Horseshoe Casino Tunica is a

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located in

Tunica Resorts, Mississippi Tunica Resorts, formerly known as Robinsonville until 2005,

. It was developed by

Jack Binion Jack Binion is an American businessman. Binion is the son of casino magnate Benny Binion and worked for his father at Binion's Horseshoe, a casino and hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Biography Binion became president of the Horseshoe in 1963 a ...

, the son of

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gaming legend

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, and named after his father's famous

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downtown gambling hall. Much like its namesake, the Horseshoe Tunica is known for catering to serious gamblers, particularly

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s players, and is known for its liberal, player-favorable rules and its

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policies. The Tunica "Shoe" was opened in 1995 as part of "Casino Center," a development by Jack Binion with three casinos side by side /nowiki>Circus Circus Tunica (now Gold Strike Resort and Casino) and Sheraton Casino and Hotel (later Tunica Roadhouse Casino & Hotel, now razed) being the neighbors]. The property has undergone several expansions and renovations over the years. Binion sold Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corporation, the Tunica property's corporate parent, to

Harrah's Entertainment Harrah's Entertainment (later named Caesars Entertainment Corporation, previously The Promus Companies) was an American casino and hotel company founded in Reno, Nevada, and based in Paradise, Nevada, that operated over 50 properties and seven g ...

in 2004. Under Harrah's, the Tunica "Shoe" became home to a

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circuit event; previously, the Horseshoe had partnered with the neighboring Gold Strike to host the Jack Binion World Poker Open, a stop on the

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. Harrah's Entertainment renamed itself to Caesars Entertainment in 2010. In October 2017, ownership of the property was transferred to

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as part of a

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, and it was leased back to Caesars Entertainment. The casino features more than 70 table games, more than 2,000

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s, a large poker room, three fine-dining restaurants, a large

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and a snack bar. The hotel features more than 500 rooms, most configured as suites. The main

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, the "Bluesville Showcase Nightclub" opened in 1998 and seats 1,400.

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Horseshoe Casino Tunica web site
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