Lastly, conveniently located across the street is The Blind Tiger Biloxi Beach restaurant. Steak ‘n Shake is located on the casino floor and is open 24/7. There is also Mix & Mingle, the resort's indoor and outdoor bar and restaurant that connects to the outdoor pool oasis, and a Starbucks. Magnolia House by Kelly English is Harrah's Gulf Coast's fine-dining restaurant. Guests can enjoy Harrah’s award-winning Jack Nicklaus partner golf course, Grand Bear Golf Course, located in Saucier, Mississippi. Harrah's Gulf Coast offers many services on site, such as the Bellissimo Spa & Salon, and a fitness center. A 49-inch HDTV is featured in every room at this Biloxi hotel. The hotel features a year-round heated outdoor pool and hot tub. On the August evening when Grand Biloxi reopened inside its land based hotel, Sanfilippo proudly exclaimed, 'This is a terrific day.Harrah's Gulf Coast is located on the Gulf of Mexico and is a 3 minute walk from the beach. And since then, sources say Harrah's has acquired an assortment of other land around its east Biloxi property. They were part of a group that told lawmakers an on shore gaming rule would, according to regional executive Anthony Sanfilippo, 'give us the ability to build a much better facility.' Once the on shore rule became law, Harrah's bought the neighboring Casino Magic Biloxi property. After Katrina, Harrah's executives said they'd put a billion dollars into the Biloxi resort. However, the insiders wonder if Harrah's long term plans for Biloxi could be in jeopardy.

So Grand Biloxi will continue to operate just like it has since it reopened in August.

The deal will likely take several months to complete. Casino industry insiders say the immediate impact of Harrah's pending sale won't be very dramatic. Harrah's runs Grand Biloxi. So the buyout could impact the south Mississippi resort. Apollo Management and Texas Pacific will reportedly pay 90 dollars per share to get into the gaming business.

Sources familiar with negotiations say Harrah's Entertainment has accepted a deal to sell its 40 casinos to two private equity groups. The largest gaming company in the world is reportedly being sold for more than $16 billion.

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