Mayor in Mississippi discusses casinos

The Mayor of Long Beach said that the city is in talks with a developer for a casino project in Mississippi.

US.- Long Beach Mayor George Bass was part of an event this week and discussed the Mississippi’s city’s plans. He said that Long Beach is currently negotiating a casino development with the company that could be in charge of the project.

Bass said during the “Breakfast With the Mayor” event that Long Beach has three big economic development projects in the works, WLOX reported. The city is negotiating a planned casino development with Gateway.

”It’s a fantastic looking building,” Bass said after seeing the conceptual drawings. “I told them we’ve got to have something that will match our harbour, our community, that’s going to be different from everyone else. We’re in discussion as a board wanting to renegotiate the contract with them. We have a contract with them,” he said.

Casinos drive economic growth in Mississippi

A new report from the American Gaming Association (AGA), called Casinos & Communities: Mississippi, details the economic and social contributions from the gaming industry to communities in Mississippi.

This new research pairs gaming’s economic impact data—more than 37k jobs supported and US$1.6 billion in wages generated annually across Mississippi with firsthand perspectives from local nonprofit leaders, business owners, and elected officials, said AGA.