While the casino is now a massive draw from across Oklahoma and North Texas, the property had humble origins. It has been a long road for the proud Choctaw Indians to the successful flourishing tribe that it is today. The Choctaw is now a thriving casino and economic engine of southeast Oklahoma, but getting here for the tribe has not been easy. Over both starting flights, we’ve seen plenty of rounders ready to lasso in some pots in the comfy Grand Theater. Players in the field sporting cowboy hats is a norm, like they’ve just gotten off a horse after a day out on the ranch. Artwork featuring buffalo, Indian warriors, cowboys, coyotes, and other aspects of the Native American and western experience can be seen throughout the property. And the western history of the Choctaw Native Americans and Oklahoma’s cowboy and ranching culture is a major part of the casino and event.Ī stroll through the property offers an opportunity to take in architecture and design representative of the Southwest and Native American culture through colors, artwork, and other aspects. A tournament at Choctaw Casino Resort harkens back to poker’s beginnings as a game of chance on the Mississippi River and then among cowboys and settlers in the American West.

Choctaw casino poker tournament