Last month, after 15 years of planning and four attempts, RW Development won approval for the ninth casino in Biloxi and 13th on the Mississippi Coast on Thursday. The Gaming Commission voted to approve the site development on the recommendation of its Executive Director.
The Gaming Commission placed conditions on the developers after granting the approval, one of which was the construction of a handicap accessible pier. The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled last year that a tidelands lease was not required to build a pier at the Veterans Avenue location, siding with the City of Biloxi which approved the project nearly four years ago.
On Monday, Secretary of State Michael Watson, whose office oversees public trust tidelands and associated leases, raised concerns about the recent approval by the Gaming Commission, saying, “this latest episode of the RW Development saga reeks more of politics than a legal development.”
