Mississippi casino runs ads deriding Alabama bingo halls

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MONTGOMERY -- A Mississippi casino group has begun airing ads deriding bingo halls and urging would-be gamblers to come to "real" casinos.

Pearl River Resort is airing ads on radio and television in the Birmingham area that emphasize the table games, regulation and amenities offered at the resort's two hotels and casinos.

Although the ads don't mention Alabama by name, the commercial tries to draw a distinction.

"Some states have slot parlors and unregulated gaming. Who knows who is controlling those games? They can do whatever they want," a man in one advertisement says.

"Come visit the real casinos at Pearl River Resort. Real slots. Real table games. And a real fair chance to win," the ad concludes.

Pearl River Resort spokesman Warren Strain said customers often want the full resort and casino experience that he said Pearl River provides. "They want the table games and the other amenities."

"One of our primary market draws is Alabama," Strain said.

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2009/10/mississippi_casino_run_ad_deri.html

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. And when Alabama is getting derided by Mississippi, then you know Alabama has hit bottom

:rofl:

[Aristus]

3. Mississippi can be as snarky as it wants to be. That won't change the fact that it will still

be Mississippi...

[Shell Beau]

4. hahahahahahaha

:eyes:

[Aristus]

5. Oh shoot, Shell Beau! I'm sorry...

:banghead:

You are proof there there are good things about Mississippi...

Forgiven? :blush::hide:

[Shell Beau]

6. Of course!! I am not mad, I joke about MS too.

I guess on DU when the south gets bashed so much I get a tad defensive!! :)

[Aristus]

7. I know what you mean. I was born and raised in Texas.

But I've lived up North so long, I tend to join in the fun a little too readily. OTOH, I know first hand that there are good things about the South. So there is that...

[mentalsolstice]

2. yep

There are some nice casinos in Biloxi, MS., Beau Rivage is pretty swank. The bingo halls here in AL, are nothing but junk. I hope there is a way to shut them down. They have popped up in multitudes in low-rent neighborhoods like my own, and our property values only go down with them, instead of remaining stable.