WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, OK

PROPERTY REVIEW
Chickasaw Nation
WinStar World Casino
Thackerville, OK
W
ith a casino floor spanning half a mile from end-to-end,
WinStar World Casino is the largest casino in
Oklahoma and third largest in the world. WinStar World
Casino offers eight exciting gaming plazas inspired by
countries around the world and gives patrons a thrill as they
travel to New York, Cairo, Vienna, Paris, Beijing, Rome,
Madrid and London. The property also boasts many worldclass amenities including a luxurious hotel and spa, 27-hole
golf course, RV park, 3,000-seat event center, and 10 dining
options. WinStar World Casino is also in the midst of a large
expansion to add a second hotel tower and new gaming floor.
WinStar World Casino is conveniently located just off
I-35, one mile from the Oklahoma-Texas border. It is only an
hours drive from the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and two hours
south of Oklahoma City. WinStar is one of more than 50
businesses owned and operated by the Chickasaw Nation in
Thackerville, Oklahoma.
With a new exterior and interior modeled after famous cities
from around the world, WinStar World Casino provides
380,000 sq. ft. of gaming space. Guests can enjoy any one of
more than 6,400 electronic games in the eight world plazas.
Machine denominations vary from one-cent to $500 and
offer a wide variety of themed games including player favorites
– Mr. Moneybags and Wheel of Fortune. The casino boasts
76 table games throughout the casino floor. Poker is popular at WinStar and the gaming floor offers 46 tables and a high
limit area. The poker room is a luxurious 19,000 sq. ft.
Players take in the sights of colorful fountains, hand-painted frescos
and towering arches as they travel seamlessly through the eight
gaming plazas of Paris, Beijing, Rome, Madrid, London,Vienna, Cairo
and New York City.
WinStar World Casino offers players an exciting variety of 6,400 themed electronic
games and 76 tables games located throughout the expansive casino floor.
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smoke-free exclusive area. No Limit Hold’Em,
Limit Hold’Em, Omaha and weekly tournaments are
held to give players a thrilling poker experience.
WinStar World Casino offers world-class bingo
action Friday-Sunday. Players compete for big
promotions and payouts in the 800-seat bingo hall.
The non-smoking, off-track betting area provides
betting opportunities on exciting thoroughbred,
quarter horse and harness races. All major tracks are
available including Remington, Lone Star, Aqueduct,
Churchill, Los Alamitos as well as major races such
as the Breeders Cup, Kentucky Derby, Preakness and
Belmont.
WinStar World Casino’s unique themeing allows
guests to travel the world while enhancing their
gaming experience. Each plaza hosts extravagant
statues, fountains and world landmarks unique to
each of their countries.
In New York players can take a bite out of the Big Apple as
they cross underneath the Brooklyn Bridge and take in the sites
of “the city that never sleeps” - including the Statue of Liberty.
Over the ages, and as far back as four thousand years, Cairo
stood as the land where civilizations have always met. In the
Cairo plaza guests can walk through the pyramids and decode
the hieroglyphics while finding fortune in the ancient capital
of Egypt.
Few cities in the world glide so effortlessly between
the present and the past like Vienna. Peppered between
sprawling, aristocratic mansions and progressive, modern
architecture, lie banks of players’ favorite games.
Casino visitors feel that certain je ne sais quoi as they enter
the City of Light, one of the world’s most adventurous locales.
A marble masterpiece stands where electronic games flow
through the casino like the Seine itself, around the Eiffel
Tower and Arc de Triomphe and past a magnificent fountain.
Riches abound in one of the planet’s most romantic venues.
In Beijing, patrons experience the exotic, mysterious
nature of the Forbidden City with its crystal dragons, flaming pearls, magical pagoda fountain, Khan’s Fire Mongolian
Grill and the Great Wall. Still brimming with Olympic pride,
Beijing is one of WinStar’s favorite sties for table games.
The Eternal City of Rome is center stage at WinStar
World Casino. As a prelude to the grand entrance of the
Global Event Center, players will take a stroll among three
magnificent fountains in Rome Plaza, featuring lustrous
carpeting, as opulent as Rome itself and leads players through
a wondrous maze of popular games.
Medieval and cosmopolitan converge in the Madrid Plaza
at WinStar. Captivating guests with lavish royal palaces,
heart-pounding bullfights, mesmerizing flamenco dancers and
delicious tapas, the Madrid Plaza is a tourist destination like
no other.
Players can also stroll through the vibrant maze of
London’s gaming plaza, past a vintage red telephone box and
sample authentic British fare. With a luxurious motif, and posh
surrounds the Queen would enjoy, the London Plaza is the
choice for most royal guests.
One of the 10 dining options at WinStar includes Toby
Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill, which opened in March
2010. The restaurant offers a menu of American-style food
along with an exciting array of live music and an occasional
visit from Toby Keith himself. Other restaurants include
Palladium Sports Lounge, Firehouse Buffet, Chips ‘N Ale,
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own risk-reward challenge. There is plenty of room to
play, but it is very much a position golf course, thereby
creating interest and challenges for all levels of players.
Players don’t need to guess their yardage and can hit
better shots by taking advantage of the Prolink GPS
system that is featured on each cart.
Casino patrons who prefer to bring their home with
them have the option of staying at the award-winning
WinStar RV Park. Nestled in the southern Oklahoma
foothills, the WinStar RV Park offers lodging and accommodations that are conveniently located next to WinStar
World Casino. Guests can enjoy access to 200 pads, the
inviting clubhouse pavilion, guest pavilion, laundry/
shower facilities, WinStar Golf Course, playground and
game room. In addition, WinStar World Casino offers
a complimentary shuttle to RV Park guests visiting the
casino to play electronic games, table games, enjoy a show
or dine at one of the restaurants. The RV Park is located
From its stunning art deco lobby,to its hansomely-appointed guest rooms and less than a mile from the Thackerville Travel Plaza for
deluxe suites, the WinStar World Casino Hotel is a destination in and of itself. convenient fueling.
WinStar World Casino continues to expand and is
Burgers & Dogs, Panda Express, Red River Grill and The
currently one of the largest casinos in the world. WinStar’s 2010
Grill - a premier American Steakhouse.
expansion doubled the size of the casino floor and nearly
Guests can have their choice of accommodations at the
tripled the number of electronic gaming machines. August
luxurious 395-room WinStar World Casino Hotel, which is
of 2011 marked the beginning of another important
adjacent to the casino, the economical Inn at WinStar located
groundbreaking for WinStar World Casino - a 54,000 sq. ft.
on the property, or the 200-pad WinStar RV park located just
expansion project. Upon completion, the project will house two
south of the facility. Located on the lobby level of WinStar
restaurants, a gaming floor with almost 400 additional electronic
World Hotel is the Spa Habitat, an award-winning organic spa.
games, and a multi-purpose room to house casino events such
This speciality spa offers a variety of services including
as banquets, meetings and other social activities. The design
massage, facials, body rituals, hand and foot rituals and spa
of the project is inspired by the classic stone structures from
packages.
the past and continues with the WinStar World theme.
The 3,000-seat WinStar Global Event Center hosts a
In November 2011, Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill
number of concerts and events, in addition to conference
Anoatubby, along with several elected officials and community
capabilities. WinStar’s Event Center has been home to
members, gathered to break ground on the newest project – a
superstars like Lionel Richie, Sac Brown Band and Stone
500-room hotel tower at the WinStar World Casino property.
Temple Pilots. WinStar World Casino also offers flexible
The new 18-story hotel will offer casino resort guests a new
capabilities for meeting groups large and small. The event
dimension in luxurious accommodations. “This project is a
center can be used as a convention hall for more than 2,500
significant step towards our goal of expanding WinStar’s appeal
people or can be divided into three separate sections for smaller
as a first-class entertainment destination,” said Governor
gatherings. In addition, a total of 8 conference rooms and a preAnoatubby. “We believe this new hotel will enhance the
function area are available for break-out sessions, receptions
positive economic impact WinStar has in this area by employand meetings.
ing more local residents and bringing more visitors to the area.”
WinStar Golf Course is a “must-play” course golf
The new exterior of the expansion project will feature an
enthusiasts can enjoy in a resort-style setting. Champion tour
elaborate porte-cochère covered entryway and a metal replica
player D.A. Weibring designed the beautiful 27-hole WinStar
of the 1960 World’s Fair Globe. “The existing travel-themed
Golf Course in the Red River Valley. The rustic natural beauty
motif at the casino is very closely tied into the WinStar World
of the clubhouse and the 280 acres of well-manicured grounds
Casino brand, so we naturally embraced and enhanced the
are sure to satisfy even the most discerning golfer. The 10,000
concept in the expansion design,” said Rob Jurbergs, AIA,
sq. ft. clubhouse features a fully stocked pro shop, locker
Principal at Hnedak Bobo Group, the architects for the casino
room, Legends Bar & Grille and a banquet meeting room
expansion. “Inspired by grand terminals and turn-of-the-20th
capable of accommodating up to 160 guests.
century European architecture, we created a vibrant new
From tee to green, the course provides a safe route with no
customer experience that captures the excitement and wonder
forced carries or blind shots; however each hole will offer its
of faraway voyages in the gilded age of travel.”
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Another recently completed project
includes a 1,400-space parking garage on
the northeast side of the casino. Aimed at
enhancing the overall experience, the
parking garage opened to the public in
September 2011. The garage features
international landmarks such as the
Chrysler building, the Wainwright building and the Parthenon as well as a giant
video screen, advertising WinStar World’s
various concert and casino promotions to
the I-35 commuting traffic.
"These latest expansions at WinStar
World are another step towards our goal
of creating a world-class destination," said
Governor Bill Anoatubby. "To sustain this
world-class status, we must continue to
introduce new and interesting amenities at
the facility – while maintaining a quality
experience for the customer.” ♣
For more information about
WinStar World Casino, visit
www.winstarworldcasinohotel.com.
WinStar Golf Course is situated in the beautiful Red River Valley and boasts an elite 27-hole
course (designed by D.A. Weibring) and state-of-the-art WinStar Golf Academy.
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