For the first time since COVID-19 forced the Golden Moon Resort and Casino to shut down, the public is allowed back inside. Only now, the experience looks a little different. Hostels in Philadelphia, MS. Gambling in Golden Moon Casino. Golden Moon, just like every other casino in the area offers slot machines, table games,including poker and sports betting options. This is accompanied by amazing promotions, that can be the Ace up your sleeve the moment you enter the casino. Golden Moon Hotel & Casino is a Native American Casino in Philadelphia, Mississippi and is open daily 24 hours. The casino's 70,000 square foot gaming space features 1,145 gaming machines and thirty-nine table and poker games. The property has seven restaurants, two bars and a hotel with 595 rooms.

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Pearl River Resort is a gaming resort located in Choctaw, Neshoba County, Mississippi. It is owned and operated by the federally recognized Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. The resort includes two casinos, Silver Star Hotel & Casino and Golden Moon Hotel & Casino; a Dancing Rabbit Inn near the casinos; Dancing Rabbit Golf Club, an award-winning golf course designed by Jerry Pate; Geyser Falls Water Theme Park; and a spa.^[1]

These casinos are the only Native American gaming facilities in the state of Mississippi, as the Mississippi Choctaw are the only federally recognized tribe in the state. When approved for opening in 2000, these were the only casinos in the state approved for land-based structures. At the time, by state law other gaming activity was limited to riverboats or floating structures on the rivers or Gulf Coast. In the aftermath of extensive damage to waterfront gaming on the Gulf Coast from Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the state legislature changed some of its rules related to private gaming facilities.

History[edit]

The first casino, Silver Star, opened in 1994 on tribal lands near Philadelphia, Mississippi. The tribe had the Golden Moon constructed directly across the road in 2002. Golden Moon features a curving hotel structure that rises to a globe-shaped top. The Mississippi Choctaw are the only federally recognized tribe in the state and thus the only tribe authorized to operate a gaming facility on its reservation lands.

In reaction to a downturn in the economy, in January 2009 Tribal Chief Beasley Denson announced that the Golden Moon would reduce its hours, to operate on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only. The tribe laid off 570 workers, none of whom was a tribal member.^[2] In addition to the recession affecting its business, the facility had to compete with a new gaming facility in Alabama developed by the federally recognized Poarch Band of Creek Indians.

The Mississippi Choctaw invested some $71 million in renovations to the casino and hotel to increase its appeal. After reopening the Golden Moon in January 2015, the tribe said that it employed some 2400 to 3000 workers in total at its facilities, the majority of whom are tribal members. Their hiring increases to satisfy seasonal demand in the busy summer months. The number of visitors increases with people drawn to the resort water park and to play golf.^[3]

References[edit]

1. ^Pearl River Resort official web site
2. ^Brown, Timothy (2009-01-05). 'Choctaws cut 570 jobs, partial shutdown of casino'. Associated Press (via the Sun Herald, Biloxi, Mississippi.^{[dead link]}
3. ^'Choctaws reopen second casino'. Clarion Ledger. Associated Press. 2015-01-31.

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Golden Moon Casino Mississippi

Central Mississippi in the Choctaw/Philadelphia area.

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Golden Moon Casino

CONTEMPORARY GAMING ENVIRONMENT -Revitalized 70,000-square-foot gaming floor offering 1,150 slot machines, 25 table games, an elevated 14 table poker room, a stunning video wall, and a new center bar. Dramatic architectural ceiling treatment, warm cove lighting, colorful decorative fixtures, and beautifully designed carpet that pays tribute to Choctaw culture with a contemporary spin. Discover the warmth and hospitality of our Choctaw, Mississippi hotel casino.

Blue Moon Casino Mississippi

24-Hour dining & coffee shop, Buffet, Steak & seafood house, Pan-Asian restaurant, and Signature restaurant & lounge.

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Golden Moon Hotel & Casino offers you an endless variety of pursuits amid 90,000 square feet of gaming space, five restaurants and five lounges, seven retail shops, indoor & outdoor pools and a modern fitness facility.