Mississippi Gaming Commission Executive Director Allen Godfrey says the casino, which closed Sunday, reopened at 9 a.m. Monday.
Godfrey says that Bally’s, one of the smallest of the eight casinos in Tunica County, typically is the first to encounter flooding problems. However, he says that casino operators and regulators now believe that the current high water will not force the closure of any casinos in the northern Mississippi County. He says it’s too early to tell whether casinos in Greenville and Vicksburg will be affected.
The 2011 flood caused all Tunica County casinos to close, creating a significant revenue loss and aggravating the decline of business at the gambling halls.
The Mississippi River at Natchez reached flood stage Saturday evening and is expected to continue to rise.
Forecaster Anna Wolverton with the Jackson office of the National Weather Service tells The Natchez Democrat the river level reached 48 feet on the Natchez gauge at approximately 6 p.m. Saturday.
On Sunday, the river measured 48.55 feet.
Adams County Emergency Management Director Robert Bradford said Carthage Point Road was shut down Saturday night, and, at 50 feet, water would start to rise on Silver Street.
Wolverton says residents living around the levee should be cautious.
Natchez Mayor pro tem Joyce ArceneauxMathis said last week the city has been in contact with property owners in low-lying areas.
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