Some casinos are strictly slot and bingo joints in small, non-descript buildings. There’s a wide variety in the size, scope and offerings of these Sooner-state casinos. For example, tiny Miami, Oklahoma has six casinos itself. To attract gamblers throughout the region, (from Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas), there’s even a cluster of casinos in the rural far northeast part of Oklahoma. To attract Texas gambling dollars, there are several clusters of casinos in the southernmost part of the state near the Texas border. Other than the panhandle, there are casinos in every section of state, including several in, or within easy driving distance of Oklahoma City, Norman, and Tulsa. are in Oklahoma, including the number one largest casino in the entire country, (The WinStar Casino & Resort in Thackerville).
The Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma These casinos range from small, plain buildings with nothing but a few banks of slots, all the way to luxurious, spacious Las Vegas-style resorts.
In fact, there are currently 102 casinos in Oklahoma. Since Oklahoma voters approved Las Vegas style casino gambling on Indian land in 2004, the gambling business in the Sooner state has exploded.Īccording to the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association, there are over 71,000 slot machines/video poker machines in the state, along with over 4,600 bingo seats.
