I got there Monday evening, and left Thursday morning so I missed out on a lot of the amenities. Entertainment didn't start until Thursday, as well. Downside, other than a carryout stand with some prepackaged sandwiches and salad, the other restaurants and cafe are closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

I guess they are bolted for safety reasons. Wish our room terrace door could have been unlocked. A lot of Hollywood memorabilia to look at.

There is also an event venue and ballroom available.Very nice stay. There are three restaurants: Epic Buffet, Fairbanks Steakhouse, and the Celebrity Grill. A 494-room hotel and a 123-space RV park are also on the property. Hollywood Casino Tunica has 54,000 sq ft (5,000 m 2) of gaming space with over 1,000 slot machines, 20 table games, and a sports book. Penn National closed the Resorts property in July 2019 due to declining revenues, but still operates the 1st Jackpot casino. In 2017, the neighboring Resorts casino (formerly Southern Belle) as well as Bally's (now the 1st Jackpot Casino Tunica) were sold to Penn National Gaming. Penn National kept the Hollywood branding, and has since used the Hollywood name extensively in other casino developments. In 2003, Penn National Gaming (now Penn Entertainment) purchased the Dallas-based Hollywood Casino Corp. Hollywood opened in Tunica on August 8, 1994, becoming the ninth casino in Tunica and joining Sam's Town, Southern Belle, and Harrah's at the Commerce Landing section of Tunica. owned the Sands Atlantic City and had opened a riverboat casino in Aurora, Illinois, the Hollywood Casino Aurora, the year before. bought the casino project from Summit Casinos International for $15 million. While under construction, Hollywood Casino Corp. The Hollywood Casino began under the name Summit Casino, originally one of four planned for the Commerce Landing area of Tunica. The casinos in general brought in a host of jobs and revenue to the area, and had risen to become one of the larger gaming markets in the country at one time. At one point, Tunica County held the distinction of being the poorest county in the United States. Hollywood Casino Tunica is a casino and hotel located in Tunica Resorts, Mississippi.Ĭasinos were brought to Tunica County, Mississippi in the early 1990s as a revenue stream to improve the conditions at the time.

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