Larry Gregory
Larry Gregory
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Progress on the Gulf Coast has been very positive. We've gotten our first month of our gross revenues (and) the numbers coming in are beyond anyone's wildest expectations.
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We're witnessing the rebirth of the gaming industry on the Gulf Coast. I think these numbers are excellent. They seem to be consistent. I think they're sending out a great message to anyone wanting to invest on the Coast.
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Those numbers are absolutely unbelievable. The numbers are sending a clear message to Wall Street and other developers that the region is rebounding.
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That will be the biggest policy issue the Legislature has had to address in a long time, ... and it's coming like a speeding bullet. Legislators are going to have to make that determination.
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will be on the minds of every legislator when they come in for the next session.
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We have a very serious situation facing the future of our casino industry,
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Having these meetings was more important than taking part on that panel,
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We just kind of want to sit down eye to eye and look at them and see if they are gong to commit to rebuilding. They have told us verbally, all of them, that they are going to rebuild.
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This will definitely put the fire under their feet,
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This region twelve years ago was a ghost town, ... The casinos and hotels have revitalized the area and added 14,000 jobs.
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We've got about 4,500 employees associated with those casinos right now.
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The other challenge is that insurance companies won't want to cover them if they operate on water,
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We didn't feel like we could penalize anybody for coming back to ask for more time to get their house in order. It's been very difficult to work under these conditions.
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It's my understanding that construction will begin after we make the approval tomorrow, and the casino should open in August or September.