Mississippi Indian Casinos | Updates 2023

Mississippi has 30 state-regulated casinos along the Mississippi River and on the Gulf Coast. In addition, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians own and operate three Class III Indian casinos and a plan a fourth casino in Jones County.

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Pearl River Resorts breaks ground on new Louisville casino April 21, 2023 - The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians broke ground Wednesday on a new 18,000-square-foot casino and travel plaza in Louisville, MS. The $25 million project includes a ... Read more Cherokee celebrate acquisition of Mississippi casino March 30, 2023 - Cherokee Nation Entertainment (CNE) held a celebration and a gold ribbon-cutting ceremony last Friday for its acquisition of the Gold Strike Casino Resort in Tunica, Mississippi. The tribe purchased the ... Read more Bok Homa Casino: 2023 Expansion Project March 15, 2023 - Bok Homa Casino will soon begin construction on a 6,500-square-foot addition. A preliminary announcement was made by Choctaw officials during the 12th anniversary celebration last December ... Read more Bok Homa Casino celebrates 12th anniversary January 19, 2023 - The Bok Homa Casino celebrated its 12th Anniversary on Dec. 20th with complimentary tee-shirts, cake, and food for all visiting guests. There was also an announcement about future expansion ... Read more Cherokee Nation buys Mississippi Casino June 18, 2022 - Cherokee Nation Businesses announced the purchase of Gold Strike Casino Resort in Tunica, MS this week. The tribe will pay $450 million in cash to MGM Resorts for the property subject to regulatory ... Read more News Archive

Mississippi Minimum Gambling Age

Minimum gambling ages are 21 years old for casinos, 21 for poker, 18 for bingo, 21 for sports betting, 18 for horse racing, 18 for the lottery.

Indian Casinos

The new Foxwoods Resort Casino at Biloxi Pointe is a development project in East Biloxi.

The other Indian casinos in the state are owned by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw. A total of 3,500 gaming machines and 70 table games operate at their Pearl River Resort. www.choctaw.org

PEARL RIVER RESORT
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The Pearl River Resort properties include the following:

FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO AT BILOXI POINTE (CDevelopment Project)
East Biloxi, MS

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BAY ST. LOUIS CASINOS

Hollywood Casino Bay St. Louis (info)
Silver Slipper Casino (info)

BILOXI CASINOS

Beau Rivage Resort & Casino (info)
Boomtown Biloxi Casino (info)
Grand Biloxi Casino Hotel & Spa (info)
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi (info)
IP Casino Resort and Spa (info)
Casino Name Removed. Not Recommended.
Palace Casino Resort
Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort (info)
Treasure Bay Casino and Hotel (info)

GREENVILLE CASINOS

Harlow's Casino Resort (info)
Trop Casino Greenville (info)

GULFPORT CASINOS

Island View Casino Resort (info)

LULA CASINOS

Casino Name Removed. Not Recommended.

NATCHEZ CASINOS

Casino Name Removed. Not Recommended.
Roth Hill casino project (future)

TUNICA-AREA CASINOS

1st Jackpot Casino Tunica
Bally's Tunica (info) - Closed 2017
Fitzgeralds Casino Hotel Tunica (info) (info)
Gold Strike Casino Resort (info)
Hollywood Casino Tunica (info) (Robinsonville)
Horseshoe Casino & Hotel Tunica (info)
Resorts Casino Tunica (info) - Closed Jan 31, 2019
Sam's Town Tunica Hotel & Gambling Hall (info)
Sportsman Casino and Lodge (info) - Closed Project 2012
Tunica Roadhouse Hotel (info) - Closing Date June 30, 2019

VICKSBURG CASINOS

Ameristar Casino Hotel Vicksburg (info)
DiamondJacks Casino (info)
Horizon Casino Hotel (info)
Casino Name Removed. Not Recommended.
Riverwalk Casino and Hotel (info)

News Articles

Sports betting is now offered at all 12 Mississippi Coast casinos

November 12, 2018

On Friday November 16 at 11 a.m. the sports book at the Scarlet Pearl Casino is scheduled to open. The casino is located in D'Iberville.

The gaming venue will take over the former PRL Bar and offer multiple screens.

DraftKings has partnered with the Scarlet Pearl Casino for the sportsbook. This is first retail location for DraftKings. The manager will be Nicholas "Nico" Sfanos. Previously, Sfanos managed Nevada's Station Casino sport books.

DraftKings at Scarlet Pearl Sportsbook will offer three windows for live wagering during a game. After permission is granted, guests will also be able to place bets using mobile devices and by kiosks.

Sports betting will be available at all 12 Coast Casinos.

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Mississippi legalizes sports betting

June 22, 2018

Steps are being made quickly to move forward with allowing sports betting to be operated in the state of Mississippi.

On Thursday rules were proposed by the state gaming commission on how to regulate the sport books in Mississippi. There are currently 28 licensed casinos in the state.

Comments on the proposed regulation can be made from the public for the next 25 days. After this time changes can be made, or regulations modified.

On June 21 the commission will meet again. It is expected that there could be a vote made on the regulations. If so, starting the end of July is when sport books can open at Mississippi casinos.

On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a law that prevented betting on sports in most states.

In 2017 Mississippi changed the state law to approve sports betting along with fantasy sports. This was done in anticipation of the federal law being changed.

The Beau Rivage in Biloxi is owned by MGM Resorts International. The company has been actively making plans in preparations to begin offering sports betting at the Biloxi location. This was done in anticipation to Monday's announcement.

If the proposed regulations are approved, sport betting would only be allowed to be operated at casino locations. 12 percent of the bets would be paid from the casino in taxes to the local and state governments.

Mississippi is only one of several states that have been planning on operating sports betting at their casinos. West Virginia, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania are also planning on passing sports betting regulations soon.

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News Archive

2021

Pearl River Resort casino reinstates mask mandate July 26, 2021 - Face coverings are again mandatory for guests and employees at Pearl River Resort and Bok Homa Casino in Choctaw, MS due to a spike in COVID-19 delta variant cases. The reinstated mask order is ... Read more Pearl River Resort enters Phase 2 of COVID-19 reopening plan March 23, 2021 - Last Friday Pearl River Resort began Phase Two of reopening their casinos after shutting down last year for the COVID-19 pandemic. The new phase relaxes many of the safety ... Read more Tribes are devastated after one year of COVID-19 March 18, 2021 - As the Covid-19 pandemic began spreading across our nation last year, its impact became the most deadly in our tribal communities. Tribal economies also collapsed as casinos were shut down ... Read more

2019

Golden Moon Hotel & Casino reopened Aug 14 August 19, 2020 - Golden Moon Hotel & Casino at the Pearl River Resort complex reopened at noon Friday Aug 14. The Choctaw casino was shut down for more than four months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ... Read more Pearl River Resort Celebrates First Year of First Native American Sportsbook September 4, 2019 - The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians were the first tribe in the nation to open a sportsbook in their casino on Aug 30 last year. ... Read more

2018

Sports betting is now offered at all 12 Mississippi Coast casinos November 12, 2018 - When the new sports book opened at the Scarlet Pearl Casino, it became the first time that sports betting is now offered at all coast casinos. ... Read more Choctaw Indians open First Tribal Owned & Operated Sportsbook August 31, 2018 - Sports betting opened August 30 at Timeout Lounge in the Pearl River Resort. The Sportsbook at Timeout Lounge is a smoke free area with 20 TVs ... Read more MS Choctaw casinos will offer sports betting June 12, 2018 - Sports betting will soon be offered at Bok Homa Casino, Silver Star Hotel and Casino, Pearl River Resort, and Golden Moon Hotel and Casino. ... Read more

2017

05.01.2017   New tribal casino planned for D'Iberville

2016

10.21.2016   Sept Revenues Rise at MS Casinos
09.20.2016   Mississippi Casinos Report August Earnings
08.29.2016   July Revenue Report Released by Mississippi Revenue Department
07.13.2016   New Operation Solution for Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort
06.25.2016   Live Entertainment Added at Bok Homa Casino
06.20.2016   Buffet opens at Ameristar Casino Hotel Vicksburg
06.07.2016   Mashantucket Pequots Partner With Foxwoods Resort Casino
05.23.2016   MS Coast Casinos Continue to Report Strong Revenue Increases
05.02.2016   Pie Five Pizza Co. wins with Casino Deal
03.30.2016   Royal D'Iberville Site Bought by Poarch Band of Creek Indians
03.21.2016   MS Casinos Continue to do Well in February
03.16.2016   New Name for DiamondJacks Hotel and Casino
02.22.2016   MS Gulf Casinos Report Revenue Increase for January
01.21.2016   Scarlet Pearl Casino Brings new Record to MS Coast Casinos
01.06.2016   Tunica County Casinos Remain Open During Storms

2015

12.21.2015   5th Anniversary Celebrated at Bok Homa Casino
12.09.2015   Scarlet Pearl Casino Opens
11.19.2015   Beau Rivage Hosts Charity Slot Tournament
08.17.2015   New RV Park Opens at Boomtown Casino
05.25.2015   Revenue on the Rise at Mississippi Casinos
05.13.2015   Mississippi Gaming Commission hosts Post Katrina Meeting
04.22.2015   MS gamblers discuss New Orleans smoking ban
02.23.2015   Increased Revenue for January at Mississippi Casinos
02.02.2015   Newly Renovated Golden Moon Casino Reopens

2014

12.22.2014   Mississippi Casinos Report Decline for November
12.12.2014   The Impact of Mississippi Casinos
12.03.2014   Rotate Black Interested Again in Gulfport Casino Location
10.29.2014   Portofino Casino Submits Permit for Elevated Walkway
09.23.2014   Mississippi Casino Report 2% Loss in August Revenue
07.23.2014   June Revenue Report Released For Mississippi Casinos
07.21.2014   Margaritaville Casino & Restaurant in Biloxi Set to Close
06.24.2014   Diamondhead Casino Location Voted Down 3-0
06.18.2014   Tunica Casinos Impacted by Recession and Competition
05.07.2014   Design Team Chosen for New Biloxi Boardwalk Hotel and Casino
03.26.2014   Proposed Red Water Casino Rejected
01.13.2014   Over $1 Billion to be Spent in MS Gulf Coast Casinos
01.02.2014   Pearl River Resort Awards two $90,000 Jackpots to One Winner

2013

12.23.2013   Renovation Plans Being Made For Pearl River Resort Casinos
11.08.2013   Greenville to benefit again from Casino Revenues
08.21.2013   Proposed Biloxi Road Expansion to Help Casinos and City
07.03.2013   Wheel of Fortune Machines Payout Two Progressive Jackpots in Miss
06.10.2013   Storm Causes Power Outages at Tunica Casinos
05.04.2013   New Amenities Coming to Coastal Casinos
04.22.2013   Financing for Gulfport Harbor casino misses deadline
03.28.2013   Margaritaville Casino and Restaurant Biloxi Celebrates 1 year

2012

11.28.2012   Mississippi Casino earn less than previous year
10.08.2012   Riverwalk Casino and Hotel to be sold for $141 million
10.01.2012   Acquisition of Silver Slipper Casino Complete
09.20.2012   Full House Resorts to operate Silver Slipper Casino
06.19.2012   Biloxi Boardwalk Casino proposed to gaming commission
04.24.2012   March Brought Higher Revenues by Mississippi Casinos
04.19.2012   MS Gaming Commission Consider Harbor Town Casino
02.14.2012   Lighthouse Point Casino to become Trop Casino Greenville

2011

06.20.2011   Casino Revenues Down Due to Mississippi Flooding
06.15.2011   The Palace Casino Reopens as Smoke Free
06.02.2011   The New Grand Station Hotel and Casino Opens After Flood
05.27.2011   Casinos Reopen After Tunica Flood
05.27.2011   Tunica Reopens 9 Casinos
05.26.2011   A Child's Wish is Granted by Pearl River Resort and Larry the Cable Guy
05.25.2011   Harrah's Tunica Thanks Responders and Military with Ceremony
05.19.2011   Roadhouse Casino reopens after flood
05.18.2011   Gold Strike Casino Resort Tunica Reopens
05.08.2011   Casinos Flooded in Tunica, Levee is Reinforced
05.04.2011   Flooding Closes Lighthouse Point and Jubilee Casinos
05.01.2011   Tunica Casinos close for the first time
04.26.2011   Glory Inc. to Feature at Southern Gaming Summit Enhanced Casino Solutions
01.25.2011   Coastal areas considered for new casinos

2010

12.15.2010   Diamondhead Casino project update
12.07.2010   Bok Homa Casino soon to open
09.01.2010   Choctaw begin construction on new casino in Jones County
08.25.2010   Delta Blues Casino approved by Greenville City Council
06.24.2010   Barbour asks Choctaws to cancel Jones County casino
06.01.2010   $2.3M winner at Tunica casino
05.07.2010   Choctaw plan $18M Indian casino in Jones County
04.29.2010   Oyster Bay casino project approved by regulators
04.01.2010   Choctaw gaming revenues are steady
03.18.2010   Mississippi casinos surpassed by Indiana as #3 in USA
03.16.2010   Tunica casinos expected to grow 30% in 2010
01.20.2010   Natchez Preservation Commission approves Roth Hill casino

2009

12.07.2009   Grand Soleil Resort Casino avoids foreclosure again

2008

12.16.2008   Diamondhead casino hearing lasts 5 hours
10.29.2008   Riverwalk Casino opens in Vicksburg
10.28.2008   Broadwater Casino site approval extended
09.19.2008   A New casino in Diamondhead
09.18.2008   Jackson has approval for new casino
09.08.2008   Grand Biloxi Casino Opens
08.18.2008   Mississippi Casino Revenue

07.28.2008   Myriad's $1.3B casino planned at old Treasure Bay Casino site
07.18.2008   Riverwalk Casino expects October opening

06.30.2008   Diamondhead casino resort deal

05.29.2008   New Tunica casino site proposed
05.28.2008   Ameristar Casino Vicksburg opens to public
05.22.2008   Harrahs Tunica completes $45 million expansion

04.22.2008   Gaming Bills Defeated in House and Senate
04.21.2008   Myriad Resort in Financial Jeopardy
04.14.2008   Biloxi Mayor approves casino proposal

03.31.2008   Roth Hill Casino will break ground on April 23rd
03.28.2008   State Senate Passes Limits On New Casino Sites
03.10.2008   Biloxi Commission Approves Plans for Gold Coast Casino
03.03.2008   Grand Casino Tunica will upgrade golf course

02.27.2008   New Natchez Casino Approved by Gaming Commission
02.20.2008   Proposal to Expand Casino Zoning District in Biloxi
02.06.2008   Mississippi Senate Approves Bill to Limit Casino Sites
02.01.2008   Controversial Bill Will Limit Casinos to 7 Counties

01.28.2008   Vicksburg' Bluffs Casino is Cancelled
01.15.2008   Riverwalk Casino to open this November in Vicksburg
01.08.2008   Fed Rejects Choctaw Casino Plans for Jackson County

2007

12.08.2007   Biloxi Planners OK New Casino on Back Bay
12.07.2007   Future Casino in Diamondhead MS
11.16.2007   Financing Delays Myriad Botanical Resort in Tunica
11.09.2007   Choctaw Pursue Casino Despite Election Defeat