- Now, riverboat casinos are legalized in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina and Texas. In some states, the casino riverboats actually sail along the sea, while others are anchored permanently and never leave the dock.
- When you’re visiting Coastal Mississippi, the good times roll and roll and roll. With 12 casinos, 24-hour gaming, nonstop entertainment and perfect places to wine and dine, you’ll never run out of ways to take full advantage of the fun the Coast has to offer. Our many casinos boast an array of table games.
All along Great River Road, you’ll find excellent golf courses, dozens of casinos and a number of opportunities to enjoy professional sports.
The county’s first casino opened in 1992. Gamblers came from hundreds of miles away and employment reached a peak of about 13,000 jobs in 2001. Along the winding Mississippi River, parking lots.
Golfers can expect some of the most scenic golf courses in the nation. Many of the courses in the north offer views of the bluffs. As golfers move south along the Great Road, scenery becomes more lush and green and the golfing season gets longer, with some of the southernmost courses offering year-round opportunities.
Travelers will find casinos located at regular intervals along the course of the Great River Road. Many casinos offer hotel rooms and dining. Some casinos are in riverboats docked in small towns on the Mississippi River. Gaming opportunities abound along the Mississippi River.
Some of the larger cities along the Great River Road offer professional sports teams, including Minneapolis, St. Louis, Memphis and New Orleans. Enjoy baseball, football, basketball and hockey.
See professional baseball, football and basketball in Minnesota’s Twin Cities. In Wisconsin, enjoy family-friendly fun at a La Crosse Loggers minor league baseball game. Great River Road communities in Iowa offer a number of casinos. Many river towns in Illinois offer golf courses, such as the Great River Road Golf Club in Nauvoo. St. Louis, Missouri, is home to professional baseball, football and hockey teams. Kentucky offers casino action not far from the Great River Road. Tennessee is home to the Memphis Grizzlies NBA team. In Arkansas, travelers will find great golf at Village Creek State Park, just off the Great River Road. Tunica, Mississippi, is one of the premier gambling destinations in the U.S. And, New Orleans, Louisiana, offers professional football and basketball.
Swing your clubs, try your luck and enjoy some good-spirited competition on your next trip along the Great River Road.
CHOCTAW, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is planning a phased reopening of its Pearl River Resort amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The tribe said its Bok Homa Casino in Sandersville is opening its doors Friday.
Golden Moon Hotel & Casino in Neshoba County will open a week later, on Aug. 14. Reopening has not been set for Silver Star Casino, which is across a highway from Golden Moon and is connected by a pedestrian bridge.
The Choctaw casinos have been closed for more than four months because of the pandemic. Mississippi’s state-regulated casinos along the Gulf Coast and the Mississippi River closed about two months, and many reopened in late May.
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“We are excited to welcome our guests back and look forward to safely providing them with outstanding service and a comfortable gaming experience,” William Johnson, president and CEO of Pearl River Resort, said in a statement.
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Johnson said guests will be asked to follow social distancing protocols. Before entering the property, each person’s temperature will be scanned. In addition, each guest and employee will be required to wear a face covering or mask.
Johnson said the casinos will use machines to disinfect gaming chips at table games. During designated times, sections of each casino will be closed for cleaning.
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The Choctaw-owned Geyser Falls Water Theme Park in Neshoba County will remain closed the rest of this summer. People who bought 2020 season passes can use those in 2021, according to a Pearl River Resort news release.