Site approval for Mississippi’s Projected Long Beach Harbor Resort

The Gulf Coast area of Mississippi could reportedly soon become home to a 13th casino after Wednesday watched the southern state’s gaming regulator approve the site for the planned Long Beach Harbor Resort.

Based on a Wednesday report from the Sun Herald newspaper and local television broadcaster, WLOX-TV, the unanimous choice from the Mississippi Gaming Commission involves an unused twelve-acre parcel of beachfront property in the little city of Long Beach that was formerly home into a franchise of the Kmart Corporation.

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The news outlets also noted that the acceptance procedure has taken the programmer behind the projected casino, Long Beach Harbor Resorts LLC, around two years to finish using its now-sanctioned plot sitting near to the Long Beach Yacht Club and approximately 3.5 miles west of the existing Island View Casino in the neighboring area of Gulfport.

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However, the Sun Herald noted that this week’s choice from that the Mississippi Gaming Commission does not necessarily mean the programmer has been cleared to begin work. It clarified that the regulator will seek proof that Long Beach Harbor Resorts LLC, which will be led by businessman, James Parrish, has enough money to construct at least a 40,000 sq ft facility with a high-end restaurant plus a 300-room hotel alongside a unique feature that can make it stand out from other such enterprises in the area.

In addition, WLOX-TV mentioned George Bass,” Mayor for Long Beach, as describing this week’s acceptance as ‘the very first step of many to come’ following detailing that any layouts for the projected Long Beach Harbor Resort has to be accepted by his town ’s architectural review board.

Parrish into WLOX-TV…

“We’re delighted with the Mississippi Gaming Commission’s acceptance of the site as a legal gaming site. We anticipate moving into another step, which is to secure funding for the job. In addition, we anticipate working with the town of Long Beach about the architectural design of the project. ”