economic impact of dockside gaming on the commercial seafood industry in coastal mississippi final report benedict c posadas state university cooperative extension service research and center sea grant advisory biloxi ms march 1996 alabama program publication no 95 015 2 this work is a result sponsored part by noaa national college us department commerce under number na16rg0155 through consortium government are authorized to produce distribute reprints for governmental purposes notwithstanding any copyright notation that may appear within views expressed herein author do not necessarily reflect or its subagencies 3 abstract was evaluated comparing selected indicators fishing processing sectors before during legalization it evident expanded activities region leading higher employment personal income revenues expansion associated however accompanied