Hurricane Katrina Grand Casino
| Grand Casino Gulfport | |
|---|---|
Former Grand Casino Gulfport hotel, after Hurricane Katrina washed its casino barge away | |
| Location | Gulfport, Mississippi |
| Address | 3215 W Beach Blvd |
| Opening date | May 1993 |
| No. of rooms | 1,000 |
| Total gaming space | 90,000 sq ft (8,400 m2) |
| Coordinates | 30°21′44.28″N89°6′4.32″W / 30.3623000°N 89.1012000°WCoordinates: 30°21′44.28″N89°6′4.32″W / 30.3623000°N 89.1012000°W |
Grand Casino Gulfport was a riverboat casino and hotel in Gulfport, Mississippi, United States. It was owned and operated by Harrah's Entertainment. Prior to its destruction by Hurricane Katrina, the casino had two hotels with a total of 1,000 rooms, and a 90,000-square-foot (8,400 m2) casino.
Grand Casino Biloxi The all-new Grand Biloxi Casino, Hotel & Spa is one of the Mississippi Gulf Coast’s favorite gaming resort destinations. Nearly one year after Hurricane Katrina destroyed most of the original Grand Casino Biloxi, Grand Biloxi re-opened on August 17, 2006. Casino Row in Biloxi after Hurricane Katrina. 360 degree aerial panorama 700 ft. Above the beach in east Biloxi, MS after Hurricane Katrina. Although the new, larger hotels survived the hurricane, the casino barges were torn free and destroyed everything in their path.
History[edit]
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The property was opened by Grand Casinos in May 1993.[1] An expansion was completed in 1999, adding 594 hotel rooms and a spa and salon.[2]
During 2005, Grand Casino Gulfport was a Caesars Entertainment property. After the ownership changed to Harrah's Entertainment, the company announced that this casino would be converted to the Harrah's brand. But before that could take place, the property was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. While most of the hotel facility remained intact, the casino barge was washed ashore during the hurricane and partially blocked Beach Boulevard (U.S. Highway 90), the beach front's main roadway. In an effort to clear the road, the casino was imploded on September 21, 2005.
In December 2005, Harrah's announced that the site and any remaining assets were being sold to Gulfside Casino Partnership, the owners of the adjacent Copa Casino, the Grand's neighboring competitor whose own casino barge was swept into the Grand's parking lot by Katrina. The Copa Casino Gulfport, which had been located in a berth at the Mississippi State Docks, purchased the Grand site for its own post-Katrina expansion plans. The Skybridge and/or Catwalk redirects to a parking lot and you can go to the hotel. The casino is now called the Island View Casino.
References[edit]
- ^'Grand Casinos 'pleased' with Gulfport opening' (Press release). Grand Casinos. May 19, 1993. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-01-12 – via The Free Library.
- ^'Grand Casino Gulfport opens spa'. Travel Weekly. September 14, 1999. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
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Cherri Porter’s beachfront vacation home was completely destroyed during Hurricane Katrina. Porter claimed the destruction was the result of a barge, owned by Grand Casino of Mississippi, Inc.–Biloxi, breaking free from its moorings and alliding with her home. Because Porter’s all-risk insurance policy excluded from coverage damage caused by water or windstorm, State Farm Fire and Casualty Company denied Porter’s claim. Porter filed suit against the insurance agent who maintained the policy, Max Mullins, against State Farm, and against Grand Casino. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of each defendant, and the Court of Appeals affirmed. Porter filed a petition for writ of certiorari claiming genuine issues of fact existed as to each defendant, and the Mississippi Supreme Court granted her petition. Because Porter’s all-risk insurance policy unambiguously excluded from coverage loss that would not have occurred absent water damage, no genuine issue of material fact existed as to Porter’s bad-faith denial of coverage claim against State Farm. Additionally, Porter failed to produce sufficient evidence showing a genuine issue of fact as to whether Grand Casino breached its duty to take reasonable measures to prevent foreseeable injury. The Court therefore affirmed the decisions of the trial court and of the Court of Appeals as to all issues.