Resorts Casino Tunica
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| Location | Tunica Resorts, Mississippi 38664 |
| Address | 1100 Casino Strip Boulevard |
| Opening date | 1994 |
| Number of rooms | 201 |
| Total gaming space | 35,000 sq ft (3,300 m2) |
| Signature attractions | River Bend Links golf course |
| Notable restaurants |
61 Grille Steakhouse EATs Delta Blues Buffet |
| Casino type | Riverboat |
| Owner | Privately owned |
| Previous names | Southern Belle Casino Harrah's Tunica Mardi Gras Casino |
| Renovated in | 1996, 2005, 2014 |
| Website | Resorts Casino Tunica |
Coordinates: 34°48′56″N 90°25′03″W / 34.815477°N 90.417579°W
Resorts Casino Tunica, formerly Southern Belle Casino and Harrah's Tunica Mardi Gras Casino, is a 201-room hotel and a 35,000 sq ft (3,300 m2) 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 and Hollywood Casino. The casino is privately owned.
The casino was opened in 1994 as the Southern Belle Casino. That casino closed approximately four months after opening 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, reopened the property in 1996.
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 agreed to buy Caesars Entertainment. The new company would have controlled five of Tunica Resorts' nine casinos: Harrah's, Grand Casino, Horseshoe Casino, Sheraton Casino and Hotel and Bally's Casino. Because of possible anti-competitive domination of the Tunica market, Harrah's agreed to sell the property, along with Bally's, to Colony Capital, who then created Resorts International Holdings to own and operate the casinos (including Bally's Tunica). The casino was renamed Resorts Casino Tunica in 2005.
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