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Casino Magic Biloxi Casino & Hotel was a permanently moored casino barge in Biloxi on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The property had a casino, with an adjoining 378-room hotel, located on of land. It has been closed since 2005, when it was severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina, and is now owned by Harrah's Entertainment. Casino Magic and its neighbors, the Isle of Capri Biloxi and Grand Casino Biloxi made up a district known as "Casino Row".〔 〕 == History == Casino Magic Corp., operator of a casino by the same name in the Gulf Coast town of Bay St. Louis, unveiled plans in January 1993 for a second casino barge, to be located in Biloxi next to the Isle of Capri casino at Point Cadet. The casino would be three stories, with a companion five-story floating parking garage.〔 〕 The casino opened on June 5,〔 〕 at a cost of $55 million.〔 〕 Additional space opened in December, bringing the total to of gaming, with 1,160 slot machines, 69 table games, and a keno parlor. Regulations required Casino Magic to build a 250-room hotel or spend at least a quarter of its investment on land, but the company met this requirement by developing its Bay St. Louis property, where it built a hotel, marina, RV park, restaurants, and a golf course.〔 〕 Without such amenities, the Biloxi casino largely relied on bus tours and day-trippers from nearby states.〔 〕 A $9-million parking garage was built in 1994, with plans to build a $15-million hotel on top of it,〔 〕 but the company wavered on those plans because of the high expense.〔 〕 In 1995 it bought Casino One Corp., which held a lease and option on of land adjacent to Casino Magic, from the Gaming Corporation of America for $13 million in stock.〔 The land was initially earmarked for parking, with a possible hotel and retail complex in the future.〔 Finally, though, the company pressed forward with the hotel on top of the parking garage, part of a $22-million plan begun in 1996, including a new facade and restaurant.〔 〕 The 378-room hotel opened on May 1, 1998.〔 〕 The company hoped it would help attract more high-end players from among the new overnight guests drawn by expanded jet service at the Gulfport-Biloxi Airport.〔 In October 1998, the property came under the ownership of Hollywood Park, Inc. (later Pinnacle Entertainment), which bought Casino Magic Corp. for $340 million.〔 〕 Pinnacle quickly sold off the Bay St. Louis property, along with its Boomtown Biloxi casino, enabling it to focus resources on Casino Magic Biloxi.〔 〕 Plans included two new parking garages to be built jointly with the Isle of Capri and Grand Casino,〔 〕 and an additional 300-room hotel, possibly to be developed with Jimmy Buffett under his Margaritaville brand.〔 〕 Construction plans for the new hotel were pushed back to 2006, though, while Pinnacle focused on building the L'Auberge du Lac Resort in Louisiana.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Casino Magic Biloxi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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