Horseshoe Casino (Tunica) - 2021 All You Need to Know

Hi all,
Reviewing my trip this weekend 8/31/18-9/2/18 to Horseshoe Tunica and next door at Tunica Roadhouse. Both properties are CET and generally share offers between the two. I am somewhat loyal to Caesar as they have been giving me pretty good offers this year. I stayed at Roadhouse as it was about $30 cheaper in total and the casino floors are no more than a 2 minute walk from each other. Total bankroll for the trip is $1,500.
Horseshoe has about 10 tables with I think 3-4 of them being crapless. I'm not sure of the table dimensions, but they are all relatively low bounce felt compared to other casinos I have played at. All offer 100X free odds with the 12 paying 3X in the Field.
There were 3-4 standard tables open, all at $10 except 1 at $5 which I joined. I play 3 point molly with 3-4-5 odds for about 3 hours which is about an hour longer than I generally will play in a session. Getting up or down a few hundred at any one time and was enjoying the table so time was flying. I asked and was given a comp for a dinner buffet, which is seafood/crab legs on Friday and Saturday nights. Good food but I was also pretty sauced by then and would have enjoyed just about anything.
Went back to the table around 8 and played for another hour before the pit boss came over and said they were raising the minimum to $10. They would not grandfather me in after I asked. That sucks but whatever. I color up, up about $200 for the night.
I give the Horseshoe an A for quality of tables and dealers. The crews I had were top notch. Friendly and very good at keeping the table going even when things get crazy. After playing at quite a few casinos this year, in my opinion good dealers go a very long way in my enjoyment at the table. They are also relatively liberal with comps. I think as long as you play about an hour and tip the dealers regularly you can get a dinner buffet comped.
Roadhouse has 3 tables, 2 crapless and 1 standard. The standard table has 20X free odds and the 12 pays 2X on the Field. I came over here after leaving the Horseshoe since I was up, kinda drunk, and here to gamble. $5 tables all around. The dealers here are a mix of vets and brand spanking new dealers. I was constantly having to correct the dealer on my end. Trying to take my Come bet on a 7 out. Trying to take my odds on the Come on a 7 on the come out when my odds were off. It was honestly too stressful to really enjoy because I felt like I was directing traffic at a busy table and the Box wasn't much help either. You never would have known these two casinos were run by the same company literally next door to each other. At some point I'm down around $400 and the dealers are pushing me over the edge so I call it for the night.
Saturday morning I get up early because I love to gamble and tables should be cheap early. Walk over to the Horseshoe and there's only 1 standard table open and it's $10. Bummer. Head back to Roadhouse where the $5 table is open with a few folks playing. It had to be the very first day for the dealer on my end. WOOF. I'm getting annoyed writing this up just thinking about it. At this point I think I would have enjoyed myself more just playing the $10 table and scaling my bets down accordingly. Leave after an hour up $100 to go bet on Ole Miss ML at the new sportsbook at the Horseshoe. Actually got 5 cents better of line at the Horseshoe than at any of my offshore books.
After the football winner and a nap, I headed to Horseshoe and thankfully there was a $5 table running. Unfortunately it was my worst session of craps of all time. Down $200 within 15 minutes, I keep telling myself it will get better...False. Get 3 points out there...7. Again and again. Make a little run...2-3 P7O. To top it all off, when I was rolling, I hit maybe one number over 2 hours. Couldn't even count on myself smdh. Down $900 I ask for a dinner buffet and got it. Crab legs made me feel a little better.
I call it an early night as that ass kicking really stung. I broke my own rule of getting out if I get wrecked early so I can live for another session. Serves me right.
Played at Roadhouse for about an hour this morning, but still having PTSD about last night and colored up once I was up about $150.
All in all it was a good trip. Even during the disaster Saturday night, the dealers and tablemates were fun to be around. If you can make the trip to Tunica, I would highly recommend Horseshoe for craps, not so much Roadhouse unless you absolutely need a $5 table and don't mind training their dealers for them.
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TLDR: Horseshoe is the best place in Tunica for craps. Best dealers and odds. 50/50 shot of being a $5 table on the weekends. Roadhouse pretty much sucks unless you want to train their dealers while you play. 100% chance of a $5 table on the weekends. Also cut your losses early and live to fight another session. This is my favorite game in the world but man did it kick my ass this weekend.