There are 7 article(s) tagged gambling:

• 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

• 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

• 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

  • 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

• September 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