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Mississippi Gulf Coast: Resounding victory won by opponents to the proposed Choctaw casino in Jackson County.
- 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...
- 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...
- Reasons To Vote No To Choctaw Casino
Before they can build the proposed casino, the Mississippi Band of Choctaws will have to gain approval from two government bodies, the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Mississippi governor's office said Jason Giles,...
- Fishy Contributions
A $5,000 campaign contribution from the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians to Gov. Haley Barbour is raising eyebrows among some who are protesting the tribe's proposed casino resort in Jackson County. Barbour has promised to veto the tribe's...
- 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...
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Mississippi Gulf Coast: Resounding victory won by opponents to the proposed Choctaw casino in Jackson County.
Mississippi Gulf Coast: Resounding victory won by opponents to the proposed Choctaw casino in Jackson County.
- 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...
- 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...
- Reasons To Vote No To Choctaw Casino
Before they can build the proposed casino, the Mississippi Band of Choctaws will have to gain approval from two government bodies, the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Mississippi governor's office said Jason Giles,...
- Fishy Contributions
A $5,000 campaign contribution from the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians to Gov. Haley Barbour is raising eyebrows among some who are protesting the tribe's proposed casino resort in Jackson County. Barbour has promised to veto the tribe's...
- 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...