In 2003, Penn National Gaming (now Penn Entertainment) purchased the Dallas-based Hollywood Casino Corp. Hollywood opened in Tunica on August 8, 1994, becoming the ninth casino in Tunica and joining Sam's Town, Southern Belle, and Harrah's at the Commerce Landing section of Tunica. owned the Sands Atlantic City and had opened a riverboat casino in Aurora, Illinois, the Hollywood Casino Aurora, the year before. bought the casino project from Summit Casinos International for $15 million.
While under construction, Hollywood Casino Corp. The Hollywood Casino began under the name Summit Casino, originally one of four planned for the Commerce Landing area of Tunica. The casinos in general brought in a host of jobs and revenue to the area, and had risen to become one of the larger gaming markets in the country at one time. At one point, Tunica County held the distinction of being the poorest county in the United States. Hollywood Casino Tunica is a casino and hotel located in Tunica Resorts, Mississippi.Ĭasinos were brought to Tunica County, Mississippi in the early 1990s as a revenue stream to improve the conditions at the time.
