Media Relations Contact:
Lori Hutzler Eckert
850-855-0055
lori@eckert.com
228-314-2100
Grand Opening: September 18, 2006
Second-phase Opening Date: Monday, May 14, 2007
Location
40 acres of waterfront property in Gulfport, Mississippi
Overview
Island View Casino Resort, a privately held casino by local businessmen Terry Green and Rick Carter, will be Gulfport’s only gaming property and one of the Mississippi Gulf Coast’s largest casinos upon completion. Carter and Green owned the Copa Casino, which was located in Gulfport’s port before being destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. After the storm, the two gaming executives purchased Harrah’s Grand Casino Gulfport, and pursued a longtime vision of developing one of the region’s highest quality resorts, featuring first-class amenities and state-of-the-art gaming.
Resort Features:
Gaming square footage:
Number of slots:
Tables:
Number of Employees:
Food & beverage:
Parking:
Hotel:
83,000-plus square feet
2,000-plus reel, video and video
including Hot, Hot Super Jackpot,
Tiki Torch and Sun & Moon
47, including low- and high-limit
blackjack, roulette, craps, baccarat,
Four-Card Poker and Flop Poker.
The casino also features a
nine-table, non-smoking poker room.
approximately 1,800
Emeril’s Gulf Coast Fish House;
C&G Grille –an Island View
signature restaurant;
The Buffet – a 560-seat buffet
View Bar – a feature lounge
offering live entertainment
on-site parking and a 700-space
parking garage, which is
adjacent to the casino
562 rooms, including 24 suites,
featuring luxury amenities such
as high-end linens, upgraded
mattresses and plasma televisions
Island View Casino Resort Phase II Fact Sheet
Contractor:
Interior Design:
Executive Team:
Web Site:
Roy Anderson Corp. of Gulfport
Friedmutter Group of Atlantic City
and Kuhlman Design Group Inc. of
St. Louis
Rick Carter, owner
Terry Green, owner
Lindsey Inman, CEO
John Bakley, executive
vice president and CFO
www.IslandViewCasino.Com
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