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Biloxi, MS

Mar 21, 2008

Quick approval

“This is a tough time right now to raise capital”

The Mississippi Gaming Commission quickly approved the site plan Thursday for a new casino resort on Biloxi's Back Bay.

The developers told the Gaming Commission they hope to return with the building plans by summer, and Managing Director John Ed Ainsworth said they should break ground 'certainly in 2008.'

Bayview Casino will be built between Boomtown Casino to the west and the Old Brick House on Bayview Avenue and Braun Street. The resort will be developed in phases, with the casino and hotel on the south side of Bayview Avenue built first, followed by an undetermined project on the 2.4 acres between the street and the water. Read more

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