Damage from Katrina Could Bring Change in Gambling Laws
By Allie Martin and Jody Brown
September 26, 2005

(AgapePress) - A pro-family group in Mississippi has come alongside Baptists in the state to counter any move to allow casinos to build on land because of extensive damage from Hurricane Katrina.

The special session of the Mississippi Legislature, set to open on Tuesday (September 27), is expected to deal with a wide range of issues, including allowing casinos to move onto land, allowing voters to vote gambling out of their area, and raising casino taxes. Current Mississippi law requires casinos to be built only over waters of the Mississippi River or the Gulf of Mexico. Several casinos along the states Gulf Coast suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Katrina.

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