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The beach resort cities of Gulfport MS (population approx 72.000) and Biloxi MS (population approx 50,000), 13 miles apart along the Mississippi Gulf of Mexico coast, are the joint county seats of Harrison County MS. On 17 August 1969, Hurricane Camille, a category 5 storm, made landfall with 175 mph sustained winds, causing total destruction of 68 square miles of Harrison County. The total estimated total cost of damage was $1.42 billion in 1969 dollars (approximately $11.65 billion in 2023 dollars). As was the case with Galveston County, casino gambling and associated vice activities along the Gulf coast, although illegal, were common until stricter law enforcement ended them in the 1950s. Although casino gambling is currently illegal in Galveston County TX (and other counties in Texas with the exception of Native American property), Mississippi cities, including Biloxi and Gulfport are home to 26 gambling casinos not on Native American property, plus 3 more gambling casinos on Native American property.