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 …
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 …