Month: November 2010

Betting the Zeroes at Roulette

Every roulette player has a system, ranging from complicated combinations to playing family birthdays. One player told me that since the house gets its edge from the zero and double-zero, his system was to bet on red or black, then make a two-number split wager on the zeroes and make them work for him.

“I feel like I’m betting with the house,” he said. “The count on the zeroes, and so do I.”

Travel Tunica Takes Detour Challenge!

Travel Tunica has been hearing about the Roadhouse Casino Detour Food Challenge since this time last year when the Roadhouse opened.  This month we decided with Christmas around the corner, it was time to take the challenge!  It couldn’t be that hard… right?

Holiday Recipes from Tunica!

Mmmm. Do you smell that? The smell of a Turkey baking in the oven, bread rising, and pies cooling on the counter.  These are the scents of Thanksgiving, one of my favorite times of the year. Now that I have your tastebuds’ attention, I thought I would share a couple of my favorite recipes to make during the holiday season.

Southern Gaming’s Tunica Giveaway

CONGRATULATIONS to Kristi Echaves from Lakeland, Florida! Kristi was chosen as the winner of Southern Gaming’s “Live it up in Tunica Getaway” Package. Thanks to everyone who entered!

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Southern Gaming & Destinations Magazine also hosts monthly giveaways that provide exciting destination getaways and other fantastic prizes!

Tunica is excited to announce that we have partnered with Southern Gaming on the “Live it up in Tunica Getaway” Package, valued over $1,000!  Enter now for your chance to win!

Blackjack Strategy for Pairs of Fives and Tens

When I first started writing about casino games on a regular basis for a newspaper just shy of 17 years ago, I wrote a column about when to split pairs in blackjack. One tip was that players shouldn’t split 10s, that the should just stand on their 20s.

A co-worker came to me with an opposite theory.

Don’t Chase Losses: Easing Off Losing Sessions

If you find yourself losing early in a day at the casino, what do you do? Do you back off and take it easy, or do you assume you’re “due” to win, and make bigger bets to try to recover your losses?

Shop ‘Til You Drop this Holiday Season in Tunica!

“Shop ’til you drop” is my motto, and living here in Tunica allows me to do just that. While Tunica may be known for our casinos, great food, and the MS Blues Trail, there is also some of the best shopping in the Mid-South.

Promotions Page Tells Latest Deals!

Do you need a reason to get away? How about a $19.99 room rate at a casino hotel?  Would you like a comped buffet? Do you know how to get a discount code at a non-casino hotel to save you 50%?  Would you like to know the featured promotions at every casino in Tunica in one place? We’d like all of the above, too!  That’s why we created a new Promotions Page on TunicaTravel.com. 

Comps at Craps Tables

I once was privy to a heated conversation between a table games supervisor and a craps player regarding comps. Actually, I should say the entire pit was privy to one side of the conversation, which involved a very loud, very angry player haranguing a supervisor who was trying to calm him down.