president casino resort president casino combined casino resort located mississippi fixture years originally known opened venue illegal approved gambling coast late 1950s 1960s gambling stopped facility renovated resort destination state art marina amenities hosted movie stars leading politicians business figures people vacation gulf_coast flagship resort lit sign iconic president gained control facility changing added casino barge casino successful niche following lower end problems parent company resulting bankruptcy early 2000s new owners closed resort casino shortly hurricane katrina destroyed resort era built investors seeking gain business coming opened built style owner known runner coast openly ran casino hotel nominally illegal time gambling social economic fabric martin died openly illegal gambling new owners tried appeal tourist market bought texas oil millionaire following death widow noted new_orleans philanthropist renovated property modern look including wide arched canopy early 1960s emerging prime alternative florida southern vacation destination considered area spent million build marina plan especially ambitious involving hosting sail offering shore ship maid service room service docked effort capture blue water game fishing business marina opened considered state art built beach sun course land originally owned added golf prime attraction visitors sea course present 1960s men store present hotel entertainment hotel featured musicians new_orleans 1950s operational control hotel resort rested women rise local hotel industry era 1960s found glory years hosting movie stars leading politicians business figures people vacation gulf_coast flagship resort decade iconic lit beach resort sign added hurricane devastated august resort golf club pro wife fought lives storm wrecked pro shop apartment hotel floor carved storm surge expensive furniture floated lobby marina suffered moderate damage resort rebounded described colony rooms cottages restaurants golf courses tennis courts marina conferences held setting fictional regional sales meeting short story box step casino era founder president gained control property president casino opened aboard docked resort marina august second casino open following opened weeks earlier june president replaced barge table games known having lower limits major country music stars performed wednesday saturday nights hotel rooms available structures titles resort property barge formally transferred president early 2000s president casino resort sat acres km2 oriented regarded best service luxurious mobile new_orleans president offered length hole course casino featured square feet gambling slot machines work old resort hotel resulting declining appearance run state hotel capacity rooms functioned mainly place casino barge customers sleep briefly furniture corridors hotel main floor entertainment rooms grew resort tennis courts resort reference pre casino past calling great southern resorts casino found niche market local reliable president corporate debt planned new billion resort site called april president represented non casino operations filed bankruptcy president filed bankruptcy june casino following month operation president casino continued end january casino holding company owned local construction figures won bankruptcy auction bid casino resort million amid speculation anderson said barge nice structure overall aesthetically going fit master plan april deal closed president casino barge purchased million intention operating president casino moved site mississippi silver operators thought fit july closed doors announcing plans tear build new resort casino month later august hurricane katrina tore casino barge washed ashore mile west barge total loss cut scrap removed salvage company new silver casino built ground instead open late hotel resort standing heavily damaged katrina storm surge reaching second floor famed sign destroyed marina wrecked closed golf course reopen hotel subsequently underwent demolition concluded november foundation removed post katrina building boom began site increased value casino operations indicated interest march gained city approval creating resort billion plan feature units hotel rooms hole golf course large amounts retail entertainment space convention space marina september developers said close signing international entertainment corporation begin work granted month extension october global financial crisis prevented happening gave indefinite extension site approval
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