Choctaw Nation celebrates opening of $300M casino

Wednesday, February 10, 2010  

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma celebrated the opening of the $300 million Choctaw Casino and Resort on Tuesday.

The casino features 3,000 slot machines, 30 poker tables and 38 table games and 110,000 square-feet of gaming space. There's also a 330-room hotel, an indoor/outdoor pool, fitness center and a spa.

"Head starts, daycares, we built our own hospital, we built five clinics, all out of gaming so it’s very important to us that this goes well,” Choctaw Chief Greg Pyle told KXII-TV.

The facility is located in Durant, about 25 miles from the Texas border.

Get the Story:
Expansion of casino, resort has tribe, Durant excited (The Oklahoman 2/10)
New Choctaw Casino & Resort grand opening (KXII-TV 2/9)