I haven't played in a couple of years and was hoping someone could tell me how the sale of The Shoe affected their games and games in general in Tunica. Thanks for any responses.
Seems like a year or so ago, HS was sold to Harrah-ble's. By the next month, 50% pen. was the rule for both SD and DD! A month or so later, the games were again "playable" though not as much as before.
In recent months, somebody bought Ball-me's, Share-a-ton, and The Gland, but then 2 of them have been sold off to a Holding Company. Harrah-ble's gets involved in this somewhere, then due to some Monopoly rule, has to sell stuff to someone else.
During recent Tunica trip, PC answered my ? as to "what in the hell is going on up here?" something like: "Current HS may become Harrah-bles, Share-a-ton will become Ball-Me's, The Gland will still be The Gland, albeit under different ownership. Current Ball-Me's will be turned into a Nursing Home with Bingo Parlor...shuttle service on even hours, and Enemas on odd hours.....free Ensure with $50 validated slot and/or bingo action! VIP Players....DEPENDS!"
Further, Damn Town still offers its "Old-Fashioned SD BJ", one table, and $25 min. and ALWAYS FULL!....feels like Atlantic City, standing 7-deep in line, waiting for the LOSER's in front of you to LOSE, so that you can take your turn.
Did I mention Jolly-Dud?....NO, I did not.
The Old-Dyke still has good games, but said Old-Dyke has mounted me with a "Strap-on" securely in place! GRIN! GRin! OUCH!
And all-the-while, the BLACK GUY who owns "2-Irish-Queers", i.e., "Mark-Fitz-Gerald" AND "Gerald-Fitz-Mark", is likely laughing all the way to the bank!
SERIOUSLY, Tunica games have deteriorated markedly over the last 2 years, though are still decent relative to many other venues.
phantom007.
It used to be that Nevada controlled the legal gambling in the US. Now I hear over 26 states have legalized gambling. No longer do people have to drive as far or fly a great distance. It's virtually next door in most cases.
From your story it appears what I foresaw maybe happening, the gambling has peaked around the country.
Just like in Vegas and Reno, most residents DO NOT PLAY in the casinos. True many do, but most learned along time ago upon moving and living there that they can not beat them and would stay broke if they maintained a gambling habit.
Likewise in sounds as if the people of Memphis and around Tunica's radius are wise-ing up; not playing as much.
Plus, as poor as the south is, I always thought their table limits were way too high for the locals. Perhaps they intended that since they DO NOT want locals grinding out any kind of living in craps or BJ.
Do you agree with my accessment on what could be happening in Gaming?
Or are there some other factors influencing this?
Bally's and Harrah's were sold to Colony Capital, the same people who now on the LV Hilton (Resorts International). Sheraton and Grand will be kept by Harrah's unless they are absolutely forced to sell. Horseshoe will under no circumstances change its name (Harrah's just paid over a Billion dollars for the Horseshoe name...Harrah's has zero name value to the Tunica market....although I wouldn't put it past them to convert the Grand Tunica to a Harrah's.
bp
>>Plus, as poor as the south is, I always thought their table limits were way too high for the locals. Perhaps they intended that since they DO NOT want locals grinding out any kind of living in craps or BJ.
Casinos have no conscience, they will soak the locals dry if they can. Table limits are determined by the market. If you're a local, and an AP, doesn't matter what the table limits are, only cuts down on potential profit in the long run.
