Mississippi Casino Loser Allegedly Beat Girlfriend, Gets 15 Years in Prison

A piece twice suffered bounteous losses at Magnolia State casinos, got drunk both times, and then allegedly attacked his girlfriend. On Tuesday, he was sentenced to 15 years inward prison.

Hancock County Circuit Margaret Court Judge Lisa Dodson proclaimed that Saint Christopher Neal McAlister, 45, of Hattiesburg, Miss. was sentenced to 45 years. Thirty years of the condemn was suspended if he successfully completes the 15-year term.

Two years ago, McAlister assaulted and choked his then-girlfriend following the gambling casino losses. In i instance inward May 2020, he missed the money at the Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort in D’Iberville, Miss.

McAlister so attacked the woman. He was supercharged with domesticated force and aggravated assault, the Sun Herald, a Biloxi, Miss. newspaper, said.

A few months later, inwards Nov 2020, he lost money from the Hollywood Casino in Bay St. Louis. He allegedly struck the woman piece in a vehicle traveling aside from the gaming venue.

McAlister also threatened to injure her if she left hand the gondola spell it was at a gaseous state station, the Sun Herald said. But she escaped and located a constabulary officer.

McAlister later was so supercharged with domestic violence, simple assault and kidnapping, the account added.

Prior Record

Earlier, McAlister was convicted tercet times for domestic help violence since 2008, the newsprint reported.

“That’s 14 years and you’ve through nothing,” Dodson scolded McAlister in court, the Sun Herald said.

Instead of the prison house term, McAlister wanted to become a patient at an alcoholic beverage and do drugs dependence rehabilitation facility.

But Dodson was skeptical he would all over the extended program.

I think you got away lightly today,” Dodson said to McAlister near the 15-year term inwards prison before he is lay on probation. “I’m non sledding to occupy a chance on you.”

Casino Revenue

Earlier this month, Casino.org reported that MS gambling casino revenue inward 2021 totaled $2.669 billion. That represents the state’s gaming industry’s highest cart inwards to a greater extent than a decade.

The state’s casinos cobbler's last yr generated to a greater extent porcine gaming revenue (GGR) than they had since 2008. Mississippi River has 26 casinos. Nearly half of the state’s casinos are on the Gulf Coast.

Also, to a greater extent than 20 meg visitors came to the state’s casinos inward 2021. Sir Thomas More half of these visitors came from out-of-state.

But so far this year, the gaming sphere inwards the province is showing signs of a slowdown. Record rising prices has caused unrest in US markets. It could impact the repressed exact for move around and entertainment, which took station during the COVID-19 pandemic.

For the for the first time half-dozen months of 2021, GGR totaled $1.318 billion. Through the number 1 half dozen months of 2021, cassino win totaled $1.369 billion.

The state’s tourism sphere also has non seen the homecoming of strange visitors to the state for cassino visits. About 185,000 foreigners visited Mississippi inwards 2019. That was the in conclusion replete(p) twelvemonth before the pandemic hit.