Once a place to gamble in the south, 15 years since my last visit and I was shocked to see Tunica!

Before we cruised, we would go to a little gambling town in Tunica, Mississippi where there was 9 casinos to choose from and getting a hotel room on the weekend was almost impossible. We would go at least once a month and stayed at every casino-hotel that they had during that span. Hollywood, The Grand, Sam's Town, Goldstrike, Horseshoe, Sheraton, Bally's, Harrah's, Isle of Capri, Fitzgerald's....it was always a bustling place to spend a couple of days, eat at one of many buffets while there and it seemed like that little spot in the middle of nowhere was just going to continue to grow. This was our 1st time back to Tunica in 15 years and it did not even look like the same place we once loved to go. I wasn't even going there to film anything, but after seeing it in the shape it was in, I decided to film some of what it looks like now...

[@freedomworks3976]

I love Tunica ❤️

[@ladyluck6493]

So glad to see the recent updates on Tunica! It's been 13 years since I went....use to live in Memphis for a couple years & went all the time! Sick to see it now! Thanks for sharing!

[@freedomworks3976]

Google says the tallest building in Mississippi is now the Beau Rivage in Biloxi

[@sydneygraves1598]

Other casinos still do the buffet besides goldstrike it’s just on certain days not everyday

[@alabamaal225]

The demise of buffets is widespread in all gambling locations, including Las Vegas. The COVID-19 pandemic shut down the buffets, which, I suspect, was not unwelcomed by the suits who ran the casino/hotels. In Las Vegas, the old buffets have mostly been replaced by food courts, which (of course) charge ridiculous prices even by 2024 standards.