Heartbreak: A Reality Check on Gambling in Tunica
Wednesday, May 21, 2008Grace Thornton
‘Heartbreak’ shift a daily reality for gambling facilities nationwide
The dazzling lights of nine casinos flood miles of farmland in the Mississippi Delta, blasting across the region as if they had more to compete with than a few catfish ponds and cotton fields.
Nothing hinders the casinos’ glow in the flat expanse of Tunica County, Miss. For the poverty-stricken area, the lustrous resort complex is the moon that rises every night in the west, glimmering in the Mississippi River on one side and penetrating the shadows of pawnshops on the other.
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