This is truly a depressing thought. It's already hard to find unspoiled nature on coastal Hwy. 90 between Gulfport and Biloxi, once an area rich in wetlands and wildlife and a priceless nursery of marine life. But if the gambling industry has its way, most of what little remains will succumb to the bulldozers. According to the Post , there are already fourteen casinos on or near Highway 90.
Economic development is always the excuse used to push for gambling casinos.
After all, fish, shrimp, and birds, the jobs they bring, and the integrity of the natural world are worth something, too. But the following stats would be hard to refute. It's a great expose of corporate welfare for polluters.