Mark Stephens 
In a move that underscores shifting labor dynamics in the Southern gaming market, employees at Gold Strike Casino Resort in Tunica, Mississippi, have voted to join Teamsters Local 667. The decision, reached through a card-check majority, brings roughly 280 workers, including housekeepers, food and beverage staff, and cocktail servers, under union representation. For many employees, …
Tunica, Mississippi, was once hailed as the “South’s Las Vegas,” drawing millions of visitors to its sprawling casino resorts along the Mississippi River. At its peak in the early 2000s, Tunica ranked among the nation’s largest gambling destinations. But in recent years, the market has steadily declined. The latest blow came with the closure of …
After more than three decades of operation, Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall in Tunica, Mississippi, is preparing to shut its doors permanently. The casino will cease operations on November 9, 2025, at 10 p.m., while the hotel will remain open until November 2 to accommodate final guests and staff transitions. The closure marks a …
Once hailed as the “South’s Casino Capital,” Tunica, Mississippi, is navigating a pivotal moment in its storied history with gambling. While the small town was once among the top three gaming destinations in the U.S., today, it faces economic and social shifts that have led to both challenges and reinvention. In response, local casinos and …
Tunica Resorts casinos have had a rough go of things so far in 2023. There was an armed robbery at one venue, there was another armed robbery at another venue, a tornado threatened operations of several other sites, a major wind farm is getting built in the community, and — as a potential nail in …
As Gulf Coast casinos in and around Biloxi set an annual revenue record with $1.6 billion and Tunica casinos pulled in nearly $$700 million in 2021, Mississippi unmasked a total gambling haul of nearly $2.7 billion in earnings statewide. Notably, this is without Mississippi mobile sports betting. Of course, despite the above figures – which …
The Tunica County casinos used to be one of the only locations for gambling and legal sports betting since the early 1990s. Tunica was the South’s premier gambling location, with over eleven casinos in the county alone. But since then, other states have begun legalizing gambling and sports betting within their jurisdictions, causing competition and …
Collazo scores a KO in Fight Hosted By Horseshoe Casino in Tunica The bets started to roll in at the Horseshoe Casino and Hotel in Tunica, Mississippi as the back and forth battle between the two southpaws started to turn heads. A Brooklyner and former World Champion, Luis Callazo took on welterweight contender, Sammy Vasquez …
How Casino Gambling Took an Impoverished Region from Rags to Riches There are always going to be those who oppose the gambling industry in general, labeling it as an evil in the world that just leads to negative consequences for any area that embraces it. While gambling opponents claim that integrating gambling into a community …
The town of Tunica still faces devastating poverty and unemployment levels. Tunica, Mississippi has been described as “America’s Ethiopia,” criticized on national news for its seeming “apartheid” school system and ranked as one of the nation’s poorest counties. Despite managing to strike deals with big-name casinos and all of the upscale businesses that come in …