Harrah’s Entertainment, Jimmy Buffett unveil plans for Margaritaville Casino, Resort

Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. along with singer and songwriter Jimmy Buffett, recently unveiled plans for a new Gulf Coast destination: Margaritaville Casino & Resort in Biloxi, Miss.

The Margaritaville project is expected to cost more than $700 million, representing the single largest investment in Mississippi since Hurricane Katrina. The company expects this to be the first phase of a development that may cost more than $1billion. 

Margaritaville Casino & Resort will be developed on 46 acres of land south of U.S. Hwy. 90 in Biloxi on the site formerly occupied by Grand Casino and Casino Magic. With a projected development start date of summer 2007 and a completion date of spring 2010, the Margaritaville Casino & Resort project features include:

• Approximately 100,000 sq ft of casino floor
  
• 250,000 sq ft of retail space
  
• Approximately 66,000 sq ft of meeting space
  
• 420 new hotel rooms
  
• 378 renovated hotel rooms
  
• Pool deck area with cabanas, bar and tropical landscaping
  
• Full-service spa