Mary Perez | SunHerald
Developers say Tullis Gardens Hotel can’t be built without a casino, and that won’t happen if new tidelands legislation passes in Mississippi.
When originally proposed in November 2022, a casino wasn’t part of the development at 360 Beach Boulevard in East Biloxi. A casino was just announced in a March 15 press release emailed to media on behalf of the developers.
The original design of $140 million resort was for 200 rooms, which is 100 short of the minimum required for a casino on the Coast. To appeal to locals, the resort would have a replica of Tullis Manor that was destroyed during Hurricane Katrina when the Grand Casino barge broke away and landed on top of the hotel.
What’s now proposed is Tullis Gardens Hotel & Casino, a $300 million resort with 300 rooms, waterfront amenities, open land for outdoor events, shuttles to nearby Deer Island, retail, restaurants — and a casino.
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