Silver slipper casino mississippi

Silver Slipper Casino is a beachfront casino and hotel in Hancock County, Mississippi, owned and operated by Full House Resorts. The casino has over slots, 28 table games, a keno parlor and a sports book. Dining options include a buffet, a hour café, a fine dining restaurant, and an oyster bar.

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The casino was originally called Bayou Caddy's Jubilee Casino.^[1]Hurricane Katrina destroyed the casino barge used by the President Casino before it could be moved to its new location.

In the wake of Katrina, the Mississippi Gaming Commission changed its casino rules to allow land-based casinos. The Silver Slipper opened on November 9, , as the first ground up built casino on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

A wall inside the casino paid homage to the legacy of the Silver Slipper, a Las Vegas casino that closed its doors in

In October , Full House Resorts acquired the casino for $70 million, with plans to potentially add a hotel.^[2] Construction on a 6 floor hotel began in summer of , and topping-off occurred in November. The hotel opened in May ^[3]

It was announced in March of , the Silver Slipper would get a $75 million dollar expansion that would add a new hotel tower at the resort with a first-floor spa and include an entertainment and meeting venue. The new hotel would double the number of hotel rooms at the casino resort.^[4]

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