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Casinos Near Tunica Resorts, Mississippi
3 verified casinos near Tunica Resorts. Browse the directory, check addresses, and compare players club options before you visit.
3 verified casinos near Tunica Resorts. Browse the directory, check addresses, and compare players club options before you visit.
3 verified casino locations within driving distance of Tunica Resorts.
Gold Strike participates in MGM Rewards, which connects to Beau Rivage and other MGM properties nationwide — enroll to earn points on hotel stays, dining, and gaming. Sign up at the players club desk before your first session — points are not retroactive.
Gold Strike Casino Resort is an MGM Resorts International property and the dominant casino in Tunica, featuring 1,100 slot machines, 53 table games, a dedicated poker room, and a Race & Sports Book. The attached 14-story hotel offers 1,133 rooms, making it one of the largest hotels in Mississippi. Dining options include a full-service buffet, a steakhouse, and casual outlets, alongside a live entertainment venue.
Enroll in Caesars Rewards at the players club desk to earn Reward Credits and Tier Credits that count toward status at all Caesars, Harrah's, Bally's, and Paris properties nationwide. Sign up at the players club desk before your first session — points are not retroactive.
Horseshoe Tunica is a Caesars Entertainment resort property known for its strong table game offering and a World Series of Poker-branded poker room. The casino floor includes slots and a full range of table games, with a 507-room hotel on-site. It is part of the Caesars Rewards network, connecting players to over 50 properties across the country.
Sign up for mychoice rewards to earn points on gaming, hotel stays, and dining redeemable across all Penn Entertainment properties including Ameristar Vicksburg. Sign up at the players club desk before your first session — points are not retroactive.
Hollywood Casino Tunica is a Penn Entertainment resort property offering a casino floor with slots and table games alongside hotel accommodations. It participates in the mychoice rewards program, which has five tiers and connects to over 40 Penn properties nationwide including Ameristar Casino Hotel Vicksburg in Mississippi. The Hollywood brand is known for its entertainment-focused atmosphere.
Tunica Resorts is a census-designated place in Tunica County in the northwestern corner of Mississippi, roughly 30 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee. Despite its small permanent population, Tunica Resorts hosts a concentration of full-service casino resorts that once made the area the third-largest gaming market in the United States. The properties are clustered along Casino Center Drive and Casino Strip Resort Boulevard, a compact strip where all major casinos are within a few minutes of each other.
Before casino gambling arrived, Tunica County was routinely cited as the poorest county in the United States. The Mississippi Gaming Control Act of 1990 changed everything. The first Tunica casino, Splash, opened in 1992, and by 1994 operators including Harrah’s, Hollywood, Circus Circus (now Gold Strike), and Horseshoe had all opened. The market peaked in the 2000s, drawing gamblers from Memphis, Nashville, and the broader Mid-South region who had no comparable options nearby. The market has contracted from its peak as competing casinos opened in other states, but the three remaining major properties still attract a substantial regional audience.
The Gold Strike dining lineup includes a full-service buffet, a steakhouse, and multiple casual options. The property hosts concerts and boxing events in its entertainment venue. For visitors coming from Memphis specifically, Gold Strike’s size and amenity range make it the obvious starting point for a Tunica casino visit.
Tunica Resorts is most easily reached from Memphis International Airport, approximately 45 minutes north via Highway 61 (also called the Blues Highway for its connection to Mississippi Delta music history). The drive south from Memphis passes through the Delta flatlands and into the casino district. There is no public transit connection from Memphis to Tunica. Visitors from outside the Memphis area typically fly into Memphis International and rent a vehicle.
Several Tunica properties have historically operated shuttle services from Memphis, though availability varies — contact the specific property before your visit to confirm current shuttle schedules. From Jackson, Mississippi, Tunica is approximately 180 miles north via Interstate 55 and Highway 61, roughly a 2.5-hour drive.
Signing up for a players club card before your first session is free and immediate at any Tunica property. MGM Rewards (Gold Strike), Caesars Rewards (Horseshoe), and myChoice (Hollywood) each offer benefits including free play, hotel discounts, dining credits, and event access. If you plan to visit properties in multiple MGM or Caesars networks during your trip to Mississippi — including Biloxi — enrolling in those programs gives you the most return on your play across both markets.
The minimum gambling age in Mississippi is 21. All Tunica casino resorts are open 24 hours per day, seven days a week.
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Most casino properties near Tunica Resorts offer a free loyalty club. Sign up at the players club desk before you play — points are not retroactive. Benefits typically include free-play credits, dining discounts, and hotel rates at casino resort properties.
The minimum gambling age in Mississippi is 21 at most properties. Set a budget before you arrive and stick to it. If you experience problems with gambling, call 1-800-270-7117 — free, confidential, 24/7.