Beau Rivage

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The Beau Rivage is a waterfront casino in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA. It is owned and operated by MGM MIRAGE.

History

Developed by Mirage Resorts, the Beau Rivage opened its 1,780-room hotel/casino in March 1999. At that time of its opening, it was the largest hotel/casino in the United States outside of Nevada. The casino was located on a floating barge as required by local law confining all casinos to mobile marine vessels at the time of the resort's construction. The hotel, restaurants, parking garage and associated facilities were constructed on land.

The Beau Rivage won the Governor's Cup Award for Outstanding Large Business on July 10, 2003.

Beau Rivage means, in French, "beautiful shore". The name was originally meant for the Bellagio casino resort in Las Vegas, however, developer Steve Wynn of Mirage Resorts changed Beau Rivage into Bellagio, and reserved this name for his new waterfront casino in Biloxi.

Hurricane Katrina

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The Beau Rivage was seriously damaged by the 30-foot storm surge caused by Hurricane Katrina. Although the hotel tower survived, the casino barge was nearly destroyed and the first three floors of the hotel were washed out. The Beau Rivage is one of the few still recognizable buildings remaining on Biloxi's coast.

In the weeks following Hurricane Katrina and in the wake of the catastrophic damage to the coast's casinos in the hurricane, the Mississippi state legislature changed its laws regarding the placement of structures where casino gaming takes place over water.

Beau Rivage Resort & Casino is aiming to re-open its entire resort August 29, 2006 — the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The resort also plans to open a new golf course in autumn 2006.

External links

[Beau Rivage's Website]
[Video] of Hurricane Katrina taken inside the Beau Rivage on Google Video

MGM MIRAGE

Annual Revenue: .48 billion United States dollar>USD
Employees: 54,500
Stock Symbol: NYSE: [MGM]
Website: [www.mgm-mirage.com]

Illinois:	Grand Victoria
Mississippi:	Gold Strike • Beau Rivage
Michigan:	MGM Grand Detroit
New Jersey:	Borgata
Nevada:	*Henderson:* Railroad Pass *Las Vegas:* Bellagio • Circus Circus • Slots-A-Fun • Excalibur • Luxor • Mandalay Bay • MGM Grand • The Mirage • Monte Carlo • New York-New York • Treasure Island *Golf Courses:* Shadow Creek Golf Course *Laughlin:* Colorado Belle • Edgewater *Jean:* Nevada Landing • Gold Strike *Primm:* Buffalo Bill's • Primm Valley Resort • Whiskey Pete's *Golf Courses:* Primm Valley Golf Club *Reno:* Circus Circus • Silver Legacy
International:	*China:* MGM Grand Macau

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