There are nine casinos in Tunica set up in two distinct “clusters.” The first, further south, consists of Hollywood, Resorts, and Sam’s Town. That said, it is a very nice interstate and its nice to see the new infrastructure in the middle of an impoverished area. So everyone you see on the road you know is going to the casino :). I-69 is interesting because it goes nowhere else but the casinos it literally ends right at the road that goes to Sam’s Town. This is more convenient if you are coming from East Memphis or the airport, and it is the route I took. The other way is to take I-55 south to the newly-built interstate 69, which runs west from I-55 to the “town” of Tunica Resorts.

This is convenient if you are coming from the Memphis downtown area. There are two ways to get there: One, by going down Highway 61 (Shout out Bob Dylan) which is a limited-access highway but not a true freeway that is the shortest direct route. I expected them to be right outside of town, but it was actually a 30-40 minute drive.

Coming from Memphis, I was surprised at how far the drive was to get there. Introduction:There are nine full-service casinos in Tunica County, Mississippi. I had the opportunity to visit the Tunica, MS area casinos recently.