Casino Alternatives to Biloxi

Devastation of Biloxi Casinos Gives Life to Alternative Casino Choices

Hurricane Katrina hit not just New Orleans, you know, but the Mississippi gambling industry as well. Those floating casinos provided employment and entertainment to thousands of people and now those casinos are gone. Many of those jobs and customers came from the Emerald Coast. or the so-called Redneck Riviera, which includes sites along and proximate to the Alabama and northwest Florida gulf coasts. With the devastation of the Biloxi and Gulfport casinos, residents, casino alternatives to Biloxi have become a big topic. So where does your average weekend gambler go to get his fix now?

Well, Mississippi's gambling business was not located just along the coast and there actually are some casinos left in Mississippi that are doing a booming business now.

One casino alternative to Biloxi that may seem as though nothing has changed at all is The Isle of Capri Casino. The Isle of Capri was one of the hottest casinos in Biloxi, but now the Isle of Capri that's attracting everybody is located in Vicksburg, MS. Vicksburg, of course, is best known for its bloody civil war battle and resulting civil war memorial battlefield. That may be about to change. There's no telling how long it will be before the floating casinos are back in action, and though Vicksburg is obviously a longer trip for many along the gulf coast, the Isle of Capri is a brand name that many know and trust and will take the extra effort to get to. For more information about the casino itself, check out: http://www.isleofcapricasino.com/vicksburg.