The state's gaming commission granted approval for a casino to be built on a 10-acre site in D'Iberville, which is adjacent to hurricane-ravaged Biloxi. The casino ownership group, headed by former Mandalay executive Peter Simon, expects to file development plans for the site within the next six months.

Simon, who is a partner with two Mississippi businessmen, said the facility could include a casino with 1,500 to 2,000 slot machines and 50 table games.

"It's a tremendous site," Simon said. "The city and the residents of D'Iberville are finally getting the revenue and development they have long sought in their area."

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