The Tunica Roadhouse Casino & Hotel is a casino

Casino

In modern English, a casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships or other tourist attractions...

, hotel

Hotel

A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...

 and spa

Spa

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 located in Tunica Resorts, Mississippi

Tunica Resorts, Mississippi

Tunica Resorts is an unincorporated community located in northern Tunica County, Mississippi, United States, north of the county seat of Tunica. The community was originally named Robinsonville, but the name was changed in 2003. Locals still refer to the town by this name. The community is situated...

,. It is themed to resemble a roadhouse

Roadhouse (facility)

A roadhouse is a commercial establishment typically built on a major road or highway, to service passing travellers. Its meaning varies slightly by country.-USA:...

, and is marketed as a place to "get wild", housing many features unique to Tunica casinos, such as a mechanical bull

Mechanical bull

A mechanical bull, also known as a rodeo bull or bucking bronco is a machine that replicates the sensation of riding a bucking animal, such as a rodeo bull or horse. It is usually powered by a variable-speed electric motor...

, as well as beer pong

Beer pong

Beer pong, also known as Beirut, is a drinking game in which players throw a ping pong ball across a table with the intent of landing the ball in a cup of beer on the other end. The game typically consists of two two-to-four-player teams and multiple cups set up, in triangle formation, on each side...

 and other "bar games". The concept debuted December 18, 2009.

It is one of three casinos located in Casino Center, along with Gold Strike Resort and Casino

Gold Strike Resort and Casino

Gold Strike Resort and Casino in Tunica Resorts, Mississippi is an MGM Resorts International resort located 20 minutes south of Memphis, Tennessee. In 2008, MGM Mirage made a large investment in Gold Strike Casino Resort and a commitment to the Tunica market with a multi-million dollar renovation...

 and Horseshoe Casino Tunica

Horseshoe Casino Tunica

The Horseshoe Casino Tunica is a casino resort located in Tunica Resorts, Mississippi. It was developed by Jack Binion, the son of Las Vegas gaming legend Benny Binion and named after his father's famous Binion's Horseshoe downtown gambling hall...

. It is also one of three casinos in Tunica Resorts owned by Caesars Entertainment.

The casino features 36 table game

Table game

In casinos, the term table game is used to distinguish games such as blackjack, craps, roulette and baccarat that are played on a table and operated by one or more live dealers like a croupier or poker dealer, as opposed to a games played on a mechanical device like a video slot machine...

s and more than 1,300 video poker

Video poker

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 and slot machine

Slot machine

A slot machine , informally fruit machine , the slots , poker machine or "pokies" or simply slot is a casino gambling machine with three or more reels which spin when a button is pushed...

s located on two floors. The hotel has 134 suites, all of which feature a whirlpool

Whirlpool

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 bathtub. Two restaurant

Restaurant

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s and a buffet

Buffet

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 are also on the premises.

Ownership history

The property was originally opened by ITT Sheraton in 1994 as Sheraton Casino and Hotel Tunica. In 1998, as ITT Sheraton was acquired by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide

Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is a hospitality ownership and management organization, headquartered in White Plains, New York. One of the world's largest hotel companies, it owns, operates, franchises and manages hotels, resorts, spas, residences, and vacation ownership properties...

, its casinos went to Hilton, which subsequently merged with Grand Casinos, Inc. to form Park Place Entertainment. At this point, Sheraton Tunica and the former Grand Casino Tunica

Grand Casino Tunica

Harrah's Casino Tunica, formerly Grand Casino Tunica, is a casino and resort located in Tunica Resorts, Mississippi. It is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment. The casino offers a casino and three hotels with a total of 1,356 rooms...

 (now Harrah's) first came under the same ownership.

After several acquisitions, Park Place eventually spun off the casinos from the Hilton properties, and named the new company Caesars Entertainment

Caesars Entertainment

Caesars Entertainment may refer to:* Caesars Entertainment, Inc., the now defunct company that was Park Place Entertainment, Bally's, and formerly the gambling arm of Hilton Hotels, and purchased by Harrah's Entertainment...

, which, in turn, merged with Harrah's Entertainment in 2004, soon after Harrah's had acquired the adjacent Horseshoe Casino

Horseshoe Casino Tunica

The Horseshoe Casino Tunica is a casino resort located in Tunica Resorts, Mississippi. It was developed by Jack Binion, the son of Las Vegas gaming legend Benny Binion and named after his father's famous Binion's Horseshoe downtown gambling hall...

 in a separate deal. To prevent the newly-combined company from owning five of the Tunica market's nine casinos, Harrah's chose to sell the previous Harrah's Tunica (now Resorts Casino Tunica

Resorts Casino Tunica

Resorts Casino Tunica is a 200 room hotel and a casino located in Tunica Resorts, Mississippi. It is one of three casinos located in the "Casino Strip" area, along with Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Tunica and Hollywood Casino Tunica...

) and Bally's Casino Tunica

Bally's Casino Tunica

Bally's Casino Tunica is a 238 room hotel and a casino with a rustic 19th century theme that is located in Tunica, Mississippi. The casino is owned by Colony Capital and operated by its Resorts International Holdings division...

 to Colony Capital. (Harrah's Entertainment changed its name to Caesars Entertainment in 2010.)

Despite the numerous ownership changes, the resort continued operating under the Sheraton banner until December 14, 2009. As Sheraton, the casino/hotel featured a black forest

Black Forest

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theme.

External links

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