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Developer Plans Mississippi Casino

NATCHEZ, Mississippi – As reported by the Associated Press: " Florida developer Charles Cato, who converted a car ferry into a casino boat off the coast in St. Petersburg, says the mansion where Confederate President Jefferson Davis wed a Natchez aristocrat soon will house gamblers who crave history as much as a royal flush.

"Cato, president of the planned Emerald Star Casino and Resort, said he expects to close next week on a deal to buy the Briars Inn, a historic bed and breakfast built in 1814.

"The Briars Inn perches on a bluff 200 feet above the Mississippi River where Cato plans to anchor an 87,000-square-foot casino barge. Cato said he will complete his purchase of the neighboring 162-room Ramada Hilltop Inn within three weeks.

"The Mississippi Gaming Commission approved the site and development plan for Cato's $53 million casino complex in February..."

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