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The voters of Jackson County have voted NO to casinos every time the matter was brought before them.
But thanks to the Choctaws, who apparently don't respect our NO, we have the threat of an untaxed, unregulated casino hanging over our heads.
The Choctaws have asked for a non-binding (meaning if it doesn't go their way they can ignore it) referendum in November 2008. Why do we have to wait until 2008 to tell them NO?
- Residents Of Jackson County Not Allowed To Voice Their Opinion On Choctaw Casino
In 1990, about 60 percent of the county voters rejected gambling. Now the Choctaws want to ram it down our throats. If they want a casino on the Gulf Coast, why don't they put it in Harrison or Hancock County where the residents voted FOR GAMBLING?...
- Choctaw Chief Beasly Denson Wants To Ram The Casino Down Jackson County Resident's Throat
Newly elected Choctaw Chief Beasley Denson has said he will not abide by the Jackson County referendum. He said it is an issue to be resolved between the Mississippi Band of Choctaws, the governor's office and the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Under...
- Denson Hasn't Announced Whether He Is In Favor Of The Casino, But Said The Decision Should Be Made By Choctaws, Not By Jackson County Voters.
What a new chief will mean to Jackson County is uncertain. The Choctaws have announced plans to build a casino on tribal land near exit 57 of Interstate 10. Casino owners in Harrison and Hancock counties are strongly opposed to that proposal, saying the...
- Coast Residents Don't Want Casinos
The tribe has been battling Coast residents to get a $375 million casino resort approved in Jackson County on tribal land (it's not tribal land, it's land the tribe bought and it's in a County that voted no to casinos), a move local casinos...
- Choctaw Casino Bum Deal For Jackson County
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians has not said how the tribe’s proposed casino in Jackson County would provide funding for “schools, roads, public safety and other local needs,” but its contributions to communities surrounding its existing...
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Why Can't We Tell Them No Now and Get it Over With?
The voters of Jackson County have voted NO to casinos every time the matter was brought before them.
But thanks to the Choctaws, who apparently don't respect our NO, we have the threat of an untaxed, unregulated casino hanging over our heads.
The Choctaws have asked for a non-binding (meaning if it doesn't go their way they can ignore it) referendum in November 2008. Why do we have to wait until 2008 to tell them NO?
- Residents Of Jackson County Not Allowed To Voice Their Opinion On Choctaw Casino
In 1990, about 60 percent of the county voters rejected gambling. Now the Choctaws want to ram it down our throats. If they want a casino on the Gulf Coast, why don't they put it in Harrison or Hancock County where the residents voted FOR GAMBLING?...
- Choctaw Chief Beasly Denson Wants To Ram The Casino Down Jackson County Resident's Throat
Newly elected Choctaw Chief Beasley Denson has said he will not abide by the Jackson County referendum. He said it is an issue to be resolved between the Mississippi Band of Choctaws, the governor's office and the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Under...
- Denson Hasn't Announced Whether He Is In Favor Of The Casino, But Said The Decision Should Be Made By Choctaws, Not By Jackson County Voters.
What a new chief will mean to Jackson County is uncertain. The Choctaws have announced plans to build a casino on tribal land near exit 57 of Interstate 10. Casino owners in Harrison and Hancock counties are strongly opposed to that proposal, saying the...
- Coast Residents Don't Want Casinos
The tribe has been battling Coast residents to get a $375 million casino resort approved in Jackson County on tribal land (it's not tribal land, it's land the tribe bought and it's in a County that voted no to casinos), a move local casinos...
- Choctaw Casino Bum Deal For Jackson County
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians has not said how the tribe’s proposed casino in Jackson County would provide funding for “schools, roads, public safety and other local needs,” but its contributions to communities surrounding its existing...