Choctaw Casino Philadelphia Mississippi
Golden Moon Hotel & Casino Located on the Pearl River Resort complex, the southeast’s premier gaming and family entertainment resort, Golden Moon Hotel & Casino offers a vibrant blend of Southern hospitality and contemporary sophistication in Choctaw, Mississippi.
| Pearl River Resort | |
|---|---|
| Address | Highway 16 West Choctaw, Mississippi 39350 |
| No. of rooms | 1,074 |
| Signature attractions | Dancing Rabbit Golf Club Geyser Falls Water Theme Park Clearwater Key |
| Casino type | Land |
| Owner | Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians |
- CHOCTAW HISTORY. The Choctaw Indian Reservation sits across 10 counties in east Mississippi on 35,000 acres of land. Living amongst eight reservation communities, consisting of Bogue Chitto, Bogue Homa, Conehatta, Crystal Ridge, Pearl River, Red Water, Standing Pine and Tucker, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians consists of nearly 10,000 members.
- Geyser Falls Water Theme Park is located in Choctaw, MS. It is a 23 acre family amusement center featuring 12 major waterslides, an enormous wavepool, a lazy river and activity areas for children and teens adorned by waterfalls and crystal clear swimming pools. Within the 23 acres is 8 acres of white sandy beaches, palm trees and glistening water.
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.
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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]
Choctaw Casino Philadelphia Mississippi
- ^Pearl River Resort official web site
- ^Brown, Timothy (2009-01-05). 'Choctaws cut 570 jobs, partial shutdown of casino'. Associated Press (via the Sun Herald, Biloxi, Mississippi.[dead link]
- ^'Choctaws reopen second casino'. Clarion Ledger. Associated Press. 2015-01-31.
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Visit TripAdvisor’s top amusement park in Mississippi. Bring your family to Geyser Falls and enjoy over 23 acres of speed slides, tubes slides and water slides, a kids zone, lazy river, cabanas, and more. Fun for the whole family, from the youngest to the oldest.
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Geyser Falls Water Theme Park is located in Choctaw, MS. It is a 23 acre family amusement center featuring 12 major waterslides, an enormous wavepool, a lazy river and activity areas for children and teens adorned by waterfalls and crystal clear swimming pools. Within the 23 acres is 8 acres of white sandy beaches, palm trees and glistening water. The features include cabanas for daily rental, the birthday hut for rental, a retail shop, food court, ice cream parlor, snack bar and an outdoor stage for entertainment. Adjacent to Geyser Falls Water Theme Park is the Beach Club Restaurant. It is a full service restaurant that offers a casual dining experience in an open air and outdoor beach environment.
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