Introduction to Oklahoma Slot Machine Casino Gambling in 2019
Oklahoma slot machine casino gambling consists of over a hundred American Indian tribal casinos or travel centers as well as two pari-mutuel racinos with slot machines. Most casinos offer Class II competition-style gaming machines, although they can also legally offer Class III slot machines.
Slot machines, enjoyed by novices and experienced gamblers alike, are generally available 24 hours, seven days a week in establishments across the United States. Some gamblers think that certain days will yield a better payoff than others, but the majority of experts say that it does not matter which day of the week the machines are played. The probability to win a significant amount on slot machines is slim to none. Normally, casinos do not disclose the odds on slot machines, except for in the UK. So, often players cannot be informed of their chances of winning, but the chances are low. Generally speaking, the easier the game is, the worse the odds are and because slot machines.
No minimum or maximum payout return limits are set in Oklahoma. Further, no payout return statistics are publicly available.
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Relevant Legal Statutes on Gambling in Oklahoma*
The minimum legal gambling age in Oklahoma depends upon the gambling activity:
- Land-Based Casinos: 18
- Poker Rooms: 18
- Bingo: 16
- Lottery: 18
- Pari-Mutuel Wagering: 18
Oklahoma has the second largest American Indian population in the U.S., while California has the largest. Since 2009, Oklahoma has led the nation in the growth rate of tribal gaming. Oklahoma offers only tribal gaming.
In November 2004, Oklahoma residents approved a State-Tribal Gaming Act via referendum. This measure enacted a model tribal gaming compact, allowing tribes to use new gaming machines and card games
Based on this model compact, 33 tribes have negotiated state-tribal compacts with Oklahoma. Many tribal casinos prefer to offer Class II competition-style electronic games rather than Class III Vegas-style slot machines.
Class II machines behave similarly to Class III games with only slight differences. For instance, Class II games have spinning reels for entertainment purposes only.
*The purpose of this section is to inform the public of state gambling laws and how the laws apply to various forms of gambling. This information is not intended to provide legal advice.
Slot Machine Private Ownership in Oklahoma
It is legal to privately own a slot machine in the state of Oklahoma if it is 25 years old or older.
Gaming Control Board in Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s state-tribal compacts regulate tribal gaming in Oklahoma. However, the state of Oklahoma provides oversight under these compacts. This oversight role is the legal responsibility of the Gaming Compliance Unit within the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (
Based on the Oklahoma Gaming Compliance Unit Annual Report 2018, it is easy to see why Oklahoma casinos prefer offering Class II games. The reason? Tribal casinos have to pay the state 4% to 6% of revenue from Class III machines on a sliding scale.
Casinos in Oklahoma
There are over a hundred American Indian tribal casinos as well as two pari-mutuel wagering racinos in Oklahoma. Providing an accurate count of casinos is difficult. Why? Because many convenience stores and travel plazas identify themselves as casinos.
The largest casino in Oklahoma is the largest casino in the world. It is the WinStar World Casino and Resort having 8,200 gaming machines and 100 table games.
The second largest casino in Oklahoma is Riverwind Casino having 2,700 gaming machines and 27 table games.
List of Casinos in Oklahoma
There are no non-tribal casinos in Oklahoma.
List of Tribal Casinos in Oklahoma
The 108 largest tribal casinos in Oklahoma are below, including two pari-mutuel wagering racetracks with slot machines. Download this list including, if each casino has established one, a link to their website.
- Ada Gaming Center – East in Ada, 85 miles southeast of Oklahoma City
- Ada Gaming Center – West in Ada, 85 miles southeast of Oklahoma City
- Apache Casino Hotel in Lawton, 86 miles southwest of Oklahoma City
- Artesian Hotel Casino Spa in Sulphur, 84 miles south of Oklahoma City
- Black Gold Casino in Wilson, 112 miles south of Oklahoma City
- Black Hawk Casino in Shawnee, 40 miles east of Oklahoma City
- Border Casino in Thackerville, 124 miles south of Oklahoma City
- Bordertown Casino and Arena in Wyandotte, 90 miles northeast of Tulsa
- Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, 89 miles northeast of Tulsa
- Casino Oklahoma in Hinton, 55 miles west of Oklahoma City
- Cherokee Casino – Ft. Gibson, 80 miles east of Tulsa
- Cherokee Casino – Grove, 100 miles northeast of Tulsa
- Cherokee Casino – Ramona, 30 miles north of Tulsa
- Cherokee Casino – Sallisaw, 160 miles east of Oklahoma City
- Cherokee Casino – South Coffeyville, 70 miles northeast of Tulsa
- Cherokee Casino – Tahlequah, 83 miles southeast of Tulsa
- Cherokee Casino & Hotel – Roland, 175 miles east of Oklahoma City
- Cherokee Casino & Hotel – West Siloam Springs, 85 miles east of Tulsa
- Cherokee Casino Will Rogers Downs in Claremore, 30 miles northeast of Tulsa, a pari-mutual racino
- Chickasaw Trading Post – Davis West in Davis, 75 miles south of Oklahoma City
- Chickasaw Travel Plaza – Wilson, 112 miles south of Oklahoma City
- Chisholm Trail Casino in Duncan, 79 miles south of Oklahoma City
- Choctaw Casino – Broken Bow, 235 miles southeast of Oklahoma City
- Choctaw Casino Resort – Durant, 150 miles southeast of Oklahoma City
- Choctaw Casino Resort – Grant, 200 miles south of Oklahoma City
- Choctaw Casino – Idabel, 240 miles southeast of Oklahoma City
- Choctaw Casino – McAlester, 130 miles southeast of Oklahoma City
- Choctaw Casino – Pocola, 195 miles east of Oklahoma City
- Choctaw Casino – Stringtown, 163 miles southeast of Oklahoma City
- Cimarron Casino in Perkins, 60 miles north of Oklahoma City
- Comanche Nation Casino in Lawton, 86 miles southwest of Oklahoma City
- Comanche Red River Hotel & Casino in Devol, 125 miles southwest of Oklahoma City
- Comanche Spur Casino in Eldon, 75 miles southwest of Oklahoma City
- Comanche Star Casino in Walters, 25 miles southeast of Lawton
- Creek Nation Casino – Bristow, 60 miles northeast of Oklahoma City
- Creek Nation Casino – Checotah, 120 miles east of Oklahoma City
- Creek Nation Casino – Eufaula, 135 miles east of Oklahoma City
- Creek Nation Casino – Holdenville, 75 miles northeast of Oklahoma City
- Creek Nation Casino – Muscogee, 50 miles southeast of Tulsa
- Creek Nation Casino – Okemah, 72 miles east of Oklahoma City
- Downstream Casino Resort in Quapaw, on the border of Oklahoma with Missouri and Kansas
- Duck Creek Casino in Beggs, 35 miles south of Tulsa
- Fire Lake Casino in Shawnee, 38 miles east of Oklahoma City
- Gold Mountain Casino in Ardmore, 100 miles south of Oklahoma City
- Gold River Casino in Anadarko, 60 miles southwest of Oklahoma City
- Golden Pony Casino in Okemah, 72 miles east of Oklahoma City
- Goldsby Gaming Center in Norman, 21 miles south of Oklahoma City
- Grand Casino Hotel & Resort in Shawnee, 38 miles east of Oklahoma City
- Grand Lake Casino in Grove, 80 miles northeast of Tulsa
- Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa in Catoosa, on the outskirts of Tulsa
- High Winds Casino in Miami, 89 miles northeast of Tulsa
- Indigo Sky Casino in Wyandotte, 90 miles northeast of Oklahoma City
- Ioway Casino in Chandler, 40 miles northeast of Oklahoma City
- Kickapoo Casino – Harrah, 31 miles east of Oklahoma City
- Kickapoo Casino – Shawnee, 38 miles east of Oklahoma City
- Kiowa Casino – Carnegie, 94 miles southwest of Oklahoma City
- Kiowa Casino – Red River in Devol, 125 miles southwest of Oklahoma City
- Kiowa Casino – Verden, 57 miles southwest of Oklahoma City
- Lucky Star Casino – Canton, 60 miles northwest of Oklahoma City
- Lucky Star Casino – Clinton, 85 miles west of Oklahoma City
- Lucky Star Casino – Concho, 35 miles northwest of Oklahoma City
- Lucky Star Casino – Hammon, 120 miles west of Oklahoma City
- Lucky Star Casino – Watonga, 70 miles northwest of Oklahoma City
- Lucky Turtle Casino in Wyandotte, 90 miles northeast of Oklahoma City
- Madill Gaming Center in Madill, 122 miles south of Oklahoma City
- Native Lights Casino in Newkirk, 106 miles north of Oklahoma City
- Newcastle Gaming Center in Newcastle, 19 miles south of Oklahoma City
- One Fire Casino in Okmulgee, 45 miles south of Tulsa
- Osage Casino – Bartlesville, 50 miles north of Tulsa
- Osage Casino – Hominy, 44 miles northwest of Tulsa
- Osage Casino – Pawhuska, on the outskirts of Tulsa
- Osage Casino – Ponca City, 50 miles northwest of Tulsa
- Osage Casino – Sand Springs, on the outskirts of Tulsa
- Osage Casino – Skiatook, 17 miles north of Tulsa
- Osage Casino – Tulsa
- Outpost Casino in Wyandotte, 90 miles northeast of Oklahoma City
- Prairie Moon Casino in Miami, 89 miles northeast of Tulsa
- Prairie Sun Casino in Miami, 89 miles northeast of Tulsa
- Quapaw Casino in Miami, 89 miles northeast of Tulsa
- Remington Park Racing Casino in Oklahoma City, a pari-mutual racino
- River Bend Casino Hotel in Wyandotte, 90 miles northeast of Tulsa
- Rivermist Casino in Konowa, 75 miles southeast of Oklahoma City
- River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa
- Riverwind Casino in Norman, 12 miles south of Oklahoma City
- Sac and Fox Casino – Stroud, 60 miles northeast of Oklahoma City
- Salt Creek Casino in Pocasset, 50 miles southwest of Oklahoma City
- Seminole Nation Casino in Seminole, 60 miles southeast of Oklahoma City
- Seven Clans Casino – Chilocco in Newkirk, 106 miles north of Oklahoma City
- Seven Clans Casino Hotel – First Council in Newkirk, near the border to Kansas
- Seven Clans Casino – Paradise in Red Rock, 82 miles north of Oklahoma City
- Seven Clans Casino – Perry, 65 miles north of Oklahoma City
- Seven Clans Casino – Red Rock, 82 miles north of Oklahoma City
- Southwind Casino – Braman, 106 miles north of Oklahoma City
- Southwind Casino – Kanza in Braman, 106 miles north of Oklahoma City
- Southwind Casino – Newkirk, 106 miles north of Oklahoma City
- The Stables Casino in Miami, 89 miles northeast of Tulsa
- Stone Wolf Casino in Pawnee, 106 miles north of Oklahoma City
- Sugar Creek Casino in Hinton, 55 miles west of Oklahoma City
- Texoma Gaming Center in Kingston, 130 miles south of Oklahoma City
- Thunderbird Casino – Norman, 21 miles south of Oklahoma City
- Thunderbird Casino – Shawnee, 38 miles east of Oklahoma City
- Tonkawa
Gasino in Tonkawa, 91 miles north of Oklahoma City - Tonkawa Hotel & Casino in Tonkawa, 91 miles north of Oklahoma City
- Trading Post Casino – Pawnee, 57 miles northwest of Tulsa
- Trading Post Casino – Wewoka, 60 miles east of Oklahoma City
- Treasure Valley Casino in Davis, 75 miles south of Oklahoma City
- Washita Casino in Paoli, 52 miles south of Oklahoma City
- WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, 124 miles south of Oklahoma City
Other Gambling Establishments
As an alternative to enjoying Oklahoma slot machine casino gambling, consider exploring casino options in a nearby state. Oklahoma is bordered by:
- North: Colorado Slots and Kansas Slots
- East: Arkansas Slots and Missouri Slots
- South: Texas Slots
- West: New Mexico Slots
Each of the links above will take you to my state-specific blog for that neighboring state to Oklahoma.
Payout Returns in Oklahoma
No payout return limits are legally set within Oklahoma’s state-tribal compacts. Further, no actual payout return statistics have been made publicly available.
Our Oklahoma Slots Facebook Group
Are you interested in sharing and learning with other slots enthusiasts in Oklahoma? If so, join our new Oklahoma slots community on Facebook. All you’ll need is a Facebook profile to freely join this closed Facebook Group.
There, you’ll be able to privately share your slots experiences as well as chat with players about slots gambling in or near Oklahoma. Come join us!
Summary of Oklahoma Slot Machine Casino Gambling in 2019
Oklahoma slot machine casino gambling consists of over a hundred American Indian tribal casinos as well as two pari-mutuel racinos. The WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, about 124 miles south of Oklahoma City, is the world’s largest casino
About 57% of gaming machines in Oklahoma are Class III Vegas-style slot machines. The remainder are Class II bingo-style machines where the spinning reels are for entertainment purposes only
Annual Progress in Oklahoma Slot Machine Casino Gambling
In the last year, Kiowa Casinos has opened two additional locations in Carnegie and Verden. Also, the Seminole Nation Smoke Shop is now the Trading Post Casino – Wewoka. The Choctaw Casino in Stigler is now a Choctaw Travel Plaza. The Creek Nation Travel Plaza in Okmulgee is no longer a casino.
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Have fun, be safe, and make good choices!
By Jon H. Friedl, Jr. Ph.D., President
Jon Friedl, LLC
by Leslie McDonald
Always sign up for the casino’s reward program. I’ve never understood the paranoia some players have about these programs. Yes, playing with your casino rewards card allows the casino to track your play. This is very valuable information. You’re letting the casino look over your shoulder, so to speak, and observe your gambling habits. In exchange for this information, the casino offers a variety of perks: from discounts at the dining venues to automatic bonuses while you play to entries in sweepstakes and giveaways. Even if you don’t intend to stay long or play much, you should sign up for the program. Casinos always have incentives and promotions for new member sign-ups.
Here’s what the casino cannot do with the information you give us: we cannot affect the outcome of the games you play. There is no office where we sit with a big red jackpot button and decide who wins and who loses. We cannot tap into your bank account or access your social security card. And we don’t sell your information to third parties or share it with the government unless you win and we have to report it to the IRS or you’re caught laundering your drug money, in which case signing up for the rewards program probably isn’t a good idea.
Ask and you shall receive. The people who work in guest services put up with a ton of shit. If you are polite, good looking, friendly in a non-creepy way, and actually spending money at the casino and not trying to get something for nothing, guest services will bend over backwards to comp you. What does this mean? It depends on how much money you’re spending, but it can mean free meals and hotel rooms, a limo ride home, concert tickets, green fees, invitations to the tribe’s luxury box at pro sporting events, etc. Typically, only the head(s) of guest services can authorize high-level comps, so find out who they are and ask them directly. The easiest way to do this is to pick up a house phone (they’re everywhere if you look for them) and ask to speak with the director of guest services. Use your common sense: don’t ask for a free buffet on mother’s day when the line stretches out the door. And if the casino has a hotel always, always, always ask for a free night. Many Indian casinos struggle to put bodies in the beds on a regular basis and they want to keep you on the property.
Indian casinos can be dangerous places. Be extra mindful when entering or leaving an Indian casino as the guests drive like maniacs. A bad night on the slot machines can negatively impact a guest’s concentration. Worse than the losers are those whose eagerness to gamble makes them reckless with anticipation. This goes double on weekend nights at casinos that serve alcohol, particularly those in remote locations. At Thunderclap, a state road runs along the edge of the reservation, separating the casino from the shops and fast food restaurants across the street. Even though there’s a stoplight exclusively for pedestrian use, every year someone gets killed. They see the bright lights and think they’re at Disneyland and get mowed down by a pick-up truck.
Be safe with your money. You wouldn’t flash your bankroll in a 7-Eleven, so you shouldn’t do it at a casino. Don’t let the fancy chandeliers fool you. If you stood at the entrance for an hour and saw all the people they let in the place you’d watch your back a lot more carefully than you do. Casinos are reasonably safe, but remember the casino is mostly interested in the security of its own money, not yours. Case in point, if you’ve won big and you’re not a particularly attractive man and you suddenly find yourself receiving amorous attention from a beautiful young woman, you should be very suspicious.
Also, watch out for tweakers.
The best deals at an Indian casino are usually in the restaurants. Most casinos have a food and beverage department headed by an experienced chef, but they’re probably not pouring their heart and soul into preparing the menu for the buffet. (There are exceptions, however.) The best value in the house can generally be found at the fanciest restaurant. The price of the least expensive entrée is likely comparable to what you’ll pay for a trip to the buffet and you’ll have a much better culinary experience. Also, lines for the buffet can be long and time-consuming, particularly during peak hours and holidays, while the upscale restaurant sits relatively empty.
Indian Casino Slot Machine Secrets
While we’re on the subject of food, find out what the casino does well. Are they known for their prime rib? Seafood spread? Do they have a pastry chef that serves up astonishing desserts? It pays to find out. While the lines for the prime rib or seafood buffets may be prohibitive, chances are these menu items will be excellent everywhere in the casino. For example, Thunderclap has a pastry chef that regularly wins awards for her cakes. She supervises the entire department. So not only are the desserts in the high-end restaurants exceptional, but the sweets at the coffee cart and in the bingo snack bar are pretty amazing, too. And they cost a lot less.
Finally, if you’re over three-hundred pounds and so is your wife and your children are well on their way to childhood obesity and early-onset diabetes, please don’t be rude to me while you ask for directions to the buffet for I will not be able to conceal my contempt for you and the decisions you make for you and your family. I’ll be honest with you, I’m not even going to try, and all of us will be worse off for the encounter.