Gambling In Mississippi

Riverboat casinos were made legal in Mississippi way back in 1990, making them only the third state to approve them, though these casinos must be permanently moored and are not permitted to cruise. The upside of this is that you can access twenty four hour gambling in Mississippi, and in fact most of the casinos look just like normal casino buildings rather than boats because they are built on sturdy floating barges. Recent legislative changes took place in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and have allowed some casinos to rebuild within eight hundred feet of the shoreline, so you will find some properties nowadays that are completely based on land.

Most of the casinos are open twenty four hours a day, and the games that you can find in this state include video poker, slots, blackjack, craps, roulette, and three card poker. Some casinos also offer Spanish 21, baccarat and mini-baccarat, poker, pai gow, let it ride, Caribbean stud poker, big six wheel, war, and keno, so check beforehand to see if the casino you are heading for offers your favourite games. You must be over twenty one to gamble throughout the state! Do be wary also of the law that requires the state to take three per cent of your winnings in tax if you win a jackpot of $1,200 or more, which is non refundable, and this also applies to tournaments. There are a huge amount of casinos in the state, so we will do our best to list them all here.

We will first look at those Mississippi casinos whose names reflect the place where they can be found, as these will be easy to locate right away. You can choose from: the Ameristar Casino Hotel – Vicksburg; Ballys Tunica; Boomtown Casino – Biloxi; Diamond Jacks Casino – Biloxi; Diamond Jacks Casino – Vicksburg; Grand Biloxi Casino Resort; Hard Rock Hotel and Casino – Biloxi; Harrah’s Tunica; Hollywood Casino Bay St Louis and Tunica; Isle of Capri Casino and Hotel Biloxi, Lula, and Natchez; Resorts Tunica; Sheraton Casino and Hotel (which is actually now known as the Roadhouse Casino Hotel; Sams Town Tunica; and the Tunica Roadhouse and Casino.

Other gambling in Mississippi casinos are the Bayou Caddys Jubilee Casino, Lighthouse Point Casino, and Harlow’s Casino Resort in Greenville; Beau Rivage Resort and Casino, Margaritaville Casino, Palace Casino Resort, Treasure Bay Casino and Hotel, and IP Hotel and Casino in Biloxi; Fitz/Casino Hotel, Horseshoe Casino and Hotel, and Gold Strike Casino Resort in Robinsonville; Island View Casino Resort in Gulfport; Grand Station Casino, Riverwalk Casino and Hotel, and Rainbow Hotel Casino in Vicksburg; Magnolia Bluffs Casino in Natchez; Silver Slipper Casino in Bay St Louis; Pearl River Resort in Philadelphia; and Bok Homa Casino in Heidelberg.

With so many casinos to choose from in Mississippi, you are sure to find one that suits your needs in terms of games offered, what type of restaurants you can eat at, location, other forms of entertainment, and hotel suites available, great news for those who love to play.