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The Horseshoe Tunica Hotel and Casino will open its sportsbook today. According to ESPN’s David Purdum, the Caesars property will begin accepting bets at 11:30 a.m.
The new facility, tentatively called “The Book,” is next door to the poker room at the Horseshoe. The new sportsbook will feature 12 large screen TVs to view sporting events.
Three more screens will display the various odds and bets available to bettors. Horseshoe Race and Sportsbook Manager Chris McConnell, in an interview with National Football Post, mentioned that the property will focus on regional sports and wagering on those events.
In fact, McConnell said, The Book will offer an entire screen of regional proposition bets to take advantage of the casino’s location in the Southeastern Conference. However, he added that the property will also coordinate its odds with other Caesars properties nationwide.
Horseshoe Tunica third in Tunica, fifth in Mississippi
The debut of The Book at Horseshoe Tunica is the third of its kind in the northern Mississippi town. Overall, The Book is the fifth sports betting location in the Magnolia State.
MGM Resorts International was the first to market lauching on Aug. 1. The casino giant opened sportsbooks at its Gold Strike location in Tunica and its Beau Rivage property in Biloxi.
Not to be outdone, Boyd Gaming opened sports betting facilities at its two Mississippi properties on Aug. 3. Both IP Casino Resort and Spa in Biloxi and Sam’s Town Hotel & Gambling Hall in Tunica now offer wagering on sporting events.
The oneupsmanship between MGM and Boyd is a bit surprising, given that the two recently became partners to amend the existing law to allow betting on devices throughout the state.
Regardless, Mississippi is the first Southern state to offer sports betting. Its reward is already incoming, with football season just days away. With some of the nation’s top teams and their fanbases not too far from these properties, it certainly seems like it will be a big deal.
