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Mississippi Casino Gets Approval

MISSISSIPPI – As reported by the Mississippi Clarion-Ledger: "Delta Blues Casino president Charles Preiser got final approval Monday for his Greenville casino and blues museum.

"The $30 million project will bloom in the Delta, an area that spawned a rich musical legacy as the birthplace of blues geniuses like Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, B.B. King and Howlin' Wolf.

"…The Delta Blues complex will include a 120-room hotel, 30,000-square-foot convention center and a nine-acre water park.

"Preiser sees the 7,000-square-foot museum as the jewel that will draw European tourists, a demographic seldom met in Mississippi casinos.

"…The Gaming Commission approved of the Delta Blues' financing and construction schedule at Monday's meeting. Preiser and his Delta Blues partners Jack Newton and Steve Warner predict that most of their casino's customers will be within a 200-mile drive…"

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