[kayaker]

The last time I stayed at GS, the "poker room rate" was $25/35 (week day/weekend). The standard down there is to require 5 hours of play per day to get the PRR. If you're planning to stay for a month in one hotel, I'd suggest trying to talk them into an even better rate.

While there's not really a whole lot to do in the Tunica area, the GS has both the Horseshoe and Sheraton as immediate neighbors. You can spend time at each of the three to help break things up a bit. If you have a car, Memphis is just 30 minutes away.

Comps for food at GS were, as of about six months ago, basically one free meal every 8 hours. It's pretty easy to time it to get both lunch and dinner free, and you can either skip breakfast or get it cheap in the food court area. All in all, you CAN stay self-sufficient at the casino, but if you need some basics and don't want to pay the markup at the hotel stores, the nearest convenience mart is about a mile away.


I'll let others comment on the PLO, as I tend to stick to HE. I can tell you that the 1/2 and 2/5 HE games are nice.