I have not done a good job following the Jackson County Casino story. For those unfamiliar with it, the Choctaw tribe of Mississippi (The tribe that owns the two casinos in Philadelphia, Mississippi) is investigating putting a casino on Highway 57 in Jackson County on land that they own there. The reason I have not posted too much of the story on here is that I am under the impression that it is fairly unlikely that this casino will ever be built. Not only do the residents of Jackson County oppose the casino, but the governor has already said he does not plan to approve it and neither does the Department of the Interior. The Department of the Interior commented that it is very difficult for a tribe to build a casino that is "Off Reservation." It seems like a plow by the Choctaws to keep development away from Biloxi and Gulfport to avoid competing with their casinos in Philadelphia. After Katrina they saw a huge increase in profits, and they are losing those increases rapidly because of the booming market in Biloxi. I did want to post some pictures of the possible project that I got of
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