Opinion ID: 1790844
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Heading: Gaming in Warren County

Text: ¶ 6. The City of Vicksburg is located within Warren County on the Mississippi River. The residents of Warren County have voted pursuant to Miss.Code Ann. § 19-3-79 to allow riverboat gaming in that county. The Mississippi Legislature has not authorized gaming in Hinds County which adjoins Warren County. ¶ 7. The MGC has licensed four casinos to operate in Vicksburg. These are Harrah's, Ameristar, Isle of Capri, and Rainbow. None of these casinos has ever opposed the licensing of additional casinos in Vicksburg. ¶ 8. In 1993, MGM sought to develop a casino and automobile racetrack near Redwood, Mississippi, on the Yazoo River in Warren County, ten miles north of Vicksburg. The MGC granted MGM's initial application for preliminary approval of the Redwood site. MGM defaulted on its payments for the options to buy the Redwood site, however; and the landowners sued for payment or rescission of the options. MGM settled with the landowners and set out to find another location for its proposed casino and race track.