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For the previous few years I'VE BEEN hearing great reviews about Tunica Mississippi as a gaming destination. It's currently the country's third largest behind Las Vegas and Atlantic City. One common remark I constantly heard was that in Tunica you were treated with true "Southern Hospitality."

I have been planning on visiting Tunica to look for myself. When my friend, author Frank Scoblete invited me to sign up for him for some seminars he was conducting at Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, I accepted his offer immediately. It would give me an opportunity to try where and notice if it was as friendly as everyone says it's. I USED TO BE not disappointed with what I experienced.

The attitude of the casino personnel can best be described as "player friendly." In all of the contacts I had with the casino employees every one of them seemed to exit in their option to make the players feel comfortable. I observed this at the five-dollar tables in addition to the upper limit tables. Speaking of limits. There are many tables available to lower limit players and the table limits don't increase forcing players to either increase their bets or leave the sport as they do somewhere else. Players seeking lower limits can find various five-dollar tables open on Friday and Saturday night.

The table games are good. Blackjack players can find double deck games in all denominations. Craps players can get 10x odds and better in some places. Full pay video poker is slightly harder to seek out. There are some casinos offering 9/6 Jacks or Better but others have shorter pay tables. You actually have to look around. Slot player will enjoy everything from a nickel machine up to the large denomination high roller machines.

There are ten casinos to selected from in Tunica. They're unfolded over several miles but some are grouped in walking distance to every other. See Map. A car or shuttle bus is wish to go from one area to the following. Combined the casinos have 633,000 square feet of gaming space which houses 515 table games and over 17,000 slot machines. There's a little something for everybody no matter what game you enjoy to play.

The actual casino gaming space should be located on water to fulfill the States gaming regulations for "Riverboat Casinos". Rather than boats they're actually huge barges which might be moored within the water. A majority of these appear to consist of big ponds full of Mississippi River water. You can not tell while you cross over from the land-based hotel onto the "floating" casino floor.

Before casino gambling was legalized, Tunica County was probably the most poorest counties within the United states of america. For the reason that casino boom there was a considerable increase within the per capita income. The influx of cash generated by the casinos was a godsend to this once desolate land of cotton fields. The area is growing in leaps and limits. The Gold Strike is the tallest structure in Mississippi. There are presently over 6,000 hotel rooms spread amongst the casinos. A BRAND SPANKING NEW 100,000 square foot exposition center is slated to open this July. There's still much expansion going on on the casinos. Sam's Town is in the midst of a 21 million-dollar renovation that allows you to include creation of the biggest state-of-the-art buffet in the area, addition to the Atrium and an entire service RV park at the property. Next door the Isle of Capri plans to build a 14 million-dollar Entertainment Center featuring two adjacent theaters under one roof.

Las Vegas style entertainment has made its approach to Tunica. That is partly due to the truth that among the casinos are owned by several of the same corporations that own casinos in Las Vegas. They've been bringing in their expertise to radically change the world into the sector class destination that it has become.

All of the casinos have joined together in a remarkable concept to market all the casinos as a resort destination as opposed to focusing solely on individual efforts. There were many joint promotions some of the casino that have benefited all the area. Recently the first World Poker Open was held in Tunica going down in the Horseshoe and the Gold Strike round the corner. The cross-promotion also includes shuttle between various casinos to make it easier for guest to go to surrounding properties.

Casino Gambling mixed with Southern Hospitality is a winning combination. If you desire to try a refreshing new gaming vacation, I'D highly recommend a visit to Tunica Mississippi.

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