Page 15 - Mississippi/Louisiana Gaming News - Winter, 2023

Added Attractions
is the Sandbar Grill, which offers a dining experience, featuring steaks, seafood, pasta and gumbo. Plus, Key City beers brewed in Vicksburg can be found on tap. The Sandbar Cafe is open daily, while the Grill is open for dinner Thursday through Sunday.
In Greenville, Harlow’s Casino Resort & Spa recently celebrated its newest restaurant, the Delta Delights Café. The restaurant offers burgers, sandwiches, seafood baskets, pasta, pizza and snacks. Delta Delights Cafe is open daily for breakfast, lunch, dinner and late- night dining.
At 1st Jackpot Casino Tunica, OG Bird opened recently near the front entrance to the casino. The restaurant features crafted burgers, Southern- style fried chicken, family meals, snacks and a variety of signature handmade milkshakes. OG Bird is open daily for
lunch and dinner.
Horseshoe Tunica recently
announced that “Flavortown” is coming soon to the casino with
the addition of Guy Fieri’s Tunica Kitchen & Bar. Fieri is a celebrity chef, restaurateur, author, and
TV personality known for his spiky blonde hair, love of bold flavors, and his popular Food Network show “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.” Fieri has also won multiple awards for his cooking, authored numerous cookbooks, and has opened a string of successful restaurants.
The Lucky Noodle Bar and Baccarat Pit are now open at Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast, which also recently opened a new spa and salon.
And in Bay St. Louis, Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast has opened three amenities, including a new restaurant, a gaming area and a spa. The Lucky Noodle Bar and Baccarat Pit, located in the center of the casino, opened in April. The noodle bar offers a menu of traditional
Vietnamese dishes, including pho, specialty noodle soup, and banh mi, and the Baccarat Pit offers mini-baccarat and midi-baccarat games.
— David Grisham contributed to this story.
SUMMER 2023 MISSISSIPPI GAMING NEWS 15
MBCI to expand Bok Homa, build in Louisville
CHOCTAW — Pearl River Resort, owned and operated by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, has recently announced several projects, including an expansion at its Bok Homa Casino in Sandersville, Mississippi.
Tribal Chief Cyrus Ben led the groundbreaking ceremony on the Bok Homa project, a 7,000-square-foot expansion that will feature a 60-seat restaurant and a Sportsbook lounge that is separate from the gaming floor. Work on the project has already started and is expected to be finished in time for Bok Homa Casino’s 13th anniversary in December.
Ben was also at the unveiling of two remodeling projects at Pearl River Resort. The Dancing Rabbit Inn and Dancing Rabbit Golf Clubhouse
reopened after being closed for several months for renovations. There was a complete remodel of the lobby at Dancing Rabbit Inn, as well as the 140 guestrooms and suites. Stylish furnishings, Tribal- inspired decor,
new flooring,
plush carpeting
and modern light fixtures were added throughout the Inn.
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Chief Cyrus Ben (center), Tribal Council members and Pearl River Resort officials recently broke ground on the Bok Homa Casino expansion.
The reopening of the remodeled Dancing
Rabbit Golf Clubhouse was celebrated by MCBI Chief Cyrus Ben, Choctaw Princess Cadence Nickey, Tribal Council members and Dancing Rabbit management.
The clubhouse also received an extensive facelift. New exterior paint, wood decking, and fresh landscaping
now greets visitors. Inside
the clubhouse, guests will
find everything refreshed
and updated, including locker rooms, kitchen, bar, restaurant, second-floor commons and eight guest suites.
And in Louisville, Mississippi, a groundbreaking ceremony was held in April for a new travel plaza. The 18,000-square-foot facility will have 150 slot machines, a Sportsbook lounge, 3,000 square feet of retail space,
a family friendly restaurant, and fueling stations for commercial and passenger vehicles.
“This project has been discussed for some time and today it is great to see it come to fruition as we break ground,” said Chief Ben at
the ceremony. “This is a new project for CRDE that represents business growth for our Tribe.”
The 24/7 travel plaza will be set on 18 acres of Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians reservation land, the Crystal Ridge Community, located in the city limits of Louisville.
The $25 million project is expected to employ approximately 100 people and the target opening is summer 2024.