usatoday8_2_07.pdf By Kathy Chu and Tali Yahalom, USA Today - 08/02/07

New York Times – Casinos Boom in Katrina’s Wake as Cash Pours In – 07/16/2007

Monday, July 16th, 2007

July 16, 2007 Casinos Boom in Katrina's Wake as Cash Pours In By GARY RIVLIN BILOXI, Miss. - This seaside gambling resort along a stretch of the Gulf Coast, sometimes called the "redneck Riviera," has 40 percent fewer hotel rooms and only two-thirds as many slot machines as it did before ...

Coast’s recovery all about casinos

Sunday, May 27th, 2007

Coast's recovery all about casinos By ALAN SAYRE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LINK BILOXI --The highway along the Mississippi Gulf Coast would be forlorn if not for the casinos, which are having their best year ever. The devastation of Hurricane Katrina has proven to be little more than a temporary setback to the conversion of formerly ...

Margarita Casino and Resort to Open 2010 in Biloxi

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

BILOXI, Miss., May 16 -- Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. along with world-renowned singer and songwriter Jimmy Buffett, today unveiled plans for a new Gulf Coast destination; Margaritaville Casino & Resort on the shores of Biloxi. The Margaritaville project is expected to cost more than $700 million, representing the single largest ...

Press release – Margaritaville Casino and Resort

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

Previous Press release: BILOXI, Miss., May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: HET), along with world-renowned singer and songwriter Jimmy Buffett, today unveiled plans for a new Gulf Coast destination; Margaritaville Casino & Resort on the shores of Biloxi. The Margaritaville project is expected to cost more than $700 million, ...

Harrah’s Plans New Mississippi Casino – 05/15/2007

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

Casino giant Harrah's Entertainment Inc. said Tuesday it planned to open a Margaritaville Casino & Resort in Biloxi, Miss., with songwriter Jimmy Buffett, which it said would be the largest development in Mississippi since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in 2005. Work on the $704 million project is expected to ...

NY Daily News Gulf Casinos bet on a big comeback 4/1/2007

Sunday, April 1st, 2007

By Michael Nassar, New York Daily News Download article nydailynews4-1-07.pdf

Hardrock Expansion

Tuesday, December 26th, 2006

Yes, Hardrock has done extremely well, emerging from bankruptcy and paying all debt owed, since their opening. If Hardock expands, it will have to be to the north because I've known that Al Copeland has had this property tied-up since Katrina. He has owned the nearby property that was formerly ...

Treasure Bay Casino Biloxi

Friday, November 10th, 2006

Treasure Bay Casino Resort Biloxi, MS Phase one of their reconstruction has been completed and the Casino is open in what used to be the Hotel. Major renovation is still underway. Press Release from Treasure Bay - Nov 10, 2006 Biloxi, Mississippi " Treasure Bay has added over 100 additional slot machines as another phase ...

Island View Casino, Gulfport MS is now open.

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006

The gaming floor that opened September 18 is located inside the old Gulfport Grand Casino Oasis Hotel with 1,033 slot machines and 14 table games. Next spring it planned expansions include up to 2,400 slot machines and 50 table games along with new restaurants, a sand-beach swimming pool and a ...

Island View Casino Resort

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006

Island View Casino Resort, opened on September 18th,2006 with a temporary casino at the former site of the Grand Casino Gulfport. Island View opens its phase 2 expansion May 14th at 6 pm. The Island View Casino Resort will offer first-class amenities including over 500 newly designed hotel rooms and an ...

Trump and Diamondhead Casino Corp to develop casino in Diamondhead, Mississippi

Monday, June 12th, 2006

June 12, 2006 - Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRMP) and Diamondhead Casino Corporation (OTCBB: DHCC) announced today that they have signed a letter of ...

Attractiveness of Development Opportunity

Monday, May 8th, 2006

Attractiveness of Development Opportunity Although Biloxi was devastated by Hurricane Katrina, the resilience of the market and subsequent changes in gaming law for the Gulf Coast has created a groundswell of interest in redeveloping Biloxi as a gaming destination.

Jurisdiction Benefits

Monday, May 8th, 2006

Jurisdiction Benefits One of the main drawbacks of the Biloxi market had been the limitation on gaming on the water. This created contorted developments that straddled waterfront and limited the ability

Trip Characteristics of Biloxi Visitors

Monday, May 8th, 2006

Trip Characteristics of Biloxi Visitors 2nd Quarter 2005 Overnight 83% Average Number of nights 2.9 Average # of Trips (in past 3 years) 17.4 Day Trips 17% Repeat Visitor 81% First-time Visitor 19% Note: Respondents include adults (21 or older) who are not employed in the Mississippi Gulf Coast area and do not live within 20 miles of Gulfport ...

Biloxi – Resident Markets

Monday, May 8th, 2006

Resident Markets Approximately 52,000 people live in Biloxi. Within 45 minutes of Biloxi, the population increases to 268,000. Over one quarter of the population is 50 years or older and approximately 45 percent is between the ages of 20 and 49 years of age. Within this profile, roughly 70 percent of the population is ...

Demand Scenarios

Monday, May 8th, 2006

Las Vegas, Macau, Tunica, and numerous Native American casinos have illustrated the ability of casinos to draw visitors despite having little additional natural amenities. Gaming destinations become an equation of capital investment in resort facilities, offering high quality gaming experience, but equally important lodging, food & beverage, and supporting entertainment elements. Access is also ...

Mississippi Land-Based Casino Plans Approved

Friday, March 17th, 2006

Mississippi Land-Based Casino Plans Approved 17 March 2006 JACKSON, Mississippi – As reported by the Biloxi Sun Herald: "The Mississippi Gaming Commission on Thursday approved site plans for what will be Gulfport's first land-based casino and granted time extensions to two other casino projects. "Boomtown Casino and Bacaran Bay Casino, both in Biloxi, ...

palace casino – Reopened Dec 30th. 2005

Friday, December 30th, 2005

800 New Slot machines and now 100% coinless ticket in /out and 14 Tables games. Palace Buffet has Asian, Southern BBQ and Italian cusine. Mignons fine dining Steak and Seafood open. February promotions: FEBRUARY GIFT OF MONTH Beginning January 28th through February 20th, players visiting the Palace Casino Resort and earning 200 points on their ...

Competition Breeds Added Benefits

Monday, August 22nd, 2005

Competition Breeds Added Benefits 22 August 2005 BILOXI, Mississippi – As reported by the Biloxi Sun Herald: "After six years of relative stability, the Coast casino market is entering a new era of expansion and increased competition. "The soon-to-open Hard Rock Biloxi will lure gamblers from existing properties. Other new casino projects, such ...

Roy Anderson to Build Bacaran Bay Casino

Sunday, July 31st, 2005

Roy Anderson to Build Bacaran Bay Casino 7 July 2005 BILOXI, Mississippi – As reported by the Biloxi Sun Herald: "Roy Anderson Corp. will build the $500 million Bacaran Bay Casino Resort and condominiums on Caillavet Street."Torguson Gaming Group announced the selection of the contractor on Wednesday. "'We chose Roy Anderson because of ...

Purpose for Visiting Biloxi

Friday, July 8th, 2005

2nd Quarter 2005 Purpose of Trip Primary Purpose Gamble 33% Getaway from Routine/Work/Kids/Family 31% Visit Friends/Relatives 10% Honeymoon/Anniversary 7% Business Related 6% Fine Dining 4% Shopping 1% Note: Respondents include adults (21 or older) who are not employed in the Mississippi Gulf Coast area and do not live within 20 miles of Gulfport or Biloxi. Source: Mississippi Gulf Coast Visitor Profile prepared ...

Regional Gaming Market

Saturday, January 8th, 2005

The mid-South and midwestern states, in general, have developed significant gaming markets since the expansion of gaming jurisdictions beginning in the early 1990s. They have developed under specific market conditions as well as specific regulations.

Mississippi casinos

Saturday, January 1st, 2005

Use this page to compare Mississippi Casinos, Hotels, and Resorts. You can click on any underlined item to get more information on the individual casino, entertainment, specials, or weather. If you're trying to reach the casino's own website, you can follow the link after clicking on the hotel casino's name. Due ...

Isle of Capri

Saturday, January 1st, 2005

Properties of Casino America, Inc. On the east end of Biloxi at Point Cadet on Highway 90, the Isle of Capri puts a tropical twist on gaming fun, offering an oasis of hot casino action. The Isle of Capri Casino Resort Biloxi opened the first onshore casino!! The new casino offers over ...