Magnolia Bluffs Casino is a

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. It has of gaming space, with 580 slot machines and 10 table games.

History

The casino site was the location of a

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, Learned's Mill, which opened in 1828 and operated until 1962. The project's original developer, the Lane Company, received preliminary approval from the Mississippi Gaming Commission in early 2008. The project was designed by architect,

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of EV&A Architects. Plans stalled due to a failure to find financing during the

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. The building plan was scaled back from two floors to one in 2009. Kentucky-based Premier Gaming stepped in to lead the project, and began construction in late 2011. The casino opened on December 18, 2012. Architect

said the casino's weathered wood exterior was originally inspired by historic lumber mills, and later modifications were modeled on photographs of

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s. In October 2015,

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closed its Natchez casino, and sold its hotel and other non-gaming assets to Magnolia Bluffs for $11.5 million. The hotel became the Magnolia Bluffs Hotel. The casino added a

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in October 2018, shortly after sports betting became legal as a result of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

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*{{official website, http://www.magnoliabluffscasino.com/, Magnolia Bluffs Casino Casinos in Mississippi Casinos completed in 2012 Buildings and structures in Natchez, Mississippi 2012 establishments in Mississippi Sawmills in the United States

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