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57-1087: Margaritaville Casino or Margaritaville Resort may refer to any of several properties using Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville brand: Margaritaville Atlantic City, a section of the Resorts Casino Hotel Margaritaville Casino, formerly a section of the Flamingo Las Vegas Margaritaville Casino and Restaurant in Biloxi, Mississippi (now closed) Margaritaville Resort Biloxi Margaritaville Resort Casino in Bossier City, Louisiana Margaritaville Resort Orlando Margaritaville Resort Palm Springs Trump Marina in Atlantic City, which would have been renamed as Margaritaville under an aborted 2008 agreement Topics referred to by

114-722: A "Landshark Surfshack Retail Shop" , opened May 17, 2011, at the Myrtle Beach SkyWheel attraction. Mexico's retail locations are in Cancun and Cozumel . Canada's retail location is in Niagara Falls , Ontario. Caribbean retail locations in the British West Indies are in Montego Bay (including two "Air Margaritaville" locations at Sangster International Airport ), Negril and Ocho Rios on

171-748: A 450-foot lazy river, lounge pool, water slides, water ropes course, and a swimup bar. The Margaritaville Island Hotel opened in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee in 2015, followed by the Margaritaville Island Inn in 2017. The Margaritaville Resort opened in Gatlinburg, Tennessee , in 2018. Margaritaville Lake of the Ozarks opened in the Spring of 2019 and offers a wide variety of bars, restaurants, water activities, golf, etc.- all right on

228-474: A Margaritaville Casino as part of a $ 250 million project that would also add a 22-story, 500-room luxury tower to the existing facility. Latitude Margaritaville is a $ 1 billion retirement village in Daytona Beach, Florida . The project is a joint venture between Minto Communities and Buffett's Margaritaville Holdings, with the development being built on land close to LPGA Boulevard and about

285-501: A Tropical NYC atmosphere and a 50-foot replica of the Statue of Liberty holding a Margarita. The resort also features New York's only year-round outdoor pool on one of its decks. In April 2023, Newport , Kentucky's Board of Commissioners, revealed that a new Margaritaville Resort Project has officially gotten the go-ahead from Newport City Commissioners. Plans now call for the resort, which includes 264 hotel rooms, three restaurants, and

342-736: A failed Margaritaville in Gulf Shores, Alabama . In 2002, he expanded his business ventures by partnering with Outback Steakhouse to develop the first Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant in Southport, Indiana . In late 2006, Buffett announced on the website that the Margaritaville cafes would no longer purchase or serve Canadian seafood products to protest Canada's treatment of seals. On May 15, 2007, Harrah's Entertainment , now Caesars Entertainment Corp. announced plans to build

399-653: A few years later in September 2014. A Margaritaville resort opened on Highway 90 at the location of the old Grand Casino. This new resort does not have a casino. Nassau Bahamas Margaritaville Resort and One Particular Harbour Airport Lounge Restaurants As of February 2020, United States retail store locations are in Key West ; New Orleans ; Orlando ; Las Vegas; Myrtle Beach ; Glendale (state not listed); Panama City Beach, Florida ; Mohegan Sun; Honolulu ; Pensacola Beach; Nashville; and Chicago . The newest concept,

456-654: A mile to the west from Interstate-95 . Phase one of the community will have 400 homes with a potential of 6,900 homes once the project is completed. As of March 2018, 250 lots have been sold with prices between the low $ 200,000s to the mid $ 300,000s. The community will have a pet salon, grocery store, and a private beach when it opens in April 2018. Since opening in Daytona, two other locations have been announced: Latitude Margaritaville Hilton Head, South Carolina, and Latitude Margaritaville Watersound, Florida. Hilton Head offers

513-491: A more heterogeneous population. During World War II , the United States Army Air Forces built Keesler Field, now Keesler Air Force Base , which became a major basic training site and site for aircraft maintenance. The Biloxi economy boomed as a result, attracting new residents and businesses. By 1958, the first Jewish synagogue had been built in the town. Biloxi's casino history dates to

570-463: A multimillion-dollar refit in 2022. Many of the ship's interiors and venues were rebranded to match the Margaritaville brand and décor. It currently operates 3 day/2 night cruises from the Port of Palm Beach to Grand Bahama Island. Margaritaville is featured in the 2015 film Jurassic World as one of the restaurants in the fictional theme park, with Buffett himself making a cameo appearance as one of

627-534: A period in the 1940s. At the time, open, if technically illegal, gambling took place in a casino within the Broadwater Beach Resort . Open gambling ended during the 1950s. The Mississippi Gulf Coast became known as the "Poor Man's Riviera", and was frequented by Southern families interested in fishing expeditions during the summer. Commercially, Biloxi was dominated by shrimp boats and oyster luggers. The tradition of blessing fishing boats in

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684-661: A rooftop pool, to be built and opened to guests in 2026. Margaritaville opened its first adults-only all-inclusive resort in Riviera Maya in June 2023. In 2011, the Las Vegas Margaritaville at Flamingo Las Vegas expanded to include a 15,000 sq ft (1,400 m ) Margaritaville-branded casino. The casino opened October 1, 2011, operating until 2018. The restaurant closed on May 30, 2024. On June 22, 2011, Paradise Casino LLC unveiled plans for

741-407: A vacation spot. Its popularity as a destination increased with railroad access. In 1881, the first cannery was built in the town to process seafood, leading others to join the location. This stimulated development in the city and attracted new immigrants from Europe and various ethnic groups who worked in the seafood factories. They processed shrimp and other local seafood. These changes gave Biloxi

798-434: A wide range of home designs and floor plans. Amenities will include a resort-style pool, fitness center, social hall, game and hobby rooms, arts and learning programs, indoor and outdoor dining with signature Margaritaville food and beverage concepts, tennis and pickleball courts, and a 290,000-square-foot Margaritaville retail center. Phase one is currently underway with 203 home sites. Current plans call for 3,000+ homes once

855-718: Is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi , United States. It lies on the Gulf Coast in southern Mississippi, bordering the city of Gulfport to its west. The adjacent cities are both designated as seats of Harrison County. The population of Biloxi was 49,449 at the 2020 census , making it the state's 4th most populous city . It is a principal city of the Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area , home to 416,259 residents in 2020. The area's first European settlers were French colonists. The beachfront of Biloxi lies directly on

912-464: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Jimmy Buffett%27s Margaritaville The Brand is named after Buffett's hit song " Margaritaville " and is owned by Margaritaville Holdings LLC (a subsidiary of Cheeseburger Holding Company, LLC ). There are locations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, six island locations throughout

969-505: Is extremely rare in Biloxi. Summers are hot and humid, bearing the brunt of tropical storms during the late summer to fall. Biloxi's record low of 1 °F (−17.2 °C) was recorded on February 12, 1899, and the record high of 104 °F (40 °C) was recorded on August 29, 2000, and tied again on August 26, 2023. Biloxi is the smaller of two principal cities of the Gulfport -Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area , which

1026-558: Is included in the Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula Combined Statistical Area . As of the 2020 United States census , there were 49,449 people, 17,923 households, and 10,922 families residing in the city. Biloxi is home to eight casino resort hotels, with 24-hour gambling , concert entertainment shows, and several restaurants. Some of the current casino resorts include (dates reflect business status after Hurricane Katrina): In

1083-428: Is on over 800 feet of gulf-front property. An additional 800 feet overlooks the bay. The beachfront hotel features 'barefoot elegance' with 162 guest rooms, including 24 corner rooms with wrap-around balconies. Future phased plans include an adjacent free-standing Margaritaville Cafe restaurant and a bayside waterpark. Plans for a second and third Margaritaville Beach Hotel were announced in 2010. The second, still in

1140-592: Is rapidly implementing plans to allow the redevelopment of commercial properties south of Highway 90 . Biloxi is located in southeastern Harrison County, bordered to the south by Mississippi Sound (part of the Gulf of Mexico ) and to the northeast partially by Biloxi Bay, which forms part of the Jackson County line. To the northeast, across Biloxi Bay, are the Jackson County city of Ocean Springs and

1197-773: Is served by the Biloxi Public School District and the Harrison County School District . Places of worship in Biloxi include Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Biloxi, Mississippi) and the First Baptist Church of Biloxi . The Catholic Diocese of Biloxi had the first black Bishop, Bishop Howze. The diocese is considered an Irish mission and has had priests from Ireland here since

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1254-627: The Caribbean as well as in Sydney, Australia , since September 2012. Some locations are franchise-owned, such as the Caribbean, Australian, and Mexican locations. In 2014, a Brazilian company bought 12 Margaritaville restaurants and the rights to expand the company in the U.S. In 1985, singer Jimmy Buffett opened his first successful "Margaritaville" retail store in Key West, Florida, following

1311-931: The Double-A Southern League affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers play at Keesler Federal Park . The Mississippi Sea Wolves of the Federal Prospects Hockey League have played at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum since 2022. Biloxi was previously home to the original Sea Wolves team of the ECHL , and the Mississippi Surge of the Southern Professional Hockey League . Biloxi was the host city of

1368-820: The Margaritaville Resort Casino to be built in Bossier City, Louisiana . The complex, a $ 170 million, 400-room resort, would include an 18-story hotel tower, a 1,000-seat entertainment complex with a VIP balcony, and an outdoor tropical area visible to the north from the Louisiana Boardwalk . In March 2013, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation announced that its River Spirit Casino on the Arkansas River in Tulsa would become

1425-548: The Mississippi Gulf Coast , which at one time had twelve. ) In the early stages of the Civil War , Ship Island was captured by Union forces , enabling them to take control of Biloxi. No major battles were fought in the area, and Biloxi did not suffer direct damage from the war. Some local Union sentiment could be discerned following the war's conclusion. In the postbellum period, Biloxi again emerged as

1482-652: The Mississippi River , except for New Orleans, to Great Britain , as part of the Treaty of Paris . At the same time, the French colony west of the Mississippi, plus New Orleans, was ceded to Spain as part of the Treaty of Fontainebleau . British rule lasted from 1763 to 1779, followed by Spanish rule from 1779 to 1810. Despite this, the character of Biloxi remained mostly French, as their descendants made up

1539-641: The Mississippi Sound , with barrier islands scattered off the coast and into the Gulf of Mexico . Keesler Air Force Base lies within the city and is home to the 81st Training Wing and the 403rd Wing of the U.S. Air Force Reserve. In 1699, French colonists formed the first permanent, European settlement in French Louisiana , at Fort Maurepas , now in Ocean Springs, Mississippi , and referred to as "Old Biloxi". The settlement

1596-813: The $ 700 million Margaritaville Casino Resort in Biloxi, Mississippi on the site of the former Grand Casino Biloxi and Casino Magic Biloxi properties. Due to the U.S. recession, however, construction of the casino ceased on June 10, 2008. On January 12, 2011, following the announcement of the new partnership between MVB Holdings and the Brosig, Sekul, and Sims families, for the differently planned Biloxi, Mississippi , casino, John Payne, Caesars Entertainment Corp. central division president, stated, "We are disappointed that our project with Margaritaville will not proceed." This casino eventually opened in May 2012, then closed

1653-472: The 1950s. Biloxi has one daily newspaper, the Sun Herald , which is headquartered in nearby Gulfport . 20 FM and 7 AM radio stations operate in and/or serve the Biloxi area. According to Nielsen Media Research , the Biloxi market, as of the 2015–2016 season, is the third largest of five television markets in Mississippi, and the 158th largest in the country. Three major television stations serve

1710-602: The 1990s, Biloxi was again transformed. It became an important center in the resort casino industry. The new hotels and gambling complexes brought millions of dollars in tourism revenue to the city. The more famous casino complexes were the Beau Rivage casino resort, the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino , Casino Magic , Grand Casino , Isle of Capri Casino Resort Biloxi , Boomtown Casino , President Casino Broadwater Resort , and Imperial Palace . Like Tunica County in

1767-751: The 2009 Women's World Military Cup . Biloxi City Futbol Club is set to join the Louisiana Premier League for the fall of 2016. The Bolton State Office Building in Biloxi includes the headquarters of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and the South Regional Office of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality . The United States Postal Service operates the Biloxi Post Office and other area post offices. The city

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1824-484: The 53 confirmed fatalities in Biloxi, a figure that includes one unidentified male, Hargrove said the average age was 58, with the youngest being 22 and the oldest 90; 14 were female and 39 were male. Biloxi is the site of a well-known memorial to Katrina victims. The memorial was created by a team of local artists (Elizabeth Veglia and Aaron Kramer), an architect (Dennis Cowart), a contractor (Roy Anderson Corporation), and city liaison (Nathan Sullivan), with assistance from

1881-468: The Beau Rivage, which reopened on the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Multiple plans have been laid out to rebuild the waterfront areas of Biloxi, and the federal government has recently announced that it is considering giving up to 17,000 Mississippi coast homeowners the option to sell their properties so that a vast hurricane-protection zone can be implemented. Meanwhile, the city of Biloxi

1938-532: The Biloxi area. ABC and CBS affiliate WLOX 13 and PBS / MPB member station WMAH-TV 19 are located in Biloxi, while Fox / MyNetworkTV affiliate WXXV-TV 25 is located in Gulfport. In addition to the stations' main programming, WLOX and WXXV-TV broadcast programming from other networks on digital subchannels. WLOX-DT2 serves as the market's CBS affiliate, while WXXV-TV operates the market's respective NBC and CW affiliates on DT2 and DT3 . Biloxi

1995-576: The Lake. It has a large outdoor pool, tiki bar, marina, an indoor waterpark, and even horseback riding. In late 2020, Margaritaville Resort Palm Springs opened in California, becoming the first location on the West Coast. In spring 2021, Margaritaville Resort Times Square, New York, opened. The resort is the northernmost resort in the chain, and it opened alongside five restaurants. It features

2052-560: The Mississippi Gulf Coast, but the most destructive, as measured by storm surge levels in the Biloxi Lighthouse , occurred in 1855, 1906, 1909, 1947, 1969 ( Hurricane Camille ), and 2005 ( Hurricane Katrina ) On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast with high winds, heavy rains and a 30-foot (9.1 m) storm surge, causing massive damage to the area. Katrina came ashore during

2109-466: The US seems to have first taken place in Biloxi in 1929 and has been practised ever since. In 1959, Biloxi was the site of "Mississippi's first public assault on racial barriers in its 15-year civil rights struggle." Gilbert R. Mason , a black physician in Biloxi, went swimming at a local beach with seven black friends. They were ordered to leave by a city policeman, who told them that "Negroes don't come to

2166-473: The advantages of proximity to New Orleans and ease of access via water. Summer homes were built by wealthy slave-owners and commercial figures, and hotels and rental cottages were developed to serve those who could not afford their own homes. The Biloxi Lighthouse was built in Baltimore , Maryland, and shipped south, where it was completed at the site in May 1848. (It is one of two surviving lighthouses on

2223-401: The buildings along the coast in Biloxi and neighboring Gulfport had been destroyed by the hurricane. Several of the "floating" casinos were torn off their supports and thrown inland, contributing to the damage. Many churches were destroyed or severely damaged, including St. Michael's Catholic Church, which was gutted by the storm surge, breaking the entry doors and stained-glass windows along

2280-494: The center of what fisheries biologists term "The Fertile Fisheries Crescent", Biloxi offers some of the finest sportsfishing along the entire northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Spotted seatrout , red drum , Spanish and king mackerel , flounder , snapper , grouper , sharks , and more are all available to anglers during the fishing season. It is not known how Hurricane Katrina affected this ecosystem . The Biloxi Shuckers ,

2337-495: The community is complete. Latitude Margaritaville Watersound broke ground in 2019 and will be the third of the communities to be developed. On December 8, 2021, it was announced that a partnership was reached with Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line and Margaritaville. The cruise line was rebranded as Margaritaville at Sea, and the line's sole ship, the Grand Classica was renamed as Margaritaville at Sea Paradise following

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2394-830: The crew and volunteers of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition . Many casinos were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Of the casinos that were located in Biloxi, eight have reopened since Katrina. They are the Grand Biloxi Casino Hotel Spa (formerly known as Grand Casino Biloxi), the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, the Golden Nugget, the Palace Casino Resort, the IP Casino Resort Spa (formerly known as Imperial Palace), Treasure Bay Casino, Boomtown Casino, and

2451-477: The first floor; however, the interior was later removed, and the structure was still solid enough to allow repairing the church. Hurricane Katrina damaged over 40 Mississippi libraries beyond repair, breaking windows and flooding several feet in the Biloxi Public Library, requiring a total rebuild. Hurricane-force winds persisted for 17 hours and tore the branches off many coastal oak trees, but

2508-728: The guests running away from the Pteranodon attack. In 2023, YouTube content creators Eddy Burback and Ted Nivison took a road trip to visit and eat at every single Margaritaville in the United States and Canada, chronicling their journeys in two separate videos, similar to their adventure the previous year visiting every Rainforest Cafe in North America. 28°27′42″N 81°28′30″W  /  28.4616°N 81.4749°W  / 28.4616; -81.4749 Biloxi, Mississippi Biloxi ( / b ɪ ˈ l ʌ k s i / bih- LUK -see ; French: [bilusi] )

2565-424: The high tide of 6:56   am, +2.3 feet more. Commenting on the power of the storm and the damage, Mayor A. J. Holloway said, "This is our tsunami ." Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour was quoted as saying the destruction of the Mississippi coastline by Hurricane Katrina looked like an American Hiroshima . On the morning of August 31, 2005, in an interview on MSNBC , Governor Barbour stated that 90% of

2622-458: The island of Jamaica ; Grand Turk in the Turks and Caicos Islands ; and George Town, Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands . In St. Thomas, Virgin Islands , and Rio Grande, Puerto Rico , are vacation clubs operated by Margaritaville. On June 28, 2010, the Margaritaville Beach Hotel (pictured to the right) opened on Pensacola Beach. The former site of a Holiday Inn , destroyed by Hurricane Ivan on September 16, 2004, Margaritaville Hotel

2679-419: The majority of the population. In 1811, the U.S. traded with Spain to take over Biloxi and the related area, making it part of their Mississippi Territory . Mississippi, and Biloxi with it, was admitted as a state to the union in 1817. Biloxi began to grow. In the antebellum period of the 19th century, it became known as a summer resort due to its proximity to the breezes and beaches of the coast. It also had

2736-406: The modern state of Louisiana . Due to fears of tides and hurricanes, colonial governor Bienville moved the capital of French Louisiana in 1722 from Biloxi to a new inland harbor town named La Nouvelle-Orléans ( New Orleans ), built for this purpose in 1718–1720. In 1763, following Britain's victory in the Seven Years' War / French and Indian War , France had to cede their colonies east of

2793-416: The name was sometimes used in English as "Fort Bilocci". In 1720, the area of today's city of Biloxi was settled for the first time around Fort Louis, and the administrative capital of French Louisiana was moved to Biloxi from Mobile . French Louisiana, part of New France , was known in French as La Louisiane in colonial times. In modern times it is called La Louisiane française to distinguish it from

2850-404: The northern part of the state, Biloxi and the surrounding Gulf Coast region were considered a leading gambling center in the Southern United States . To celebrate the area's tricentennial in 1998/99, the city's tourism promotion agency invited the nationally syndicated Travel World Radio Show to broadcast live from Biloxi, with co-host Willem Bagchus in attendance Scores of hurricanes have hit

2907-446: The planning stages, would be located in Myrtle Beach . The 349-room Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort opened in 2015 in Hollywood, Florida . In Early 2016, Margaritaville Resort Biloxi in South Mississippi opened. The building was the Casino Magic, which Hurricane Katrina destroyed. Margaritaville Biloxi has a 55,000 sq. ft. arcade with over 200 games for kids and adults. Along with 271 hotel rooms, Margaritaville in Biloxi has

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2964-439: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Margaritaville Casino . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Margaritaville_Casino&oldid=1227143504 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

3021-451: The sand beach". In the early 1960s, the Gulf Coast again emerged as a prime alternative to Florida as a southern vacation destination among Northerners , with Biloxi a favored destination. Biloxi hotels upgraded their amenities and hired chefs from France and Switzerland in an effort to provide some of the best seafood cuisine in the country. Edgewater Mall was built in 1963. With the introduction of legal gambling in Mississippi in

3078-400: The tree trunks survived the 30-foot (9.1 m) flood and many have since regrown smaller branches. Some reconstructed homes still have their antebellum appearance, and miles inland, with less flooding, shopping centers have reopened. Harrison County Coroner Gary T. Hargrove told the mayor and City Council that Hurricane Katrina had claimed 53 victims in Biloxi, as of January 30, 2006. Of

3135-420: The unincorporated community of St. Martin . The Back Bay of Biloxi continues west from the Jackson County line, crossing the city of Biloxi to Big Lake on the city's western boundary, where the Biloxi and Tchoutacabouffa rivers join. The Tchoutacbouffa flows from east to west across the city and forms part of the city's eastern boundary. Biloxi is bordered to the north and east by the city of D'Iberville and to

3192-409: The west by the city of Gulfport . According to the United States Census Bureau , Biloxi has a total area of 46.7 square miles (120.9 km ), of which 38.2 square miles (99.0 km ) are land and 8.5 square miles (21.9 km ), or 18.14%, are water. Biloxi has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen : Cfa ) that is heavily influenced by the Gulf of Mexico . Winter days are mild and wet. Snow

3249-414: Was under the direction of Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville . La Louisiane was separated from Spanish Florida at the Perdido River near Pensacola (this was founded by the Spanish 1559 and again in 1698). The name of Biloxi in French was Bilocci , a transliteration of the term for the local Native American tribe in their language . Labeled along with "Fort Maurepas" on maps dated circa year 1710/1725,

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