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Heard it on the River

7 May 2007
The company has a new office in Memphis, has hired some top-level executives and now comes word that MYRIAD ENTERTAINMENT will be closing on 500 acres of land behind the levee in northwest Tunica County about four miles from Interstate 69. Our efforts to reach Myriad have been unrewarding but the company ... (read more)
 

Heard it on the river

4 May 2007
The perils of staging outdoor events was brought home when the bolt of lightning lit up the sky over the Mississippi River not far from where FITZ and PRIZE FIGHT BOXING were set to hold the ESPN televised match between ZAB JUDAH and RUEBEN GALVAN. An arena for 1,300 has been erected and was sold out, and then the rains came saying don't fool with Mother Nature. ... (read more)
 

Heard it on the river

26 March 2007
It seems that the MISSISSIPPI BAND of CHOCTAWS like progress and growth a lot and thus there is always something new at their lovely PEARL RIVER RESORT, such as their latest amenity, in a resort filled with amenities, the HILTON GARDEN INN CHOCTAW. At the recent groundbreaking ceremony we talked with the ... (read more)
 

Heard it on the river

12 March 2007
FITZ will be making a bold move next month when it moves its regular monthly fight nights promoted by PRIZE FIGHT BOXING from the Great Hall to the outside…on the banks of the Mississippi River to be specific. It will be a special venue and apparently ESPN2 thought so as well and will televise the ... (read more)
 

Heard it on the river

9 March 2007
It's going to be a stretch for some gamblers…is a first place prize of $100,000 worth a shot for a $1,000 buy-in? I've plunked down up to $500 several times to get into blackjack tournaments and will have to reach down to get in the quarter million bucks tournament that will take place at the HORSESHOE on Saturday April 21. ... (read more)
 

Heard it on the river

15 February 2007
GEORGE STADLER is the new GM at SAM'S TOWN taking over for TED BOGICH who was promoted for the good job he did here to BOYD GAMING'S BLUE CHIP casino in Indiana. Stadler comes with local market knowledge from working at CASINO AZTAR in Caruthersville and he also put in a stint in LAUGHLIN, NV. For football ... (read more)
 

Heard it on the river

12 February 2007
Seems a bit slow around Tunica Towne, but it might be me and the alien thing in my body that won't go away. Not the flu, nor avian virus, but there nevertheless...Maybe I should quit toking on my fine hand-rolled imports from Dominica and elsewhere. Might as well be dead when I have to do that. Anyway, ... (read more)
 

Heard it on the river

15 January 2007
Amidst the bills and junk mail that plague our mailbox I spotted a classy looking white envelope and on closer examination, the name DONALD TRUMP popped out like a flash bulb from the return address. The Donald, sending me an invitation. Wow. Did he want to fire me on his show, hire me as a communications ... (read more)
 

Heard it on the river

29 December 2006
As we move into the New Year, we took a moment to look at the progress of the TUNICA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU in 2006 and under the aggressive leadership of WEBSTER FRANKLIN; the accomplishments of the CVB were nothing less than phenomenal. Who wouldn't want a paycheck for life? I guess a grand a ... (read more)
 

Harrah's collaborates on newest poker camp

20 December 2006
You are holding pocket aces and you feel a slight twitching of your left eyelid, soon to matched by a jumping right eyelid. Be cool, take it easy. How can a guy wearing weird orange-tinted glasses and using a fossil as a card protector know that you have pocket rockets? But what about the obsidian-eyed ... (read more)

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Rudi Schiffer
Rudi Schiffer is a long time columnist and contributing writer for Jackpot Magazine, the South’s leading gaming publication, and for casinocitytimes.com, the world’s leading casino industry internet news distributor. He is also owner and co-host of the 20-year-old Goodtimes Radio Show, now simulcast on Fridays from 3-6 PM Central Time from Country Classic 1180 AM, Memphis networked with KMIS 1050 AM, and 103.9 KGLU FM from Kennet, MO covering parts of Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi. His radio show is also archived at audiovegas.com. A Boston University Journalism graduate, he resides in Memphis, TN. Known as the "Voice of Tunica" for his support the gaming jurisdiction for two decades, he was also recently named to Memphis Business Quarterly Magazine’s 3rd annual “The Power Players, Who’s Who” of Memphis.He is also a contributing writer for Southern Gaming & Entertainment and Mississippi Gaming.

Rudi Schiffer Websites:

www.AudioVegas.com
Rudi Schiffer
Rudi Schiffer is a long time columnist and contributing writer for Jackpot Magazine, the South’s leading gaming publication, and for casinocitytimes.com, the world’s leading casino industry internet news distributor. He is also owner and co-host of the 20-year-old Goodtimes Radio Show, now simulcast on Fridays from 3-6 PM Central Time from Country Classic 1180 AM, Memphis networked with KMIS 1050 AM, and 103.9 KGLU FM from Kennet, MO covering parts of Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi. His radio show is also archived at audiovegas.com. A Boston University Journalism graduate, he resides in Memphis, TN. Known as the "Voice of Tunica" for his support the gaming jurisdiction for two decades, he was also recently named to Memphis Business Quarterly Magazine’s 3rd annual “The Power Players, Who’s Who” of Memphis.He is also a contributing writer for Southern Gaming & Entertainment and Mississippi Gaming.

Rudi Schiffer Websites:

www.AudioVegas.com