Gambling companies tally damage to Mississippi, Louisiana casinos

[NVMojo]

August 30, 2005

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Hurricane Katrina dealt Gulf Coast casinos a devastating hand, destroying several properties and crippling the region's gambling industry for months, if not years to come until the companies can rebuild their operations.

In Mississippi, some of the hardest hit were in Biloxi, where the Grand Casino, Hard Rock, Treasure Bay, Palace Casino, Boomtown and President Casino felt the brunt of the powerful hurricane, according to company officials and witnesses.

Gary Loveman, chairman of Harrah's Entertainment Inc., the world's largest gambling company, told CNBC its Grand Casino that is built on a floating barge was "probably ruined."

Aerial footage showed the ravaged casino had washed ashore and landed on the other side of a busy highway.

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http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2005/aug/30/083010418.html

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. My heart bleeds for Jack Abramoff's employers

who pay their employees squat while manipulating the poor

[Wickerman]

2. In light of all that is transpiring in that area

:nopity:

Insurance will cover it and they will rebuild bigger and better. I do feel sympathy for those who won't be working.

[NVMojo]

3. I agree with you about the employees ...

some have probably lost personal belongings and now their jobs.

I don't feel sorry for Abramoff's customers though ...but I know he mostly worked with Indian Tribes and I don't know if any tribes owned these that were demolished/pulverized ...

[lanlady]

4. the video I saw

on www.wlbt.com said that most casinos had been destroyed or uprooted; one landed right on top of a Holiday Inn and crushed it.

When will we hear Falwell & Robertson calling this God's wrath against gambling? <insert sound of crickets>