There are 5 article(s) tagged Tunica gambling:

• October 2020

  • State of Tennessee’s bet on mobile sports gaming about to go live

    After staying out of the casino business, Tennessee approved mobile sports wagering and the betting is scheduled to go live Sunday, Nov. 1. 

    Related Story: Tennessee online sports betting preview: Launch incentives

    By Don Wade October 30, 2020

• January 2020

  • Southland Casino Racing sportsbook opens ahead of Super Bowl

    Southland Casino Racing in West Memphis, Arkansas, opened its sportsbook this week ahead of the Super Bowl. It threatens to take customers away from the Tunica casinos and sportsbooks while Tennessee still hasn't gone live with it's legalized online/mobile sports wagering. 

    By Don Wade January 31, 2020

• October 2019

  • Nelson: How badly will the state louse up sports betting?

    The Legislature made the decision — unique among all the states in the country — that sports betting will be an online-only activity. Tennesseans and tourists won’t need to go anywhere in particular to gamble. They’ll just need their phones.

    By Michael Nelson October 22, 2019

• April 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