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Golf courses coming back from Katrina's devastation.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 26-FEB-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Golf has always been an important part of tourism attractions here with the area offering the activity year round. Several Coast casinos have built lavish, celebrity-designed courses for use by their guests while other casinos partner with the area's top courses to provide golf for their guests. Golf and gaming packages are a popular visitor enticement, especially in the winter months when much of the country's golf courses are under ice and snow.

Area golf courses, including those owned by Coast casinos, were among Katrina's victims. Only three casinos had courses open prior to the storm--the Broadwater, owned by the President Casino; Grand Bear, owned by the Grand Casino; and Bridges, owned by Casino Magic Bay St. Louis (now the Hollywood Casino). All had downed trees along with wind and water damage. The Palace Casino and Beau Rivage Casino had courses under construction at...

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