Gaming Commission OKs Margaritaville on Back Bay

Here are photographs from the Mississippi Gaming Commission meeting in Biloxi on April 7, 2011, when commissioners approved a notice to proceed for the Marganitaville Casino in Biloxi. Among those speaking: attorney Michael Cavanaugh, representing Margaritaville; John Cohlan, CEO of Margaritaville Holdings; entertainer Jimmy Buffett; Mayor A.J. Holloway; John Hairston and chariman Jerry St. Pe of the Mississippi Gaming Commission. Also shown is Larry Gregory, executive director of the commission.