Southland Gaming West Memphis
Quote: rdw4potusThat's the only casino in the country where I've ever been nervous walking in the parking lot. I would walk out of poker palace in a suit made of $100 bills before I would visit southland again.
It's not that bad lol. I've seen more security guards there than any property I've been to though. Don't know if that's good or bad lol.
Quote: rdw4potusThat's the only casino in the country where I've ever been nervous walking in the parking lot. I would walk out of poker palace in a suit made of $100 bills before I would visit southland again.
I would like to hear this story. Pleeeese. :-)
Quote: IbeatyouracesI didn't see any problems there.
Have you played there much or just a one off visit?
Quote: Mikey75Have you played there much or just a one off visit?
Once, but seemed ok. You have to remember though, I'm used to downtown Detroit. 😉
Quote: IbeatyouracesOnce, but seemed ok. You have to remember though, I'm used to downtown Detroit. 😉
That would make a difference!! I dropped by on a Monday night. The place was hopping for a Monday.
Quote: Mikey75I read a report that stated they took in more revenue in 2016 than all the Tunica casinos combined.
That's misleading because Arkansas calculates revenue differently. The numbers were mentioned in this July article:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/2017/07/29/west-memphis-gambling-tunica/504383001/
"Bets topped $2.7 billion last year at Southland Park Gaming and Racing, surpassing the $634 million wagered at Tunica's eight casinos."
But then a week later, the author corrected himself:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/2017/08/05/casinos-memphis-nows-time-push-gambling-halls/529038001/
"While Southland reports more than $2.7 billion in wagers, according to the metric used in Arkansas, Barber estimates the comparable number for Tunica using the Arkansas metric would be about $7.4 billion."
Quote: HugoSlaviaThat's misleading because Arkansas calculates revenue differently. The numbers were mentioned in this July article:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/2017/07/29/west-memphis-gambling-tunica/504383001/
"Bets topped $2.7 billion last year at Southland Park Gaming and Racing, surpassing the $634 million wagered at Tunica's eight casinos."
But then a week later, the author corrected himself:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/2017/08/05/casinos-memphis-nows-time-push-gambling-halls/529038001/
"While Southland reports more than $2.7 billion in wagers, according to the metric used in Arkansas, Barber estimates the comparable number for Tunica using the Arkansas metric would be about $7.4 billion."
That was the figures I seen. I tried to go back and look it up again but I couldn't find it the second time. I thought that was a little unbelievable that Southland was that far ahead of all the Tunica casinos. The second figure makes more sense.
Quote: WizardofnothingThey had a really dirty casino when I was there 2.5 years ago- it was all electronic games and the crowd was tough not to mention a lot of the Vp buttons were beyond awful and broke - I walked out without even scouting much
They have had a multi million dollar remodel since then. Most of the machines are new. They have very few VP machines left.
Quote: Mikey75Hugo have you played at Southland much?
No, I haven't played there. It's possible I walked through once when visiting Memphis/Tunica, but it must not have been memorable. That would have been before the expansion though.
Quote: rdw4potusThat's the only casino in the country where I've ever been nervous walking in the parking lot. I would walk out of poker palace in a suit made of $100 bills before I would visit southland again.
Why were you nervous? I mean I was there mid-day but I didn’t think anything of it. Nobody bothered me. Did something happen when you were there?
Looking back, I'm sure it was a circumstance that could have happened anywhere. I cashed out and a guy followed me from the cage to the parking lot. No big deal, except that he followed me from literally the cage to exactly my car. And, two different groups who were already in the lot met the guy 5 feet from me right at my car. And, the lights by us were burned out. That was all quite frightening at the time. Nothing happened and I left without incident. But that was unsettling.
Quote: rdw4potusYeah. The hard part is condensing the content to fit in one 2 hour time frame:-)
Looking back, I'm sure it was a circumstance that could have happened anywhere. I cashed out and a guy followed me from the cage to the parking lot. No big deal, except that he followed me from literally the cage to exactly my car. And, two different groups who were already in the lot met the guy 5 feet from me right at my car. And, the lights by us were burned out. That was all quite frightening at the time. Nothing happened and I left without incident. But that was unsettling.
I certainly understand you being nervous in that situation. I would be to. Good news is there are lots of security now and all the parking lot lights have been replaced and are working.
i was about the only white guy in there, it made my driver uncomfortable, but the days inn outside by the week looked safe and cheap. the place for about $100 less per week 2 blocks up didnt. but we stayed for $70 per night in a different hotel 1 night only with indoor hallways, just to feel safe. ive wasted lots of money needlessly on hotels i cant afford to not worry about home invasions.
we tried to play poker but there was NO game upstairs in the electronic poker room even on a weekend night. they told us to come monday and wed for sure there would be $1-2 PLO8 going which i wouldve loved to play. i might have the days wrong.
i mainly wanted to check out the 4 different video BJ dealers angels machines. though like all dealers angels, they dont shuffle til they deal out 80 cards out of 4 decks instead of every hand like the sucker BJ machines do, they will not shuffle u when theyre shuffling like they do at the hoover dam, so the one at hoover dam is the only good one. ellis island really had a good one with the players cards and promotion til they removed it.
