Casino team receives Rockaway backing - 2004-03-31 The city of Rockaway Beach greeted another associate to a proposed riverboat casino project in a unique assembly Monday.
The Board of Alderman authorized a deal between Springfield businessman Robert Low, owner and president of Prime, Inc. and Palace Casino Resort in Biloxi, Miss., as well as Southwest Casino and Hotel Corporation. Read the full story at Branson Daily News
Mississippi casino watchdog want more cash to remain in state - 2004-03-31 Mississippi's top gaming watchdog wants casinos to spend more of their cash in the state.
Next month, the Gaming Commission will start requiring the 29 casinos it regulates to report where their vendor dollars are used.
Gregory, who spoke Monday to a civic club in Greenwood, stated regulators want the trade to appoint more Mississippians in middle- and upper-management jobs and to purchase more from Mississippi suppliers. Read the full story at Ledger-Enquirer.com
