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The Clarion Ledger had this to say about the Choctaw's plan
- Denson: Casino Up To Choctaws
Jackson County Supervisor Frank Leach sent a letter to Denson this week asking for a public meeting to discuss his plans. "My hope is that the voice of Jackson County will be heard and be respected," said Leach. The county had an agreement with Martin...
- 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...
- Say No To Gambling In Jackson County
At a public hearing in October 2006, about 500 people protested the Choctaws' plan, including pastors, environmentalists and Harrison County businesses and casinos. Others worried about increased traffic and crime a casino might bring, and whether...
- Fordice Signed Away Mississippi's Rights
When Kirk Fordice in 1992 secretly signed a compact permitting the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians to operate casino gaming on tribal lands near Philadelphia, no one dreamed it could lead to a multibillion-dollar casino complex in the red clay hills...
- Many People & Many Reasons For Not Wanting A Casino In Jackson County
Local pastors don't want a casino in Jackson County, they site the dangers of gambling. Environmentalist object to the proposed site which is partially wetlands and close to the Mississippi Sandhill Crane refuge. Coast Businesses For Fair Play object...
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Choctaw Casino Plan Fishy
The Clarion Ledger had this to say about the Choctaw's plan
One problem: Jackson Countians have consistently voted against gaming. Another problem: Other casinos pay a combined 12 percent state and local gaming tax that adds millions of dollars each month in taxes. But the Choctaws, under the their gaming compact with the state, are required to pay no taxes - although they do voluntarily provide funds for roads to their casinos in Neshoba County. Certainly the jobs they provide are valuable, but so are the thousands of jobs provided by the other casinos in the state. No one should object to the tribe wanting to expand. But can't the Choctaws compete on a level field? Other tribes from outside the state have plans to build on the Coast and abide by state rules. Why not the Choctaws?
- Denson: Casino Up To Choctaws
Jackson County Supervisor Frank Leach sent a letter to Denson this week asking for a public meeting to discuss his plans. "My hope is that the voice of Jackson County will be heard and be respected," said Leach. The county had an agreement with Martin...
- 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...
- Say No To Gambling In Jackson County
At a public hearing in October 2006, about 500 people protested the Choctaws' plan, including pastors, environmentalists and Harrison County businesses and casinos. Others worried about increased traffic and crime a casino might bring, and whether...
- Fordice Signed Away Mississippi's Rights
When Kirk Fordice in 1992 secretly signed a compact permitting the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians to operate casino gaming on tribal lands near Philadelphia, no one dreamed it could lead to a multibillion-dollar casino complex in the red clay hills...
- Many People & Many Reasons For Not Wanting A Casino In Jackson County
Local pastors don't want a casino in Jackson County, they site the dangers of gambling. Environmentalist object to the proposed site which is partially wetlands and close to the Mississippi Sandhill Crane refuge. Coast Businesses For Fair Play object...