Slot Floor Sensations: Our Top Picks

When it comes to creating a perfect environment to entertain adults with a variety of wants and desires, casino resorts seem to have it figured out. From fantastic dining to the lavish luxuries like spas and cabanas, casinos offer their guests the best of the best to insure they are satisfied and keep coming back.

We caught up with some of our preferred properties to find out about their casino floors, the variety of games they have and why their guests like to play there.

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2023 Tunica (and near-by markets) Casino Awards

Best Overall Casino – Hollywood Casino Tunica

Overall Property

  1. Hollywood Casino Tunica
  2. Gold Strike Casino Resort
  3. Southland Casino Hotel

 

Suites

  1. Hollywood Casino Tunica
  2. Gold Strike Casino Resort
  3. Horseshoe Casino Tunica

Best Rooms – Gold Strike Casino Resort

Rooms

  1. Gold Strike Casino Resort
  2. Southland Casino Hotel
  3. Hollywood Casino Tunica

Best Casino Floor – Hollywood Casino Tunica

Casino Floor

  1. Hollywood Casino Tunica
  2. Gold Strike Casino Resort
  3. Horseshoe Casino Tunica

Best Sportsbook – Gold Strike Casino Resort

Sportsbook

  1. Gold Strike Casino Resort
  2. Southland Casino Hotel
  3. Sam’s Town Tunica

 

Restaurant

  1. Fairbank’s @ Hollywood Casino Tunica
  2. Chicago Steakhouse @ Gold Strike Casino Resort
  3. Ignite Steakhouse – Southland Casino Hotel

Best Spa – Gold Strike Casino Resort

Spa

  1. Gold Strike Casino Resort
  2. Horseshoe Casino Tunica

Best Pool – Hollywood Casino Tunica


Pool

  1. Hollywood Casino Tunica
  2. Horseshoe Casino Tunica
  3. Gold Strike Casino Resort

 

Entertainment

  1. Horseshoe Casino Tunica
  2. Gold Strike Casino Resort
  3. Southland Casino Hotel

 

Entertainment Venue

  1. Horseshoe Casino Tunica
  2. Gold Strike Casino Resort
  3. Sam’s Town Tunica

 

Players Club (Ie. Comps, rewards, etc…)

  1. Hollywood Casino Tunica
  2. Gold Strike Casino Resort
  3. Horseshoe Casino Tunica

 

Nightlife

  1. Horseshoe Casino Tunica
  2. Sam’s Town Tunica
  3. Gold Strike Casino Resort

 

Casino Personnel (Dealers, Slot Attendants, etc…)

  1. Hollywood Casino Tunica
  2. Sam’s Town Tunica
  3. Southland Casino Hotel

    Best Customer Service – Gold Strike Casino Resort


Customer Service

  1. Gold Strike Casino Resort
  2. Southland Casino Hotel
  3. Fitz Casino and Hotel

 

Theme

  1. Hollywood Casino Tunica
  2. Fitz Casino and Hotel
  3. Sam’s Town Tunica

 

(Check out more awards from each region below…congrats to the winners!)

Gulf Coast       Tunica       Mid-South       Louisiana

Missouri       S. Indiana       N. Indiana       Iowa

Michigan       Minnesota      Wisconsin

 

 

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Top Casino Sports Books and Bars: Gearing Up for the Game

With the Super Bowl kicking off this weekend and March Madness right around the corner, there has never been a better time to be a sports bettor than now. With the expansion of sports books at casinos around the region, and online sports betting more available than ever, the hardest part decision you’ll have is deciding where to watch, and wager! We are excited to give you a quick run down of some of our favorite casinos to watch, and wager, on your next big game. We hope you like our suggestions.

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Dining Destination: Great Tastes in Tunica

Fairbanks Steakhouse at Hollywood Casino Tunica

 

Just minutes south of Memphis you’ll find two amazing restaurants that capture the essence of Southern-style cuisine and offer a truly unique dining experience, Fairbanks Steakhouse at Hollywood Casino and The Barn Prime at 1st Jackpot Casino.

Award-winning Steaks & Seafood at Fairbanks

Fairbanks Steakhouse at Hollywood Casino greets you with classic style and sophistication, as well as an outstanding menu filled with steaks, chops, seafood and an array of rich pastas and fresh salads. As the recipient of several awards from Southern Gaming and other outlets, this elegant restaurant features extraordinary service and an award-winning wine selection.

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Chef Shawn Mac Wins G&D’s Casino Chef Showdown

 

What started with thirteen of the top casino chefs from throughout the region ended with one grand champion, and the crowning of this year’s Culinary King of the Casino. Chef Shawn Mac from Greektown Casino in Detroit, Michigan bested the other entries in Gaming and Destinations annual Casino Chef Showdown.

After three rounds of voting for recipes from the chefs, it was Chef Mac’s Seared Mangalitsa Pork Rack Chop that garnered the most votes and put him in the winner’s circle.

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