Mississippi Gulf Coast Casinos Lose Profits in July Due To Hurricane Dennis

The Mississippi Coast may not have been harmed physically by Hurricane Dennis,‭ ‬but the effects on its casinos were disastrous.‭ ‬Casinos were closed down on what would have normally been a busy weekend,‭ ‬causing them to lose significant profits.‭

These casinos were shutdown the weekend of July‭ ‬10th.‭ ‬They closed on Saturday afternoon,‭ ‬and were only reopened on Monday morning.‭

Coast revenue for the month was only‭ ‬$102.3‭ ‬million,‭ ‬in comparison to July‭ ‬2004‭'‬s‭ ‬$113.7‭ ‬million.‭ ‬This was reported as one of the worst Julys since‭ ‬1998,‭ ‬before Beau Rivage and Imperial Palace opened for business.‭

Total revenues for casinos along the Mississippi River in July were‭ ‬$136.3‭ ‬million,‭ ‬opposed to last year's‭ ‬$134.8‭ ‬million.‭ ‬However,‭ ‬the statewide total still dropped to‭ ‬$238.6‭ ‬million,‭ ‬from last July's‭ ‬$248.5‭ ‬million.‭

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