Here are things we have heard second or third hand. We will continue to make calls and visits, and send more emails to confirm. My colleague who organized our rally got a phone call very recently from the State of Mississippi Attorney General's office. The AG representative said that they were now taking up our cause (which should be all of Mississippi's really). We have heard that elected officials in Alabama are now pressing for better treatment for their citizens, too. It all helps. More importantly is that we have heard the following information from two different sources, taken from direct conversations with gccf representatives at the local claims offices. Supposedly, since all "casinos" claims were in a category already declared an "unaffected industry", they could not be moved or reopened until they were all returned "denied". Make any sense? Who really knows at this point? But, again supposedly, they can all now be reopened somehow and reevaluated. An associated rumor says this should be completed and paid before the end of the year. Very heavy rumors indeed.
We have a lot of work to do in a short time. The final day for filing emergency claims is this Tuesday November 23. Strongly urge anyone not having filed to do so quickly.
Again, many thanks to Anita Perez of the Sun Herald for first opening up this news and Beverly Martin, Executive Director of the Mississippi Casino Operators Association for lobbying Mr. Feinberg so effectively. Senator Roger Wicker has offered to help. Now, thanks to the Mississippi State Attorney General for fighting for us.
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