The Isle of Capri says it expects to open a 33,000 sq ft temperary casino. The first land based casino on the gulf coast. In their convention center in December. And a permanent 100,000 sq ft casino, in 12 to 18 months. Since the Mississippi lawmakers enacted a law. That allows the gulf coast casinos to put casinos up to 800 feet from the waters edge. The permanant casino will most likly not to be on a barge or boat.
The Imperial Palace casino also expects to open a temperary casino, sometime in December also. Not much other information is known at this time.