Opening Of A Casino

Opening Of A Casino. Before any gaming facility may open to the public, all infrastructure requirements must be fully operational. The development shall be completed in accordance with the approved plan and be ready for operation within the gaming site approval time period. Gaming site approval may be extended, within the discretion of the Commission. Gaming shall not be conducted on any approved site unless the Commission has issued an operator’s license to the person that owns, leases or controls the cruise vessel or structure where gaming activities will be conducted as provided in Miss. Code Ann. § 97-33-1(b)(i). If the casino is in any of the three (3) most southern counties of the state, and public trust tidelands are not leased from the state in order to meet the requirements of Rule 1.4, the licensee will be required to pay an annual in-lieu tidelands assessment as required in Miss. Code Ann. § 29-1-107(4)(c) at the time of issuance of the operator’s license, unless otherwise exempted by statute. (Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended: 10/13/1994; Amended: 07/23/2003; Amended: 02/23/2006; Amended: 06/21/2007.)