Resorts Casino Tunica

Casino infobox
casino= Resorts Tunica
theme= Antebellum
address=1100 Casino Strip Boulevard Tunica Resorts, Mississippi 38664|

rooms= 200
date_opened= 1996
space_gaming=35,000 sq ft.
shows=None
attractions= River Bend Links golf course
restaurants= "TJ’s Steakhouse" "The Bistro"
owner=Resorts International Holdings
casino_type=Riverboat
renovations=
names_pre=
website= [http://www.resortstunica.com ]

Resorts Casino Tunica is a 200 room hotel and a convert|35000|sqft|m2|abbr=on casino located in Tunica Resorts, Mississippi. It is one of three casinos located in the "Casino Strip" area, along with Sam's Town Tunica and Hollywood Casino Tunica. The casino is owned by Colony Capital and operated by its Resorts International Holdings division.

History

The casino was opened in 1996 as the Southern Belle Casino. That casino closed approximately three years later and remained shuttered for a short time. Harrah's Entertainment, which owned a Harrah's casino about a block away just off the main road, purchased the property in 2000. The company briefly operated both locations as Harrah's casinos, but eventually closed the older facility, selling it to Isle of Capri Casinos. The former Southern Belle became the sole Harrah's property.

In 2004, Harrah's merged with Caesars Entertainment. The new company would have controlled five of Tunica Resorts' nine casinos: Harrah's, Grand Casino Tunica, Horseshoe Casino Tunica, Sheraton Casino and Hotel Tunica and Bally's Casino Tunica. Because of possible anti-competitive domination of the Tunica market, Harrah's agreed to sell the property, along with Bally's, to Colony Capital. The casino was renamed Resorts Tunica in 2005. [cite news|url=http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:20znE6JXrz0J:schiffer.casinocitytimes.com/articles/18860.html+%22Resorts+Tunica%22+casino&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=10&gl=us|last=Schiffer|first|Rudi|date=2005-05-03|publisher=Casino City Times/Jackpot Magazine|title=Heard It On the River]

Dining

Resorts Tunica features three dining facilities:
* TJ's Steakhouse, fine dining
* The Bistro, coffee shop
* The Buffet

Entertainment

The casino features a lounge with live entertainment. Resorts is immediately adjacent to River Bend Links golf course.

External links

* [http://www.resortstunica.com/ Resorts Tunica official web site]

References