People on our side...

There are now some very influential people on our side.  Friday's Sun Herald article featured some powerful people who will probably make a big difference in Mississippi's case with bp oil-claims.  Please read it on the Sun Herald's website.  Look it up under "business", then "casinos".  Beverly Martin is executive director of the Mississippi Casino Operators Association.  Linda Hornsby is executive director of the Mississippi Hotel & Lodging Association.  Bobby Moak is the State House of Representatives Gaming Committee Chairman.  This morning, we have sent emails to each thanking them for their involvement on behalf of the State of Mississippi.  The letters are very similar.  One follows:

Beverly Martin, 

 

Can't thank you enough for your Sun Herald interview regarding oil-claims not being paid.  And for your getting involved with Kenneth Feinberg on our behalf.  Hopefully, with your help, and that of Linda Hornsby and Bobby Moak, he will get the point we are trying to make.  He and Amy Weiss seem to be out of touch with some of the realities of economic conditions on our beautiful Gulf Coast.

 

What is most disturbing to me is that Mississippi claims are being denied at a so much higher rate than our neighboring states, though we have filed far fewer claims than any other.  These stats are published daily by GCCF.  Also disturbing is that we are being stone-walled in our efforts to get a time frame on claim reviews from GCCF.  We really do need to know something soon.

 

Our letter to the editor, which was quoted in the Thursday article, was published in it's entirety in Sunday's paper.  The numbers are a few days old.  They change daily, with Mississippi being denied at higher and higher rates.

 

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