If money is no object, the best course in the region is also one of the best in the entire East, casino or no casino, Fallen Oak Golf Course, a Tom Fazio design that hosts an annual Champions Tour event. This area was hit hard by Hurricane Katrina, but the silver lining is that the hotels, courses and even the beach are all better than ever after being repaired or rebuilt. The wide, soft and inviting man-made sand beach running 26 continuous miles from Bay St. The epicenter of casino golf is the Biloxi/Gulfport stretch of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, which certainly warrants a trip in and of itself: There are 14 casino hotels and 32 golf courses, all in close proximity. In few places is this selection larger, better or more of a bargain than on the Gulf Coast, where famous designers and full-service hotels vie with plush beaches and wonderful regional cuisine for the traveler's attention.

The nationwide explosion of casino gambling has fueled an interesting side effect - a nationwide explosion of casino golf courses, often of better quality and at lower prices than their non-casino peers.

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