Senate passes amended version of bill to allow casino pilings - 2005-03-08
An amendment to a bill that allows casinos to build pilings to strengthen their gambling barges during hurricanes and other tropical storms could affect any future gaming projects in Mississippi.
Before the bill was approved today, Sen. Billy Hewes III, R-Gulfport, inserted language he claims will show exactly where casinos may locate along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Hewes' amendment calls for the Gaming Commission to publish a map showing the waters along the Gulf Coast where legal gaming can be conducted.
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