Current:Home > StocksMississippi bill seeks casino site in capital city of Jackson-InfoLens
Mississippi bill seeks casino site in capital city of Jackson
View Date:2024-12-23 14:38:42
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A new bill in the Mississippi House would allow development of a casino in the capital city of Jackson — a dramatic change in a state that, until now, has limited casinos to sites along the Gulf Coast and the Mississippi River.
House Bill 1989 was expected to be considered Tuesday in the House Ways and Means Committee. The legislative website shows the bill was filed Monday by the committee’s chairman, Republican Rep. Trey Lamar of Senatobia.
The bill would authorize a casino just over 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) from the Capitol building in downtown Jackson. It specifies that the new casino would be owned by at least one person who already owns a licensed casino.
The first casinos opened in Mississippi in 1992. The state Gaming Commission site shows that 12 state-licensed casinos operate on the Gulf Coast, and 14 operate along the Mississippi River.
The closest casinos to downtown Jackson are about 48 miles (77 kilometers) to the west, along the Mississippi River in Vicksburg.
Mississippi originally specified that casinos could be developed only over water. After Hurricane Katrina blew some of the massive casino barges onto land along the coast in 2005, legislators changed the law to allow casinos to develop a short distance on shore.
veryGood! (16)
Related
- Today’s Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker and More React to Craig Melvin Replacing Hoda Kotb as Co-Anchor
- Churchill Downs lifts Bob Baffert suspension after three years
- We’re Still Talking About These Viral Olympic Moments
- Julianne Hough Influenced Me to Buy These 21 Products
- Nevada trial set for ‘Dances with Wolves’ actor in newly-revived sex abuse case
- 18 Silk and Great Value brand plant-based milk alternatives recalled in Canada amid listeria deaths, illnesses
- Bangladesh’s top court scales back government jobs quota after deadly unrest that has killed scores
- Small businesses grapple with global tech outages created by CrowdStrike
- Ben Affleck and His Son Samuel, 12, Enjoy a Rare Night Out Together
- The Secret Service acknowledges denying some past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
Ranking
- Question of a lifetime: Families prepare to confront 9/11 masterminds
- Trump's appearance, that speech and the problem with speculating about a public figure's health
- San Diego Zoo's giant pandas to debut next month: See Yun Chuan and Xin Bao settle in
- Village in southern New Mexico ravaged by wildfires last month now facing another flash flood watch
- John Robinson, successful football coach at USC and with the LA Rams, has died at 89
- Biden's COVID symptoms have improved meaningfully, White House doctor says
- Suspect arrested in triple-homicide of victims found after apartment fire in suburban Phoenix
- Man in custody after 4 found dead in Brooklyn apartment attack, NYPD says
Recommendation
-
Brittany Cartwright Defends Hooking Up With Jax Taylor's Friend Amid Their Divorce
-
South Sudan's near-upset shows blueprint for Olympic success against US
-
Pastor Robert Jeffress vows to rebuild historic Dallas church heavily damaged by fire
-
British Open 2024 highlights: Daniel Brown slips up; Billy Horschel leads entering Round 4
-
Dwayne Johnson Admits to Peeing in Bottles on Set After Behavior Controversy
-
California officials say largest trial court in US victim of ransomware attack
-
Setback to Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks as far-right Israeli official visits contested Jerusalem holy site
-
Bangladesh protesters furious over job allocation system clash with police, with at least 25 deaths reported