Before Coast concert, KISS will cut ribbon on their planned East Biloxi casino
While the band KISS is in Biloxi to perform at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum, the legendary rockers plan to reinforce the idea that their new casino is on the way.
Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, frontmen for the group, will take part in a public ribbon cutting at the property off Fifth Street in East Biloxi.
It will be at 3 p.m. on Sunday March 15, also known as the Ides of March, before the 8 p.m. concert.
“They themselves want to promote they are coming,” said Tom Moore with RAM Group, which is working to open the casino.
“Biloxi, MS is a perfect fit for a new Rock & Brews Casino,” Stanley and Simmons said in a press release. “We are excited that the ribbon
cutting ceremony falls on the date of our End of the Road Tour concert in Biloxi, MS. We didn’t want to miss this.”
In November, the developers announced they signed a letter of intent with KISS to build a new hotel and other amenities at the site of the Margaritaville Casino that’s been closed since 2014.
Rock & Brews restaurants, hotels and now casinos are owned in part by KISS members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley.
“It’d sure be fun to do a ribbon cutting,” said Chris Taylor, one of the investors in the casino in East Biloxi, when he learned KISS would be in town.
The ribbon cutting will be outdoors, and Adam Goldberg, CEO of Rock & Brews, also plans to attend.
Moore said he doesn’t know if any of the other KISS members will be at the property.
The $200 million casino resort they propose will have a new 300-room waterfront hotel. It also will meet the other requirements of the Gaming Commission — a fine dining restaurant, a 40,000-square-foot or larger casino, a parking garage, and a unique amenity that will draw visitors and grow the market.
Among the bonus amenities are a swimming pool, concert venue and event space.
The developers already met with the Gaming Commission and Moore said, “We have site approval.”
After the concert and ribbon cutting, Moore said they are prepared to go forward with the permitting process with the city and go back to the Gaming Commission for permission to proceed with construction.
He said they have another investor in place and, “The funding is complete.”
This story was originally published February 26, 2020 at 12:00 AM.
