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| During the first part of February, 2003, your trusty explorer and his side-kick, Cheri headed for Biloxi, Mississippi to explore the other world of Biloxi... "Casino Row." Now, neither of your explorers are professional gamblers, but we do like to drown a nickel or two in the slot machines. When we gamble, it's not to win much... or to lose much... it's just to have fun. During this trip I decided to do a picture study of each of the casinos in Biloxi. A picture tour was made during the day, followed by a visit to do night pictures. The results are to follow, and we hope you enjoy the journey into Biloxi's other world. |
| The BEAU RIVAGE Casino |
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The Beau Rivage Casino is one of the most opulent of Biloxi's casinos. |  |
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The building with its lights is truly striking at night and dominates the beach side skyline. |  |
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The grounds and the flowers are alone worthy of a visit to this casino. |  |
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| A large variety of slots exist for all tastes and pocket books. Consistent winning on the slots was very hard... to almost non existent for your explorer and only a short time was spent in this casino. |
| The Boomtown Casino |
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The Boomtown Casino is located on the bayside of Biloxi. This is the place to go for the locals and is built up as having loose slots. The old west architecture and decorations provide a homey atmosphere and beckons one to enter its open doors. |
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The casino, built on a boat hull, sits on the water adjacent to docked fishing and shrimp boats. |  |
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On outer parking area in front of the casino is peppered with huge old live oak trees that try and envelope you when you step out of your car. At night, these trees are haunting and almost scary to behold. The lighting of the trees at night is a work of art. |
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| Boomtown was the most consistently crowded casino, at times a few too many people and too much noise. Your explorer was able to win occasional pots, but overall it was not a really fun experience for either of two tries at this casino. |
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| The Grand Casino |
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The Grand Casino, located on the beachside of Biloxi, is an upscale gaming arena like the Beau Rivage. Elegance is the look and feel starting with nicely groomed grounds. One doesn't see the real complex from the road, but must approach the casino entrance to get in touch with its size and quality of decor. |
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The slots at the Grand were anything but grand... and waged a pitched battle with your explorer to hold onto every coin thrust inside them. The battle was short, and retreat was quick. |
| The Imperial Palace Casino |
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Located on the back-bay side of Biloxi next to Boomtown, the Imperial Palace Casino makes a statement with its tall hotel reaching into the Mississippi sky. A bold elegance confronts you at every turn as you enter the grounds and into the casino itself. |
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Knowledgeable grounds keepers watch after every detail in their charge, and the lush grass beckons you to stretch out on its silky softness. |  |
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| Of all the casinos visited, this was the favorite of your explorers and we made multiple pilgrimages through its doors. While we didn't win the "big bucks", we won consistently enough to have fun, and had long play times on most of the slots. Cheri, the four year old, was even able to bag herself a progressive jack-pot of note one of the nights during our stay in Biloxi. |
| The Isle of Capri Casino |
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The Isle of Capri is the last beach front casino before crossing the waters heading east. The theme is light and bouncy and you expect "Puff the Magic Dragon" to leap out at you at every turn. |  |
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