If you’re like us, you’ve never heard of Tunica unless you lived in this part of the country. Tunica is, however, a Mecca for gamblers from this area. It’s only about 35 miles south of Memphis, right on the Mississippi river. There are nine large casinos spread along the river. Most have names that you would know from their co-hearts in Las Vegas (Sam’s Town, Harrah’s, Bally’s, Fitzgerald's, Horseshoe). The little town of Tunica is only about 600 and the casinos employ about 16,000. They, literally, bus employee’s in. Sam’s Town has a very nice RV park at only $12.50 per night and we enjoyed our three night stay. We’re not gamblers so the casinos didn’t get much of our money. If you’re not standing on casino property, you’re standing in a cotton field or a soy bean field. They are every where! The last picture shows the story of the “Teddy Bear” which we found interesting (click on picture to enlarge so you can read).
