Tunica Mississippi Urban Exploring the Flood Damaged and Abandonded Casinos with The Spa Guy 

Oh, this is so, so sad. I spent one of the happiest evenings of my life at the Horseshoe Casino's Bluesville Theater when the Moody Blues were there. March 1999. What a nite - what a place. Thank you for posting this.

Wow! This all Nostalgic for me, my parents used to take me to kids quest when we would visit back then. I used to want to stay there all day.

This also makes me super glad that I went on this trip with my boss. Got to experience five different casinos. A lot of good memories. I didn't ever dream that they would end of like this.

Very Brave Spa guy going into a abandoned building. I love it!!!!!!!!!😀

All of this property that you were exploring, I used to work at this was originally known as the grand casino tunica. It opened in 96. I work maintenance at the casino in the surrounding areas in the hotels and kit quest and the convention center and also the chiller plant Plus the veranda and the terrace I did that from 1996 until 2000. It was a very beautiful casino. I witnessed them build this from nothing to what it was and now I see it again there’s nothing in a Bandan and it breaks my heart because it was such beautiful times, we had so much fun got into quite a bit of trouble every once in a while, but still so much fun it’s a shame how things go away

I am in disbelief in the current condition of Tunica, this place was an absolute boomtown! Quite simply Tunica was a gamblers' paradise that offered some of the best video poker odds in the entire country, liberal comps, lots of promotions, southern hospitality, and decent weather. My father and I would drive the seven hours from the upper Midwest to this gambling destination or fly on a Harrah's paid junket. We enjoyed many meals at the Paula Deen buffet, I can still remember having some of the best prime rib at this buffet. I have many fond memories with my father from our trips. Most of my video poker play was at Sheraton casino, since they offered the most complete inventory of full pay games. I also gave Harrah's some action since this casino offered full pay jacks or better at the .50 level. We stopped going to Tunica because my father's health deteriorated. Currently, I have little interest in going back to Tunica because most of the full pay video poker has been downgraded to short pay. Meaning the house edge on short pay games is too high. Tunica is no longer a value proposition. On one hand very sad, on the other my time spend in Tunica was some of the best times of my life.

My Mom is from Helena, AR and I used to go visit relatives there in the 70's and 80's and early 90's. I remember when that casino opened in 1989 I think. That whole area started its decline when Mohawk Tire company left in the early 70s. My Grandpa used to work at Chicago Mill Lumber Co. and my Uncle told me how he used to see Elvis with a girl on each arm on Cherry Street.

You I never cease to amaze me SPA GUY the stuff you do for us,we appreciate it

Great to see a different type of video beside your Elvis history . Thank you for bringing this to our living room thousands of miles across the Indian Ocean

I really like these kind of videos ! I like the abandoned buildings etc

I misses my beautiful Mississippi...I grewup there.living in Kansas now.....aww makes me homesick 💯💯👈🏾👈🏾😞

My business is going to look like that if we don't get back to work. Gosh I feel bad for that town. What devastation. Cool vlog Billy 👍🏻😎

Me and my cousin went yesterday to explore this property like you mentioned there's still electricity and posted signs everywhere we figured there might be cameras there's also lots of abandoned buildings on the casino property I think it used to be a golf course but it's really strange how the grounds are kept up in certain places yet it's so well hidden almost purposefully

A few years ago in West Memphis Arkansas they turned the old dog racing track into a casino,that took a toll on the business in tunica.

That “water park” used to be where Treasure Bay Casino was

We used to go to that Harrah’s casino in the early 2000s when it was called The Grand. We took a bus that would bring people in from Oklahoma, When the laws changed in Oklahoma in the latter 2000s and we have our own casinos now here. So I’m sure that hurt their business they hat ALOT of gamblers that came from Oklahoma.

This makes me so sad. I was there at those casinos back in 2007 with my boss. It was a sursprise paid trip for me. We went and stayed at the casinos that were all by each other. Then there was one by the river. The river was right behind it. When we were there a you g man had got his arm took off by an alligator. Glad you were ok. I have always wanted to go back and visit it all again. So sad.

Nice job, I used too own last hotel long time back but then i sold it.i think it’s open now as apartment. Thanks

First I hope you were packing when you were by yourself, second I thought you would never get out of that parking lot. I went the Grand casino which I think later changed to Harrah's in Tunica 2007 for Gracelands Presidents fan club luncheon, and thought to myself it was to far out. I had no idea they closed. Anyway this was fascinating.

The castle you saw was the Fitz casino.

We were there 3 or so years ago in our rv at the Horse Shoe when the tornado went through. Fitzgerald is the castle looking hotel. It was beautiful on the inside stayed there gosh 15 years ago. Got a room for $ 20 a night. What a shame. We said after seeing a pawn shop out in the middle of no where on that road coming in from Memphis, well if people lost all their money they would have to pawn what they could to get home.

My brother used to fly commercial planes and the pilots used to call the area over the casinos "the wallet". So sad to see no more! I used to live a few miles down the road and it breaks my heart to see all of this gone. Spent some happy times there. Now I live in Florida.! Oh well!

This reason most of the casinos in tunica is going well out business it’s cause the casinos 🎰 there have gone downhill and then the 2011 flooding of tunica contributed to the downturn people got out of the habit of coming so most gamblers are going to west Memphis to gamble and hot springs Arkansas

Well, the floods really just finished it off. It was a terrible casino anyways from the start. Its in the middle of nowhere and had a bad reputation for not paying out. Then the recession happened. Then they tried to revive it. It was failing. Then either one big flood or a series of floods (can remember) killed it. They cleaned it up but when they tried to reopen, nobody showed interest in investing. It was important employer for the area, which is extremely poor, but nobody else was sorry to see it go or surprised.

It's a shame people damage all these properties.

Oh boy, that brush looked like a place for snake chaps.

My wife and I came to Graceland back in the 90s then we got on the bus and went to Mississippi and gambled that might be the place it was there any 90s

Love your vehicle btw

Enjoy All Of Your Videos

I love your accent!! Are you from Texas? Interesting what has happened with all the flooding in the past 8- 10 yrs. I'm in Wisconsin and it has happened close to me 3x since 2008. Stay safe on your explores and thanks for the videos.

He is braver than I would be. No telling what kind of snakes are in those weeds. (and ticks) I hate to tell you. but they float the casinos away. They are on barges. Only the hotels left.

I don't know what to say, second thought would be good homes for the needy.

In June, on one of my visits there, I noticed this place is up and running again.

Great Video Thanks

I once heard it said, "You can't beat the house'. As we observe here, that was not true. The closing of Casinos does not make me sad.

Do you want to Tunica in 2015. Stayed at the roadhouse but it’s closed now. We went into Bally’s and they said they were closing the casino soon. 20 years ago tunica was a hit but now it’s just about to die.

Your night vision was still on at end very bright but still good video

I believe these hotels are still standing today but they ain’t opened. Just the buildin is still here and I’m here right now

thank you spa guy here ur felp loops when walk lool

WHY did the undamaged casinos close own?

Was that someone's crop you trampled at the fence spy guy?

That is not a water park. It was where Treasure Bay was. I was a dealer at Splash, hate what happened to Túnica.

Why was all the sinks taken out

I'm recommend not wearing flip-flops when filming

Hi, cool

That is so sad to see.

There are still lights on in there? Are you kidding me??

I appreciate your willingness to explore and give us great videos and content. I do have to say that I am a little bit upset that you are walking around an active construction site wearing crocs. Those by no means are safe for the environment that you are in. Second thing you should have safety gear on such as boots, hardhat, safety glasses etc.I would hate to see you get injured well giving us your great videos. Please think about this and be safe. We want to see more of your videos.

Nobody said anything to u ??? They got all over my ass when I went

Hi Billy 😊, Thanks for sharing, Enjoyed video today! On another note, it's so sad too see how businesses have folded in Tunica. We started coming too Memphis back in 1997, 1st time we stayed at Heartbreak Hotel, it was a wonderful experience, Very much enjoyed,( stayed 1night ,and got 2 Platinum tickets too Graceland for $140.00 included with our package, no where close too the outlandish prices the Guesthouse charges now, and you don't get tickets too Graceland included, I told my husband at least we got to stay there once before they closed.)then every year since we drive the extra ,and stay in Robinsonville MS, a little further down strip. Like you said why would you pay high prices For example EPE, Guesthouse prices, when you can stay at casinos for better pricing, and for free sometimes. Many years my husband, and I have stayed for free, like you said for 6 or better days, and your away from the traffic, hustle of Memphis, and your secure, because they have security that drives Around , and patrols, so that's another plus why we stay in Robinsonville, it's within 30 minutes driving time too Graceland. Thanks 😊 again for sharing, your friend Bonnie

I hope those dogs weren't abandoned at that place...

Were you staying at the Goldstrike casino and hotel?

Maybe they should park cruise ships along the river instead of hotels.

Storefronts and windows are made of aluminum which means worth uninstalling for scrap valve check the prices out sometime no a bad job for some that doesn't want to work for the man

Watch out for no legs in them parts

were those pot plants?

did you book the royal suite.....lol

Such a waste !! The Indian Tribes have the gambling industry in Oklahoma. Probably in Vegas too! That is out in the middle of nowhere!

They you'll see a lot of America within the next year

The Castle should be Fitzgerald's

((😳)) Spa Guy what interview video was it that you did of a black man think was band member talking about he’s don’t excepted death already, that most all the ones he knows are all gone .. and he know they’ve got to be having a good time on the other side .. that he’s ready to see them all again and what they all up too ! Think he was a drummer with Elvis if I’m right not sure .. I thought the way he’s wards about life after death was placed so well that I want to hear what all he dead over again .. was that you that you am I right that done that interview??? 🤔

Man besides the floods I'd have to say tht COVID shut down tunica & Obama wasnt president @ tht time we just got coupon & hotel invites in our mail last week Feb.2023 whut up w dat??? We used to go several yrs bk.this vid is sad cuz tunica was happenin not anymore it's all a out the money

Feme cant help

Lmao yeah I’m sure it was Obamas fault that a bunch of casinos in a crop field in Mississippi closed