Texas Gamblers Will Soon Have Another Option As A Brand New Casino And Resort Is Set To Open Next Month In Oklahoma.

While it seems like casinos and gambling companies continue to focus on whether or not North Texas, especially Dallas, will become a gambling epicenter, Oklahoma continues to build up new and exciting areas to lure Texas gamblers across state lines.

Next month, Texans will have a new destination to get away to.

Choctaw Landing, a 100-bed resort and casino located in Hochatown, Oklahoma, is scheduled to open Spring 2024.

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The resort will focus on the rich Choctaw culture and reflect the importance of nature and natural beauty of southeastern Oklahoma while also giving folks from nearby states a new destination to relax and enjoy themselves.

According to a press release, the resort will include:

100 guest rooms with 15 suites
Three conference rooms and more than 4,300 square feet of meeting space
One hotel restaurant and three outdoor dining/bar options
Resort fitness center
Pool area with nine cabanas, two hot tubs and three fire pits
Casino with 600 slot machines and eight table games including roulette, blackjack, and poker
Mercantile with groceries, a deli, a Starbucks and a 24-pump fuel station

The resort also has an outdoor recreation venue with an amphitheater, beer garden and additional food offerings.

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The opening of the $238 million Choctaw Landing resort will create more than 400 jobs in southeast Oklahoma and will have an estimated $95 million economic impact on the region.

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Hochatown Is located just an hour north of the Oklahoma/Texas border.

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The Choctaw casino in Hochatown will be the ninth casino owned by the tribe. The Choctaw currently operate casinos in Broken Bow, Durant, Grant, Idabel, McAlester, Pocola, Stigler and Stringtown. In addition, the tribe owns several travel plazas with slot machines.

No official date has been announced but we'll keep you posted. Will you be heading up to the new Choctaw Casino in Hochatown?

Huge Estate That Belonged To A Texas Rangers Pitcher For Sale

Former Texas Ranger Pitcher Cole Hamels retired in 2023 but a home he once owned in Missouri is hitting the market for $14 million bucks!

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These 11 Smith County Restaurants Needed To Make Improvements After Last Inspection (03.12.24)

NET Health makes routine inspections of restaurants, food trucks, grocery stores, convenience stores, daycares, and healthcare facilities daily, and here are the results of their latest round of inspections.

NET Health grades these facilities on a demerit system. The lower the score the more perfect the establishment is to score a '0'. However, these restaurants missed the mark during their last inspection.

Violation Points

The total number of points on the report total 100.

0-10 Demerits = A

11-20 Demerits = B

21-25 Demerits = C

26-30 Demerits = D

31+ Demerits = F

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