Golden Nugget Biloxi

Golden Nugget Biloxi
Location	Biloxi, Mississippi United States
No. of rooms	700
Notable restaurants	Bubba Gump Shrimp Company Saltgrass Steak House Morton's The Steakhouse Lillie's Asian Cuisine
Owner	Fertitta Entertainment
Coordinates	30°23′29″N88°51′39″W / 30.3914°N 88.8608°W / 30.3914; -88.8608
Website	goldennugget.com/biloxi

Golden Nugget Biloxi (formerly the Isle of Capri) is a casino resort in Biloxi, Mississippi. It is the oldest casino built in Biloxi. Along with the Margaritaville Resort Biloxi and the Harrah's Gulf Coast, the trio of casinos make up a district known as "Casino Row". ^[1]

History

The casino was originally built as the Isle of Capri. Following the introduction to legal gaming in Mississippi, it was the first casino in Biloxi as well as the original Isle of Capri branded casino. ^[2] Bernard Goldstein originally established the company that would eventually become the Isle of Capri Casinos to build the casino. The company would later expand into other markets.

In 2005, the casino, but not the hotel, was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.Its Biloxi casino (but not its hotel) was destroyed and its Lake Charles facilities damaged by Hurricane Katrina. ^{[3] [4]}

In 2012, the casino was sold to Fertitta Entertainment to be converted to a Golden Nugget. ^[5]

References

1. "3 Biloxi casinos extend marketing partnership". Mobile Register. via NewsBank. June 28, 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012.(subscription required)
2. "Bernard Goldstein - The Gaming Hall of Fame - unlv.edu". Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
3. http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-25-2005/0004129571&EDATE=
4. http://www.qctimes.net/articles/2005/10/08/news/local/doc43475e90b0969194834137.txt ^{[ bare URL plain text file ]}
5. Perez, Mary (November 29, 2012). "Landry's Golden Nugget buys Isle Casino Biloxi". Sun Herald. Biloxi. Archived from the original on December 2, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2012.