$1.2 Billion Biloxi Casino Resort Planned

A $1.2 billion casino with a 1,000-room hotel (l.) and "stunning" performance venue will be developed in Biloxi by Universal Music Group and the Dakia U-Ventures investment group. The project will be constructed at the site of the Broadwater Beach Hotel, built in 1939, closed in 2005 after it was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Earlier this year, the city council approved a tourism tax inventive to redevelop the site.