One of two proposed east Biloxi casinos got site approval Thursday from the Mississippi Gaming Commission. The Tullis Garden Hotel and Casino site on U.S. 90 in Bilox was approved during the meeting in Jackson — contingent upon legal issues being resolved, said Jay McDaniel, executive director of the Gaming Commission.
The commissioners ruled the site is legal under the agency’s and state’s regulations and statues, based on the lease presented, McDaniel said.
“The commission recognizes that there’s litigation over that site involving the Secretary of state’s office,” he said, most notably whether any tidelands leases are required. The 35-acre Tullis casino site is on U.S. 90, just west of Harrah’s Gulf Coast, and is proposed to have a 300 room hotel, 53,280 square foot casino floor, 909 slot machines, 35 table games, sports book and other amenities like restaurants.
