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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

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

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

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
Talking the Talk: The sports betting terms you need to understand if you’re getting in on the action

Truck racing. Mixed martial arts. College lacrosse. Rodeo. College hockey. Bull riding. And pro bowling.

By Don Wade October 01, 2018

Mississippi lays claim as the nation’s capital of gambling

Gambling 2.0, in the form of legal sports betting, and soon Gambling 3.0 – a state lottery – have come to Mississippi, which means they’ve come to neighboring Memphis and Shelby County as well. Mississippi will soon be the only state in the country with sports betting and a lottery and both commercial and Indian casinos.

By Michael Nelson September 27, 2018