TUNICA — The shuttered Harrah’s Casino Tunica soon will undergo a $140 million transformation that will include hotels, a 200-space RV park, a golf course, a water park and more.
Tunica Hospitality & Entertainment LLC joined Milwaukee-based Summit Smith Development on Wednesday to unveil plans for the new resort in north Mississippi’s Tunica County that could employ up to 650 people when completed, The Commercial Appeal reported. The property was constructed in the 1990s as the Grand Casino Tunica, then became Harrah’s Casino Tunica before it closed in 2014.
The project will include the construction of a 20-acre water park and youth sports complex. Two hotels at the site will be renovated and have more than 1,100 rooms between them. An 18,000-square-foot spa and salon, a 50,000-square-foot convention center and “family fun center” with an arcade will also be on the sprawling property.
The finished development will also have a 100-acre private lake, a sporting clay and hunting center and an RV park. The developers promise a boardwalk with dining, retail, and entertainment venues, as well as an 18-hole golf course renovation by architect Rees Jones.
Tom DeMuth, managing director of Summit Smith Development, said more details would be made public soon.
“This property is truly one-of-a-kind, and we believe adding an amazing water park and other family-friendly amenities will enhance our guests’ experience and create a destination for all age groups in this region and beyond,” he said in a statement.
Developers hope to complete the first phase of the redevelopment by late summer 2022.
The resort will be managed by Texas-based Aimbridge Hospitality LLC.