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House debate over City of Jackson ‘revitalization’ casino bill grows heated; motion to table succeeds
Summary
A House proposal to create a City of Jackson revitalization act — including a single licensed casino/resort development inside the CCID near the new state capital — drew extensive floor debate about competition, regional impacts and protections for other casino jurisdictions. The measure was tabled on a motion that passed on the floor.
A floor bill to create a City of Jackson revitalization act and to authorize a single casino-resort licensed in Jackson generated extended debate on the House floor.
Sponsor remarks framed the bill as an economic-development engine for Jackson that would create hotel rooms, tourism and thousands of jobs for the city and surrounding counties. The sponsor emphasized the development would be inside the CCID and within 6,000 feet of the new capital and said the legislation included protections intended to…
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