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The state will in no way benefit from allowing the Choctaw's to open a casino in Jackson County. It's proximity to the casino's in Harrison & Hancock Counties (who are regulated by the state and pay taxes) would provide it with an unfair advantage. The proposed site in Jackson County is near the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge, and is surrounded by wet lands. We do not know what environmental impact such a large project would have on the endangered Mississippi Sandhill Cranes. Or how it would impact Jackson County's desire to promote ecotourism in our county. We also can not foresee what flooding it would cause to nearby homes. Then there is the increased traffic it will bring to the area and the fact that the residents of Jackson County have consistently voted AGAINST gambling. All in all this is a bad idea that should be put to bed sooner rather then later.
- 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...
- Vote No On Casino Issue
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians remains committed to developing a casino in Jackson County and welcomes a non-binding referendum on the proposal, the tribe said in a statement. I am a resident of Jackson County and I don't want the Choctaw's...
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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 of rural Neshoba County.But 14 years later that has become a reality and Mississippi's once-impoverished Choctaws are rolling in dough from their booming Silver Star and Golden Moon casino operations with attached hotel, dining and entertainment facilities. Under the compact, the state has no gaming or taxing authority over the Choctaw facility.When Fordice signed the compact with Choctaw chief Phillip Martin (without consulting then Attorney General Mike Moore), he signed away any right of the state to share in profits derived from Choctaw casino operations, depriving this state of untold millions in tax revenue. Additionally, there is no provision in Mississippi's compact to renegotiate or amend it, unlike stipulations in most other states that have tribal gaming.
The state will in no way benefit from allowing the Choctaw's to open a casino in Jackson County. It's proximity to the casino's in Harrison & Hancock Counties (who are regulated by the state and pay taxes) would provide it with an unfair advantage. The proposed site in Jackson County is near the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge, and is surrounded by wet lands. We do not know what environmental impact such a large project would have on the endangered Mississippi Sandhill Cranes. Or how it would impact Jackson County's desire to promote ecotourism in our county. We also can not foresee what flooding it would cause to nearby homes. Then there is the increased traffic it will bring to the area and the fact that the residents of Jackson County have consistently voted AGAINST gambling. All in all this is a bad idea that should be put to bed sooner rather then later.
- 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...
- Vote No On Casino Issue
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians remains committed to developing a casino in Jackson County and welcomes a non-binding referendum on the proposal, the tribe said in a statement. I am a resident of Jackson County and I don't want the Choctaw's...