Golden Nugget Biloxi
| Golden Nugget Biloxi | |
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Interactive map of Golden Nugget Biloxi | |
| Location | |
| No. of rooms | 700 |
Notable restaurants | Bubba Gump Shrimp Company Saltgrass Steak House Morton's The Steakhouse Lillie's Asian Cuisine |
| Owner | Fertitta Entertainment |
| Website | goldennugget |
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
- ↑ "3 Biloxi casinos extend marketing partnership". Mobile Register. via NewsBank. June 28, 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012. (subscription required)
- ↑ "Bernard Goldstein - The Gaming Hall of Fame - unlv.edu". Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ↑ "All News Releases and Press Releases from PR Newswire". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "The Quad City Times | Breaking News | | Read breaking news, sports and events from Davenport, Bettendorf, Moline, Rock Island and the Quad Cities Region of Iowa and Illinois". www.qctimes.net. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ 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.