Quick Summary:
- Tunica is a town in Tunica County, Mississippi, near the Mississippi River.
- Until the early 1990s, when casino gambling was introduced in the area, Tunica had been one of the poorest places in the country.
- Since 1990, the town became known as the location of a number of casinos near the Mississippi River.
- The currently existing casinos are now part of Tunica Resorts, located just outside the Tunica downtown.
- The Tunica Museum is a history museum founded in 1997 and a great place to learn about the town's past.
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