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Isle of Capri Mississippi Projects to Proceed

BILOXI, Mississippi – As reported by the Biloxi Sun Herald: "The Isle of Capri may proceed with plans for a bigger gambling barge, and Boomtown may move its casino from leased property to land it owns.

"The projects received unanimous approval from the Biloxi City Council on Tuesday night. Although the casinos had already received the go-ahead from the Mississippi Gaming Commission, they had to show the projects would not tie up traffic or create any other city problems.

"The biggest investment of the two is the Isle's plan to replace its gambling barge with a bigger casino. The $90 million change will allow the Isle to increase its slot machines from 1,180 to 2,100 and its table games from 28 to 50. The investment comes on the heels of an $80 million new hotel scheduled to open in May.

"…Boomtown will move its casino barge about 300 feet west of its current location, which is owned by Raphael Skrmetta, to the new site that it owns…"

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