Velastor:
A Wynn and Venetian in Biloxi is just speculation right now. There are those who say they have approached in an "interest" phase but that is it. The Casablanca site approval for a Condo can be found on the Biloxi City Website and early on this thread I posted a copy of it. Like the Vieux Cresente though, the expense of building just a condo has increased so significantly that it would be difficult to afford to build just condos, so they are exploring the option to build a casino.
I think NIMBY's who use the argument that they don't want the beaches "covered" with casinos are not clearly thinking through their arguments. If projects like the Tivoli are allowed to build on the other side of the beach, then the view of the water is not obstructed at all. The Tivoli site has been an eyesore for twenty years, and the idea that a beautiful resort would "destroy" the view is just not true. My one concern is that the City Council will have to be careful in what they approve. Biloxi is past the stage where any project under $500 million should be approved. If Biloxi is going to turn into the Tier 1 resort area that it deserves to be, then it must have Tier 1 type places.
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