The Mississippi River is receding and the Tunica casinos are rolling out the red carpet for their reopening. All 9 Tunica casinos will be open in time for the Memorial Day weekend and some of them are planning reopening celebrations that you don’t want to miss.
UPDATE – SAM’S TOWN CASINO IS OPEN AS OF 4 P.M. TODAY!
Due to the hard work of the Tunica casino industry and the Tunica County Road Department, Casino Strip Boulevard will be open to the public at 4 p.m. today.
The Tunica Casino industry is making progress. We should have all the casinos reopened this week, just in time for Memorial Day weekend. The casino’s that will reopen are Hollywood Casino, Resorts Casino, Sam’s Town Casino, Fitz Casino, Harrah’s Casino Tunica and Bally’s Casino.
Tunica County Emergency Management officials and the Mississippi Gaming Commission are currently working with all nine Tunica County casino resorts in an effort to assess flood damage, begin the clean-up process and prepare for facility re-openings.
I am sure you all have seen the news of the rising Mississippi River and it’s affect on Tunica and the Casino Industry. While these have been a difficult couple of weeks, there are a lot of things still happening in the area.
While playing blackjack, I noticed a player hitting on ever 16 and under, and standing on every 17 and above, just like the dealers do. “If it’s good enough for the dealer, it’s good enough for me,” he said.
