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The casinos had to be able to float out to sea in the event of a natural disaster such as Hurricane Katrina, which tested that provision. Members of the Mississippi Legislature passed the Mississippi Gaming Control Act on Friday, June 29, 1990, which stated that casino gambling was allowed only in counties along the Mississippi River and along the Mississippi Gulf Coast - provided that the voters who were based in those eligible areas approved it. Ironically - in part due to the devastation caused by Hurricane Camille on Sunday, Augthe tourist industry of the Mississippi Gulf Coast still had not recovered as late as the 1980s so interest increased for the gambling industry to return to Mississippi on a limited basis where the gambling could only occur at dockside on the Gulf of Mexico and in waterways such as the Mississippi River.
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HURRICANE KATRINA DAMAGE BLIXI DRIVERS
Workers clearing out buildings bucket loaders and other heavy-duty construction equipment manned by their operators scooping mounds of refuse and loading them onto dump trucks whose drivers carted the trash away reporters - such as Stephanie Abrams of The Weather Channel, who was standing on the beach in a lightweight blue parka out in the sunshine - broadcasted the latest on the progress of the recovery efforts.
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A s I walked along the beach in Biloxi back in September of 2005 where casinos, restaurants, hotels and souvenir shops once stood, there was a flurry of activity.