By Travel Tunica on Thursday March 31, 2011

While Memphis is home to amazing attractions, restaurants and things to do, we don’t always have it all. You can fill in a few of the gaps with a short drive to Tunica, Miss. Here are five reasons why Memphians should take Highway 61 south across the state line: 1. Casinos may be verboten in Tennessee, but they’re legal in Mississippi. No matter what sort of bets you like to place, there are plenty of options (and good odds) at Tunica’s nine casinos. (more…)

While Memphis is home to amazing attractions, restaurants and things to do, we don’t always have it all. You can fill in a few of the gaps with a short drive to Tunica, Miss. Here are five reasons why Memphians should take Highway 61 south across the state line: 1.…

By John Grochowski on Monday March 28, 2011

If you’ve played much blackjack, you know the pain. You’re dealt a couple of face cards, and the dealer has a 6 face up. You’re feeling comfortable with your 20, practically counting the winnings to add to your chips. (more…)

If you’ve played much blackjack, you know the pain. You’re dealt a couple of face cards, and the dealer has a 6 face up. You’re feeling comfortable with your 20, practically counting the winnings to add to your chips. (more…)

By Travel Tunica on Friday March 25, 2011

This year, the Grizzlies celebrate 10 seasons of calling Memphis home, and it’s the perfect time to acknowledge those partners who have helped make the last decade such a great one. Just as the Grizz faithful come from all over the MidSouth, our partnerships stretch across the region, and no one has been as valuable – or as fun – as our friends down the road in Tunica. (more…)

This year, the Grizzlies celebrate 10 seasons of calling Memphis home, and it’s the perfect time to acknowledge those partners who have helped make the last decade such a great one. Just as the Grizz faithful come from all over the MidSouth, our partnerships stretch across the region, and no…

By Lisa Konupka on Thursday March 24, 2011

Winner's Announced! Thank you so much to everyone who helped Tunica make it to the top 3 in the Social Media Tourism Symposium voting. We have the most amazing fans! I wish we could have picked everyone to win the two night stay! Help me in congratulating Stan Kochanski and Angela Turney on their win for a stay in Tunica! (more…)

Winner's Announced! Thank you so much to everyone who helped Tunica make it to the top 3 in the Social Media Tourism Symposium voting. We have the most amazing fans! I wish we could have picked everyone to win the two night stay! Help me in congratulating Stan Kochanski and…

By Webster Franklin on Tuesday March 22, 2011

Matt Jordan a regular contributor to this blog proclaimed earlier this week that he knows spring is here each year with the start of March Madness.  For me, Spring has not officially Sprung in Tunica until what I affectionately call “Crawfish” week or officially know as the annual Tunica Downtown Event - called the Rivergate Festival. (more…)

Matt Jordan a regular contributor to this blog proclaimed earlier this week that he knows spring is here each year with the start of March Madness.  For me, Spring has not officially Sprung in Tunica until what I affectionately call “Crawfish” week or officially know as the annual Tunica Downtown…

By John Grochowski on Monday March 21, 2011

Here’s a slot machine myth I read in a personal finance newsletter, of all places. It quoted an “expert” as saying players should look for three-reel machines with a cherry on the middle reel sitting on the payline. That cherry supposedly was the tipoff that a bigger payoff was on the way. (more…)

Here’s a slot machine myth I read in a personal finance newsletter, of all places. It quoted an “expert” as saying players should look for three-reel machines with a cherry on the middle reel sitting on the payline. That cherry supposedly was the tipoff that a bigger payoff was on…

By Travel Tunica on Friday March 18, 2011

Spring is finally here. It’s not because flowers are in bloom or because birds are in the air or because the weather seems to have warmed up a little. The only way I ever even notice Spring has started is because March Madness usually marks the beginning of Springtime for me. (more…)

Spring is finally here. It’s not because flowers are in bloom or because birds are in the air or because the weather seems to have warmed up a little. The only way I ever even notice Spring has started is because March Madness usually marks the beginning of Springtime for…

By Chrissy Garner on Thursday March 17, 2011

In Tunica, we LOVE the color green!  Especially when the cashier’s handing us our winnings!  And when you’re looking to win, you’ve got to have a lucky charm. (more…)

In Tunica, we LOVE the color green!  Especially when the cashier’s handing us our winnings!  And when you’re looking to win, you’ve got to have a lucky charm. (more…)

By John Grochowski on Monday March 14, 2011

Way back in the 1990s, I was invited by a major casino company to take part in a weeklong crash course in casino operations. The company used it to introduce up-and-comers from food service, building management and other areas into the casino portion of the operation. (more…)

Way back in the 1990s, I was invited by a major casino company to take part in a weeklong crash course in casino operations. The company used it to introduce up-and-comers from food service, building management and other areas into the casino portion of the operation. (more…)

By Lisa Konupka on Friday March 11, 2011

Celebrate the Luck of the Irish in Tunica on St. Patrick’s Day! (more…)

Celebrate the Luck of the Irish in Tunica on St. Patrick’s Day! (more…)