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    Archive for May, 2010

    May 28

    Player Rewards Cards as Collectibles

    Written by John Grochowski, Gaming

     

    If you play in casinos, chances are you’ve accumulated a stack of player rewards card, used to rate your play and award comps. I’ve accumulated a drawer full, from casinos from Tunica to Windsor, Ontario, and from Atlantic City to Las Vegas. (more…)

    May 25

    TunicaMS Great Golf Getaway Giveaway – Final Week!

    Written by Chrissy Garner for Travel Tunica

    It’s the last week to enter to win tickets to the St. Jude Classic in Memphis, TN! If you haven’t entered yet, don’t worry!  You can still be entered to win the remaining weekly prize to play golf at Tunica National Golf & Tennis and be qualified for the grand prize.

    Did you know that Tunica is just 30 minutes from PGA golf? With close proximity to Memphis, 9 world-class casino resorts and 3 championship golf courses where you can practice for next year’s St. Jude Classic, why wouldn’t you stay in Tunica?!

    Tell us your golf picks for the last May PGA Tournament by heading to Facebook/TunicaMS or @TunicaMS on Twitter TODAY! For details & complete list of rules, click HERE.

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    May 20

    Unwind at the Tunica RiverPark!

    Written by Travel Tunica

    Do you come to Tunica to relax and get away because you are wound up from your daily life? Since most of Tunica’s entertainment can be enjoyed at night, a perfect daytime activity is tucked away just a few minutes from your favorite casino.

    The Tunica RiverPark, located on the Mississippi River, has an award-winning interactive museum with aquariums and eco-trial as well the Tunica Queen, a 300 passenger riverboat that cruises Tuesday-Sunday with sightseeing and dinner cruises.

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    May 18

    Get the Most from Caribbean Stud Poker

    Written by John Grochowski, Gaming

    When I started going to casinos, the selection of table games was pretty basic. There were blackjack, craps, roulette and baccarat. Some casinos had Big Six money wheels, and sometimes you’d see Red Dog or other change-of-pace games. (more…)

    May 17

    Great Golf Getaway Giveaway – Enter Today!

    Written by Chrissy Garner for Travel Tunica

    Only two weeks left to WIN!  Thanks to all who have entered the first two weeks of the TunicaMS Great Golf Getaway Giveaway!  Don’t forget to come back and enter again to have a greater chance of winning the grand prize to go to the St. Jude Classic in Memphis, TN!

    And if you haven’t entered yet, don’t worry!  You can still win one of the remaining weekly prizes to play golf at one of Tunica’s three championship courses and still be qualified for the grand prize.

    Tell us your golf picks for the remaining May PGA Tournaments by heading to Facebook/TunicaMS or @TunicaMS on Twitter TODAY!

    For details & complete list of rules, click HERE. (more…)

    May 14

    Tunica Entertainment on Fire this Summer!

    Written by Travel Tunica

    Whether you grew up listening to the Beach Boys, Billy Idol, Michael Bolton, or Rob Thomas, these are just a few of the newly announced entertainers coming to Tunica soon!  Tunica’s entertainers this summer and fall range from top comedians like Bill Cosby and Bill Engvall to rock stars and country stars like Jewel, Clint Black, and Creedence Clearwater to high engergy entertainers like Chubby Checker and Little Richard.  (more…)

    May 12

    Can Slot Machines Be “Due”?

    Written by John Grochowski, Gaming

    A woman once phoned me, certain a slot machine had been rigged. She usually played roulette, she explained, but on this occasion was taking a chance on a $5 slot machine. She’d lost a couple of thousand dollars, then went to an ATM and withdrew a few thousand more. And she lost THAT.

    “I hadn’t hit ANYTHING,” she told me. “I was SURE it was due.” (more…)

    May 10

    Sure Bet: Memphis in May’s World Champion Barbeque Festival

    Written by Matt Jordan, Lifestyle/Entertainment

    If it is the springtime in the South you usually can find an outdoor festival every weekend, if not everyday — Tunica’s Crawfish Boil, Memphis’ Beale Street Music Fest and New Orleans Jazz Fest, just to name a few. BUT, no festival this time of year can compare to Memphis’ World Championship Barbeque Cooking Contest. (more…)

    May 07

    Fly into Tunica! Book Your Ticket Now on AirTran!

    Written by Travel Tunica

    Tunica, Mississippi, one of the southeast’s fastest growing destinations, took another step forward today as AirTran Airways began non-stop jet service from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) to the Tunica Airport (UTA). 

    Local and state tourism and business leaders were on hand at the Tunica Airport to welcome the inaugural flight and promote the area’s first regular scheduled jet service via a major United States air carrier.  Flights between the two cities will begin with four weekly flights on Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday and will provide Tunica with access to over 50 destinations within the AirTran (www.AirTran.com) network. (more…)

    May 06

    Baccarat — a Good Bet with No Complicated Strategies

    Written by John Grochowski, Gaming

    The casino games that give you the best chance to win almost always come with a catch — You have to master strategies or at least learn a little about the game to get the most out of it. (more…)