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Gaming Summit closes in South Mississippi with road map for future

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Casino employees visit and look at slot machines in the exhibit hall at the Southern Gaming Summit at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi on Thursday May 9, 2013.

BILOXI -- Speakers at this week's Southern Gaming Summit provided a road map for bringing more tourists to South Mississippi and increasing business at local casinos.

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CASINOS

Caesars CEO: South Mississippi needs more visitors, non-casino amenities

GULFPORT -- Get over the idea the next casino to open will be bigger and better, Gary Loveman, CEO of Caesars Entertainment, said Wednesday at the Southern Gaming Summit.
CASINOS

AGA chief honored for contributions to casino industry

BILOXI -- The 20th Southern Gaming Summit opened Wednesday with a standing ovation for Frank Fahrenkopf Jr., retiring American Gaming Association president and CEO, who has led the group since its inception in 1995.
CASINOS

Caesars CEO: Old Grand property may be torn down

GULFPORT -- Gary Loveman, CEO of Caesars Entertainment, parent company of the Grand Biloxi Casino, opened the 20th Southern Gaming Summit on Wednesday at the Coast Convention Center by talking about the unfinished casino on the beach.
CASINOS

Competition puts Mississippi 6th among casino states

The 15th annual State of the States report released by the American Gaming Commission Monday shows Mississippi has more competition among states and now has the sixth largest casino revenue in the country.
CASINOS

Gaming Summit opens in Biloxi for 20th year

BILOXI -- The 20th Southern Gaming Summit this week will bring casino executives from across the country and throughout the industry to Biloxi for business, fun and games.
CASINOS

Coast casinos get new amenities and makeovers

BILOXI -- Cranes and construction crews are back in South Mississippi, bringing more hotel rooms and added amenities at Coast casinos to draw players to the market.
CASINOS

'Inspiring Our World' fires up Beau Rivage employees in Biloxi

BILOXI -- The chairman of MGM Resorts International spoke to employees Tuesday at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, but the stars of the show "Inspiring Our World" were the 41 cast members who work in various departments at the Beau Rivage and other MGM properties across the country.
CASINOS

Rotate Black casino misses deadline; permission to proceed expires

GULFPORT -- Permission to proceed with construction of a casino at the Gulfport Harbor expired last week when the developers were unable to complete financing for the $112 million resort.
CASINOS

Golden Nugget plans renovations to the Isle (updated 10:15 a.m.)

Isle Casino Biloxi has been sold to the Golden Nugget for $45 million.
GOLF

'Fallen Oak' receives high praise in blog

WorldGolf.com blogger Mike Bailey has high praise for Fallen Oak, the Beau Rivage golf property in Harrison County, in today's post from "The Accidental Golfer."