VICKSBURG – The Vicksburg Zoning Board will hear in February from two gaming developers.
Requests for local zoning approval is one of the initial steps toward a new casino development.
Lakes Gaming Mississippi LLC of Minneapolis, Minn., and Rainbow Development Corporation, an Oklahoma company, will present applications on Feb. 1.
Both gambling barges are proposed for sites along the Mississippi River south of Interstate 20.
Rainbow Development Corporation, which developed Rainbow Hotel and Casino, plans to develop the Pot of Gold Casino adjacent to Rainbow, according to a letter from John Barrett, a partner in the corporation.
The letter and application offer few details, but says the new casino will have about the same number of games as Rainbow and an adjacent hotel with suite-styled rooms. Rainbow has 932 slots. The site will also feature a floating pavilion accessible to the general public without entering the casino or hotel as well as a recreational park.
Lakes gave public notice in October of intent to make application for a gaming license that included plans for a 40,000-square-foot gaming vessel. The plan calls for 1,500 slot machines and 45 table games.
Next, the companies must file an application with the Mississippi Gaming Commission and request a site inspection. The Gaming Commission must approve the site before a license is granted.
There are four casinos in Vicksburg. Others are the Ameristar, the Isle and Capri and the Horizon Casino.