Pine Hills Casino- Isle of Capri

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The new casino resort hotel planned for western Harrison County by the Isle of Capri will take the name, if not the form, of the long lost Pine Hills Hotel, once a fixture of Bay St. Louis. The rendering of the property reveals a 500 room building of no particular grace, even if it does make a few groping attempts at elegance. Still, it should be good for the economics of the area.

The Clarion Ledger

I would reproduce the rendering of the hotel here, but it is under copyright.

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Casino Site Approved for the Pine Hills

Approval has been granted for the Pine Hills casino and Hotel. Construction is expected to begin before the end of the year. The hotel will be 320 feet tall and will have 509 guest rooms.

The Clarion Ledger

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Pine Hills Project Shelved

The Isle of Capri has canceled its plans to build a casino and hotel in western Harrison County. PErhaps they will concentrate upon improving their property in Biloxi. Closing the signature restaurant and replacing it with a more ordinary one, however, is not an encouraging sign of things to come.

The Sun Herald

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An Encouraging Sign?

The shelving of the project in western Harrison County may wel mean major improvements at the Isle of Capri in Biloxi. It would make sense to concentrate efforts on one property rather than building another so-so casino hotel in "the middle of nowhere" (as one industry executive put it). It may be some time before the nature of the plans for the Biloxi property are known, but I'd bet that they will announce something before the middle of next year.

The Clarion Ledger