There are 10 article(s) tagged Tunica:

• September 2019

  • Sports gaming bet placed, ante raised

    Tunica casinos have had sports wagering for more than a year. And while it's provided a boost in business, Tennessee and Arkansas are preparing to compete with Mississippi for the sports gaming dollar. 

    By Don Wade September 29, 2019

• April 2019

  • And then there were 6: Shrinking of Tunica's casino center continues

    The planned June 30 closing of Resorts Casino will leave Tunica County with six casinos among five owners. Has the market's downsizing reached the bottom?

    By Wayne Risher April 18, 2019

  • Resorts Casino Tunica to close June 30

    Resorts Casino Tunica is shutting down June 30, with its owner citing “increased competition from recent gaming expansion in Arkansas” among its reasons.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 17, 2019

  • Southland Casino Racing launches live gambling with early bird crowd

    Southland Casino Racing added 100 employees in recent weeks to gear up for live gambling. Customers showed up in the wee hours to play craps starting at 4 a.m. Monday.

    By Wayne Risher April 01, 2019

• January 2019

  • Southland announces $250 million investment in casino, 20-story hotel

    Southland Gaming & Racing on Thursday announced a $250 million investment in a 300-room, 20-story hotel and a full-fledged casino adjoining a greyhound racetrack in West Memphis.

    By Wayne Risher January 24, 2019

• December 2018

  • Roadhouse Casino closing probably won't be Tunica's last

    When Tunica Roadhouse Casino shuts down Jan. 31, owner Caesar’s Entertainment Corp.’s will have gone from three casinos to one in the Mississippi Delta gambling haven within the space of four years.

    By Wayne Risher December 02, 2018

• November 2018

  • Caesars ends gaming operations at Tunica Roadhouse

    Caesars Entertainment Corp. is ending gaming operations at Tunica Roadhouse Casino.

    By Kate Crawford November 28, 2018

  • Two die in crash of tour bus headed for Tunica on I-269

    Two people were killed and 44 were injured when a tour bus headed to Tunica flipped over on an icy section of Interstate 269 in DeSoto County Wednesday afternoon.

    By Yolanda Jones November 15, 2018

  • Southland vs. Tunica: Election heightens the battle for Memphians’ dollars

    Tunica is no longer the only nearby destination for casino lovers. In Tuesday’s midterm elections, Arkansans voted to approve licenses for four casinos statewide, including Southland Park Gaming & Racing in West Memphis.

    By Christin Yates November 10, 2018

• October 2018

  • Tunica sportsbooks open for wagers; football drives the action

    Behind the counter at the Horseshoe Casino’s sportsbook in Tunica, employees wearing black-and-white striped shirts are taking wagers. The ghost of disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy apparently is not even a memory, bad karma having been cast out on these winds of change.

    By Don Wade October 01, 2018