Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall is located in

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

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because the gaming area is situated on a building built on barges that float in a pool of water linked to the nearby

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as required by state law, the resort in all other aspects resembles its Nevada sibling, except for the atrium. It includes a 1,600 seat showroom, a 1,070-room hotel, and an RV park.

History

The facility was opened on May 25, 1994, by

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as the third casino branded as Sam's Town and the first casino opened by Boyd outside of Nevada. It was built to replicate a

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town; at the time it opened it was in size with a 200-room hotel. In 2002, Boyd bought an adjacent hotel and theater owned by

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for $7.5 million. Sam's Town expanded into the property, adding an additional hotel tower and parking garage. , Sam's Town has over 700 hotel rooms in Tunica. From 1999 to 2007, Boyd sponsored the

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, a

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race at nearby

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. During the

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in 2020, the hotel and casino were closed from March until May, along with multiple other hotels and casinos in the area.

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