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Mississippi coast results stay strong21 February 2008MISSISSIPPI -- As reported by the Mississippi Sun Herald: "The Coast casino market shows signs of leveling off from record post-Katrina gains but bucked the national trend by remaining strong in January. "However, casinos in the Mississippi River counties posted much lower numbers that brought the state's January revenues down more than 8 percent from January 2007. That compares to a 10 percent drop in New Jersey, a 17 percent decrease in Illinois and losses in most other states in January. Louisiana had a small gain for the month. "...The 11 Coast casinos had combined gaming revenue of $107.6 million in January, an increase of almost $4.5 million over December 2007 and nearly $1 million more than January 2007. "The Mississippi Tax Commission figures show the January record was $118.8 million in 2005. That was the best month of the year cut short by Hurricane Katrina. "...Snowbirds have traditionally helped make January one of the stronger months at Coast casinos... |