Mississippi Lawmakers Defeated a Jackson Casino—Now the City Council Is Fighting Back

Mississippi lawmakers have repeatedly killed efforts to legalize gambling along the Pearl River, but Jackson city leaders aren’t walking away. The Jackson City Council is now weighing a proposal to sell 93 acres of city-owned waterfront land to local developers eyeing a future casino resort. During the Jackson City Council’s Tuesday (Oct. 6) meeting, councilors considered an ordinance that would authorize Mayor John Horhn to negotiate an option to sell 93 acres of city-owned land located just east of Interstate 55 between Old River Place and Laurel Street. The land is bottomland hardwood acreage, low-lying, fertile land that the U.S.

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