Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Tunica

What Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Tunica does

Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Tunica is a casino, hotel, dining, and entertainment property located in Robinsonville, Mississippi, founded in 1994 and operated by Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD), a publicly traded gaming and hospitality company that is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The property is one of 20+ casino and hotel locations that Boyd Gaming operates across 15+ cities in Nevada, Mississippi, Louisiana, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, supported by 100+ restaurants across the portfolio and approximately 78 employees at the Tunica property itself.

The property's core offering is on-site casino gaming (slot machines and table games), hotel accommodations, multiple dining venues ranging from casual to fine dining, live entertainment programming, and meetings/event facilities. Underlying technology consists of a casino gaming platform and hospitality management systems, with the Boyd Rewards loyalty program integrating guest activity across slots, tables, dining, and lodging at all Boyd properties. Digital extensions include the Boyd Rewards mobile app, Boyd Sports mobile app, and Stardust Social Casino, which serve as engagement and acquisition channels funneling guests toward physical property visits.

Revenue is generated transactionally through on-property gaming win, hotel room revenue, food and beverage spend, and entertainment/cover charges; specific pricing for the Tunica property is not publicly disclosed. The customer base consists of adult leisure and entertainment guests seeking a multi-amenity regional casino destination, with no named B2B or enterprise customers. Boyd Gaming monetizes the broader network through cross-property loyalty engagement, sports betting, and digital brand extensions layered on top of the physical real estate footprint.

Name

Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Tunica

Legal name

Boyd Gaming Corporation

Website

https://samstowntunica.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Tunica is a casino, hotel, dining, and live entertainment property in Robinsonville, Mississippi, operated by publicly traded Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) as part of its 20+ U.S. casino resort network serving leisure and gaming guests.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casino and Hotel Hospitality

NAICS

Casino Hotels (721120), Casino Hotels (72112)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011)

akta.pro primary industry

Destination Casino Hotels (THAGAJAC)

Keywords

• Casino gaming
• Hotel accommodations
• Live entertainment
• Hospitality dining
• Meetings and events

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Tunica is a casino and hotel property in Robinsonville, MS offering slot machines and table games, hotel accommodations, multiple dining venues from casual to fine dining, live entertainment, and meeting/event facilities. It is operated by Boyd Gaming Corporation and participates in the cross-property Boyd Rewards loyalty program.

Product overview

Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Tunica is a hotel and casino property operated by Boyd Gaming. The source content does not provide specific product details for this individual property. The broader Boyd Gaming portfolio includes loyalty programs (Boyd Rewards), social casino experiences (Stardust Social Casino), mobile applications (Boyd Rewards app, Boyd Sports app), and various hotel/casino resort properties across multiple states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Stardust Social Casino: Social casino adventure featuring over 200 slot machines, video poker, and classic table games based on the legendary Stardust brand.
• Boyd Rewards

Products and services

• Casino gaming (slots and table games)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Penn Entertainment: Multi-state regional casino operator with Hollywood Casino Tunica and significant footprint across the U.S. Comparable to Boyd Gaming's regional strategy and the broader competitive set for Sam's Town's parent.
• MGM Resorts International: Major publicly traded casino operator with the Gold Strike property in Tunica and a broader national portfolio. Comparable in scale and operational model to Boyd Gaming, providing a public-market benchmark for Sam's Town's parent.
• Caesars Entertainment: Large multi-brand casino operator with regional presence in Tunica (Horseshoe) and major Las Vegas and regional assets. Represents the broader competitive set of established gaming incumbents against which Sam's Town is benchmarked.

Others

• Churchill Downs Incorporated: Diversified gaming operator with regional casinos and racing assets across the U.S. Not a direct Tunica competitor but a comparable mid-cap public gaming operator with regional casino exposure, useful for parent-level valuation benchmarking.
• Boyd Gaming Corporation (other properties): Parent company's other casino hotel properties (e.g., Ameristar St. Charles, Valley Forge, Suncoast). Not direct competitors but provide intra-company benchmarking and shared loyalty economics relevant to Sam's Town's operating model.
• IP Casino Resort Spa (Boyd Gaming): Sister property under Boyd Gaming located in Biloxi, MS. Not a direct competitor in Tunica but a same-parent Mississippi casino resort allowing comparison of property-level positioning and shared loyalty economics.

Direct peers

• Horseshoe Tunica: Caesars Entertainment-operated casino hotel in Tunica, MS, directly overlapping with Sam's Town on gaming, hotel, dining, and entertainment offerings for the same Mid-South customer base.
• Fitz Casino & Hotel: Regional casino hotel operating in the Tunica, Mississippi market, directly competing with Sam's Town for budget- and mid-tier gaming and lodging demand in the same drive-in geography.
• Gold Strike Casino Resort: Adjacent MGM Resorts property in Tunica, Mississippi, directly competing with Sam's Town for the same regional drive-in gaming, lodging, and dining customer. Operates as a casino hotel in the same sub-market with comparable amenities.
• Hollywood Casino Tunica: Penn Entertainment-operated casino in the Tunica market, directly competing with Sam's Town for local and regional gaming customers with comparable slot, table game, and lodging offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/boydgaming
• YouTubeyoutube.com/boydgamingcorp
• Facebookfacebook.com/BoydGaming
• Instagraminstagram.com/boydgaming
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/samstowntunica

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Tunica