![]() ![]() On the other hand, casinos continued to open in Robinsonville all the way through 1999.īut in 1999, another outlet mall - the similarly-titled "Casino Factory Shoppes," which were also similarly-located: across from the Grand Casino site, rather than on it - came into existence. In fact, as more casinos continued to open in the northern area of the county - an unincorporated community known as Robinsonville - the remaining Mhoon Landing casinos all either relocated or shut down entirely. A record seven casinos opened in 1994, most of which were located closer to Harrah's: the Memphis traffic was good, even better than the comparatively-isolated Mhoon Landing resorts had been getting. ![]() Four others quickly followed in 1993, three at Mhoon Landing but the remaining one - the first iteration of a Harrah's Casino to open in the county - in a spot farther north, even closer to Memphis. To most everyone's surprise, it was wildly, off-the-charts popular. A short time later, in 1992, the first casino in Tunica County, and indeed the state of Mississippi - Splash Casino - opened at Mhoon Landing, MS. The state lottery idea didn't pass, but the gambling one did. This improbable transformation was made possible by an almost-overlooked stipulation tacked onto a 1990 Mississippi legislative session regarding the installation of a state lottery that made riverboat gambling legal. ![]()
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