Mississippi Gaming Commission Meeting Report: September 15 Meeting
Monday, September 19, 2022

The Mississippi Gaming Commission held its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, September 15, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. at the Jackson office. Executive Director Jay McDaniel and Chairman Al Hopkins and Commissioner Tom Gresham were in attendance and Commissioner Franc Lee participated by phone. The following matters were considered:

LICENSING

The Commission approved the issuance of licenses to the following:

  • Magnolia Bluffs Casino LLC, as an Operator

  • TCS John Huxley America, Inc., as a Manufacturer and Distributor

  • Lighthouse Point, LLC d/b/a Trop Casino Greenville, as an Operator

  • BSLO, LLC, as an Operator

  • BTN, LLC, as an Operator

  • HWCC-Tunica, LLC, as an Operator

  • Passport Technology USA, Inc., as a Manufacturer and Distributor

FINDINGS OF SUITABILITY

The Commission approved findings of suitability for the following persons or entities:

  • Daniel Gerrity – Magnolia Bluffs Casino LLC

  • Samuel Gerrity – Magnolia Bluffs Casino LLC

  • James Featherstonhaugh – Magnolia Bluffs Casino LLC

  • George Featherstonhaugh – Magnolia Bluffs Casino LLC

  • Alex Tucker – Magnolia Bluffs Casino LLC

  • Vera Belger – Magnolia Bluffs Casino LLC

  • Timothy Morrissey – Magnolia Bluffs Casino LLC

  • Jason Howard Lublin – NYX Digital Gaming (USA) LLC

  • Ariel Zev Emanuel – NYX Digital Gaming (USA) LLC

  • Patrick William Whitesell – NYX Digital Gaming (USA) LLC

  • Egon Pierre Durban – NYX Digital Gaming (USA) LLC

  • Stephen Eric Robert Evans – NYX Digital Gaming (USA) LLC

  • Kristy Beth Jo – Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.

  • Herbert Seymore Gee III – Boyd Biloxi, LLC d/b/a IP Casino Resort Spa

  • Rebecca Jo Thomas – Boyd Biloxi, LLC d/b/a IP Casino Resort Spa

  • Marc Phillip Comella – Galaxy Gaming, Inc

  • Phillip Lee – TCS John Huxley America, Inc

  • William J. Hornbuckle IV – MGM Resorts Mississippi, LLC and Beau Rivage Resorts, LLC

  • Cleve Tzung – Passport Technology USA, Inc.

  • Kurt Sullivan – Passport Technology USA, Inc.

  • Michael Dowty – Passport Technology USA, Inc.

  • Paul Nielsen – Passport Technology USA, Inc.

  • John Steely – Passport Technology USA, Inc.

  • Jacqueline Sarcinelli – Passport Technology USA, Inc.

  • Jehad Attiyah – Passport Technology USA, Inc.

OTHER APPROVALS

  • Magnolia Bluffs Casino LLC

    • Registration of Each of Saratoga Casino Holdings LLC and Saratoga Harness Racing, Inc., as a Holding Company of Magnolia Bluffs Casino LLC

    • Pledges of Equity Interests and Securities

    • Imposition of Equity Restrictions including Negative Equity Pledges

    • De-Registration of Each Casino Holding Investment Partners, LLC, Natchez Riverside Entertainment, L.P. and R&R Capital Funding, LLC as a Holding Company of Natchez Casino OpCo, LLC

    • Each of the Gerrity Irrevocable 2012 Trust and Featherstonhaugh A Shares Trust as a Greater than 5% Owner of Magnolia Bluffs Casino LLC

  • NYX Digital Gaming (USA) LLC

    • Registration of each Endeavor Manager, LLC, Endeavor Operating Company, LLC, Endeavor Parent, LLC, WME IMG Holdings, LLC, and WME IMG, LLC, as a Holding Company of NYX Digital Gaming (USA) LLC

    • Registration of Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. as a Publicly Traded Company of NYX Digital Gaming (USA) LLC

    • De-Registration of Light & Wonder, Inc. as a Publicly Traded Corporation of NYX Digital Gaming (USA) LLC

    • Waiver of Legend Requirement

    • Continuous Approval of Public Offerings and/or Private Placements

      • Pledges of Equity Interests

      • Imposition of Equity Restrictions including Negative Equity Pledges

      • Guarantee of Securities and Hypothecation of Assets

    • Finding of Suitability of New IMG, Inc., as a Greater than 5% Owner of Endeavor Parent, LLC

      • Finding of Suitability of Silver Lake West Voteco, LLC as a Greater than 5% Owner of Endeavor Operating Company, LLC and Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc.

      • Finding of Suitability of Endeavor Executive Holdco, LLC as a Greater than 5% Owner of Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc.

  • PT Mississippi Services (Delaware) Inc.

    • Transfer of the Equity Interest or Securities of PT Holdings (Delaware) Inc.

    • De-Registration of Each of Playtech Software Limited and Playtech Services Cyprus Limited as a Holding Company of PT Mississippi Services (Delaware) Inc.

  • TCS John Huxley America, Inc.

    • Registration of TCS John Huxley Europe Limited, as a Holding Company of TCS John Huxley America, Inc.

    • Registration of Victoria Holdings Limited, as a Holding Company of TCS John Huxley America, Inc.

    • Registration of Pata Pata Aktiebolag, as a Holding Company of TCS John Huxley America, Inc.

  • Lighthouse Point, LLC d/b/a Trop Casino Greenville; IOC – Lula, Inc, d/b/a Isla of Capri Entertainment Resort, Grand Casinos of Biloxi, LLC d/b/a Harrah’s Gulf Coast, Robinson Property Group Corp. d/b/a Horseshoe Casino and Hotel and Casino Computer Programming, Inc.

    • Pledges of Equity Interests and Securities

    • Imposition of Equity Restrictions including Negative Equity Pledges

  • IGT

    • Pledges of Equity Interests and Securities

    • Imposition of Equity Restrictions including Negative Equity Pledges

  • BSLO, LLC d/b/a Hollywood Gulf Coast, BTN, LLC d/b/a Boomtown Casino Biloxi, HWCC-Tunica, LLC, RIH Acquisitions MS II, LLC d/b/a 1st Jackpot Casino, and PNK Vicksburg, LLC d/b/a Ameristar Casino Vicksburg

    • Finding of Suitability of Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc., as a Landlord of BSLO, LLC; BTN, LLC; HWCC-Tunica, LLC; RIH Acquisitions MS II; and PNK Vicksburg, LLC

    • Finding of Suitability of GLP Capital, L.P. as a Landlord of BSLO, LLC; BTN, LLC; HWCC-Tunica, LLC; RIH Acquisitions MS II; and PNK Vicksburg, LLC

    • Finding of Suitability of Gold Merger Sub, LLC, as a Landlord of PNK Vicksburg, LLC

  • Passport Technology USA, Inc.

    • Registration of Passport Technology, Inc., as a Holding Company of Passport Technology USA, Inc.

    • Finding of Suitability of Wyvern Capital, Inc. as a Greater than 5% Shareholder of Passport Technology USA, Inc.

  • End of Other Approvals

 

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