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Emerald Star Casino Construction Begins Next Year

MISSISSIPPI – As reported by the Mississippi Clarion-Ledger: "Construction is expected to start early next year on Emerald Star Casino and Resort in Natchez, which will include as part of the development the mansion where Confederate President Jefferson Davis married a Natchez aristocrat.

"The Briars Bed and Breakfast perches on a bluff above the Mississippi River where Florida developer Charles Cato plans to anchor a casino barge. Jefferson Davis married Varina Howell in 1845 at The Briars.

"Construction is expected to be completed by the end of November 2006 and the casino would open later that year.

"This month, the Mississippi Gaming Commission approved for the second time the gaming site and site plans for the proposed Emerald Star Resorts Inc. casino. The commission also gave Emerald Star Resorts the OK to proceed after the company showed financing for the $67 million project had been secured…"

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