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Casino Gambling in Tunica Mississippi
Casino Gambling Southern Style
For the last few years I have been hearing great reviews about Tunica Mississippi
as a gaming destination. It is 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 had been planning on visiting Tunica to see for myself. When my friend,
author Frank Scoblete invited me to join him for some seminars he was conducting
at Sam’s
Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, I accepted his offer immediately.
It would give me a chance to check out the place and see if it was as friendly
as everyone says it is. I was not disappointed with what I experienced.
The attitude of the casino personnel can best be described as “player friendly.”
In all the contacts I had with the casino employees each one of them seemed
to go out of their way to make the players feel comfortable. I observed this
at the five-dollar tables as well as the higher limit tables. Speaking of
limits. There are plenty of tables available to lower limit players and the
table limits do not increase forcing players to either increase their bets
or leave the game as they do in other places. Players seeking lower limits
can find plenty of 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 higher in some places.
Full pay video poker is a little harder to find. There are some casinos offering
9/6 Jacks or Better but others have shorter pay tables. You really 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 chose from in Tunica. They are spread out over several
miles but some are grouped in walking distance to each other.
See Map. A car or
shuttle bus is need to go from one area to the next. Combined the casinos
have 633,000 square feet of gaming space which houses 515 table games and
over 17,000 slot machines. There is a little something for everyone no matter
what game you enjoy to play.
The actual casino gaming space must be located on water to meet the States
gaming regulations for “Riverboat Casinos”. Instead of boats they are actually
huge barges that are moored in the water. Most of these seem to consist of
big ponds filled with Mississippi River water. You can’t tell when you cross
over from the land-based hotel onto the “floating” casino floor.
Before casino gambling was legalized, Tunica County was one of the poorest
counties in the United States. Since the casino boom there has been a
considerable increase in the per capita income. The influx of money generated
by the casinos has been a godsend to this once desolate land of cotton fields.
The area is growing in leaps and bounds. The
Gold
Strike is the tallest structure in Mississippi. There are presently
over 6,000 hotel rooms spread amongst the casinos. A brand new 100,000 square
foot exposition center is slated to open this July. There is still much expansion
going on at the casinos. Sam’s Town is in the middle of a 21 million-dollar
renovation that will include creation of the largest state-of-the-art buffet
in the area, addition to the Atrium and a full service RV park on the property.
Next door the Isle of Capri plans to construct a 14 million-dollar Entertainment
Center featuring two adjacent theaters under one roof.
Las Vegas style entertainment has made its way to Tunica. This is partly
due to the fact that most of the casinos are owned by several of the same
corporations that own casinos in Las Vegas. They have been bringing in their
expertise to transform the area into the world 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 rather than focusing solely on individual
efforts. There have been many joint promotions among the casino that have
benefited the entire area. Recently the first
World
Poker Open was held in Tunica taking place in the
Horseshoe
and the Gold Strike next door. The cross-promotion also includes shuttle
between various casinos to make it easier for guest to visit surrounding
properties.
Casino Gambling mixed with Southern Hospitality is a winning combination.
If you would like to try a refreshing new gaming vacation, I would highly
recommend a trip to Tunica Mississippi.
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St. Patty’s Day and More at Go Casino
Go Casino is well known for its great tournaments. This March is certainly no disappointment to Go Casino online casino players, who have freerolls, and other great online tournaments available to them. Prizes are very attractive, as usual!
The month began with the March Kickoff $15,000 Guaranteed which was played on the slot game, Dynasty. Half an hour after this tournament finished, players were given a great opportunity to join in with March’s special online casino slot tournament for free.
The $150,000 Guaranteed Countdown to St. Patty’s Freeroll began on March 5th, and ends today on St. Patrick’s Day. There will be one thousand lucky players ending in the money, and the winner will take home $60,000. The $150,000 prize pool is an incredible prize pool for a freerolll slots competition. The free entry gave players a stake of 100 credits to use in the slot tournament. For those who ran out of credits, they have been able to buy another set of credits for $12.99. The game is being played on the 5 Reel Wheel of Chance slot game.
Players can take a short rest, and begin the Hoops Madness $2,500 Guaranteed Freeroll on Thursday March 18th, beginning at 12:30pm, and finishing on Friday evening at 7:00pm. Although the prize pool is nothing near the Countdown to St. Patty’s prize pool, how far wrong can you go when you are being offered a freeroll?
This slot tournament is being played on the Dennis Rodman slot game, and players stand a chance to win a portion of the $2,500 total prize money. Hoops Madness fits in well with the basketball season, and the NCAA March Madness. All players will receive a stake of 80 credits, after which rebuys are available for $2.50.
The fun and prizes, however, do not end there, they continue through to the end of the month with two Weekend Madness tournaments. The weekend starting on Friday March 19th comes with a $50K Guaranteed Weekend Madness tournament. Prizes are divided between $30K cash prizes, and $20K bonus credits. The game will be played on Cleopatras Pyramid, and the entry fee is $12.99, which will give players a starting credit balance of 325. For those who run out of credits, there are unlimited rebuys for $12.99.
The last weekend of the month, beginning on Friday March 26th, brings the final monthly slots tournament, the $50K Guaranteed Weekend Madness, which also has its prize pool given out as $30K in cash prizes, and $20K in bonus credit. This tournament is to be played on the Reel Deel slot game.
Go Casino used Vegas Technology online casino software to bring players these exciting slot tourneys.
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If you have only ever played a poker game at home with friends, then you need to understand that playing at a casino is a whole different world. Unlike the lax games played at home, casinos have protocols one must follow at any poker table. People who are new to playing at a casino shouldn’t feel the need to shy away from the tables, but a few techniques will help you look more like a pro.
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4. Place your chips in the right spot. In casual home games it is common for a player to simply toss his or her chips in to the pot during the hand. At the poker table at the casino, the dealer is responsible for the chips. Do not simply toss your chips in to the pot. Calmly place your chips in front of you to signify how much you want to bet on that hand. The dealer will count them and place them in the pot.
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