The “coming soon” sign on the marquee of Saenger Theatre in downtown Biloxi is an announcement for the ongoing renovations of the historic building, the restoration of the Barq Building and the downtown and new retail, restaurants and attractions in every area of the city.Ĭreel said he’s working with developers of eight hotels coming to Biloxi, five new restaurants, two car washes under construction, two convenience stores and many other new businesses.īesides commercial expansion, the population of the city continues to grow,he said, with more than 100 homes under construction from the beach to Woolmarket, a development of small homes proposed on Pass Road and other new subdivisions and townhouses on the way. “We’re getting apartments, townhouses, single family residential - it’s not slowing down.” “We’re getting residential, commercial and amusement construction,” he said. In the end, the gaming commission determined the site “meets all statutory regulatory requirements.Developers from the Coast and outside Mississippi are knocking on Biloxi’s door, he said. “Simply put, it appears that they obviously don’t want additional competition,” he said.

The Coast casino operators claimed the lease does not give RW Development control of the property to the water’s edge as required - “But it does,” he said.Ĭavanaugh said those who objected to the site approval are competitors. “The lease has been effective for almost two years now,” said Michael Cavanaugh, attorney for RW Development. The letter gave several reasons why the RW application remains an illegal casino site. Michael Bruffey, deputy director of the Mississippi Hospitality and Gaming Association, said casino operators along the Gulf Coast asked that he present a letter on behalf of the association opposing RW Development’s fourth application for site approval. Operators of the other casinos stated their objections to site approval at the hearing.Ī letter from the operators of Island View Casino in Gulfport and Treasure Bay Casino in Biloxi claimed the RW Development lease still doesn’t meet the requirements for a legal site.

If RW Development and owner Ray Wooldridge can meet these conditions, this would become the ninth casino in Biloxi and the 13th in South Mississippi. A rendering of the pier RW Development will build as part of its proposed casino development in Biloxi was shown by Terry Moran during the Mississippi Gaming Commission on Dec.

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