BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A year after thousands danced to the tunes of Jimmy Buffett at the May 22, 2012, opening of the Margaritaville Casino, crowds have thinned and management has changed.
It was the first casino to open in South Mississippi since Hard Rock in 2007 in Biloxi.
Now, Margaritaville is moving aggressively with major additions; the first of which is a hotel.
Margaritaville CEO Doug Shipley told WLOX-TV in Biloxi (http://bit.ly/16U1EJo ) that a feasibility study will help determine what level of hotel it’s going.
Shipley says after plans for the hotel are finalized, construction should being sometime later this year
Shipley says more slots are being moved in and the buffet is being redesigned.
Marketing the new amenities will be a top priority in the future.
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Information from: WLOX-TV, http://www.wlox.com
