Oklahoma casinos are raking it in

Sooner or later · 10:04 PM

The WinStar in Thackerville is the world's largest casino. 600,000 sq ft of gambling space which is over twice as much as the MGM Grand in Vegas. Now the Choctaw casino in Durant is starting a half billion dollar expansion.

That's a lot of Texas money moving north.

I have never been to either but I have heard they are both shockingly nice.

herr_oberst · 04-29-2019, 12:23 PM

There's two things in this life I've never been able to understand the allure of: One of them is fishing, the other is gambling. I've done enough of both to know that they just bore the s#i! right out of me. But, some people just can't get enough. Good for them!

Seahawk · 04-29-2019, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by herr_oberst

There's two things in this life I've never been able to understand the allure of: One of them is fishing, the other is gambling.

Wow. We were separated at birth. The only thing worse would be gambling on a Bass Fishing Tournament.

GH85Carrera · GH85Carrera's Garage

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Originally Posted by herr_oberst

There's two things in this life I've never been able to understand the allure of: One of them is fishing, the other is gambling. I've done enough of both to know that they just bore the s#i! right out of me. But, some people just can't get enough. Good for them!

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Wow. We were separated at birth. The only thing worse would be gambling on a Bass Fishing Tournament.

I totally agree. My parents loved to go fishing. When I was in high school I was really devastated to come home after work and the parents were gone fishing for the weekend and would not be back until Sunday afternoon. I adjusted quickly

I have a horse racing track about 6 miles south of me. In 30+ years I have been twice. They also have a casino, never been inside. We have the lottery here. I have yet to buy a ticket.

Of course when gambling was on the ballot it was going to solve the budget issues with education, and all teaches would get a huge raise. It never happened. Same thing with the lottery. I don't know how much we take in with the gambling, but I like it. I consider it a tax on the math impaired, and stupid people.

red-beard · red-beard's Garage

They are starting to build those things in Texas.

https://www.naskila.com/

red-beard · red-beard's Garage

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Originally Posted by herr_oberst

There's two things in this life I've never been able to understand the allure of: One of them is fishing, the other is gambling. I've done enough of both to know that they just bore the s#i! right out of me. But, some people just can't get enough. Good for them!

Both go better when there is plenty of alcohol...

vash · vash's Garage

i'm a bad gambler. i know it, i think the Casinos know it by now. i dont gamble at all any more.

fishing..lets just say. i'm getting better. fishing restores the soul. it teaches me, patience and perseverance.

Gogar · 04-29-2019, 12:59 PM

kind of like this

https://mohegansun.com

red-beard · red-beard's Garage

In all honesty, I'd rather see state or Federal governments own the casinos. Let Marriott or whoever run the thing, but the owner is only allowed to be the state. This was the money _could_ help reduce taxes.

In the old days, voluntary lotteries made of the majority of the funding for governments.

sammyg2 · 04-29-2019, 01:03 PM

I'm not much of a fisherman, but I've been known to drop $20 or $30 over a weekend in Vegas or Laughlin! Done it several times.
I remember one time when I was in my twenties I lost nearly $40 over 2 days. That's when I knew it was time to cut back.

Note that it was probably the first $40 I ever earned too.

GH85Carrera · GH85Carrera's Garage

When we went to Travers City, MI several years ago we stayed at a hotel-casino for a few days. To walk in the front door of the hotel the stench of cigarettes was overwhelming. Once we got to our room it was OK. One day I had an hour to kill so I wandered down to the casino and the cigarette stink was so bad I could not go in. We changed hotels ASAP and got away from the casino.

When we were in French Lick, IN they had a casino there. Once again we were waiting on a bus tour and I had some time. I wondered in and tried to figure out how to throw away 5 bucks on a slot machine. I was successful, poof gone, and total waste of time.

At least the cigarette stink was much less, since it was mid afternoon and the place was mostly empty. I can't image how anyone could work there that was not a smoker, or had no sense of smell.

KFC911 · 04-29-2019, 01:19 PM

Kenny Rogers I ain't.... No tellin' how much I've spent on my fishin' habit....never have given a crap if I didn't catch a carp ....it's my connection to water/nature these daze. I have learned to fish instead of sitting in a boat drinkin' beer all day long though

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sammyg2 · 04-29-2019, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

When we went to Travers City, MI several years ago we stayed at a hotel-casino for a few days. To walk in the front door of the hotel the stench of cigarettes was overwhelming. Once we got to our room it was OK. One day I had an hour to kill so I wandered down to the casino and the cigarette stink was so bad I could not go in. We changed hotels ASAP and got away from the casino.

That reminds me of the riverside casino in Laughlin.
Haven't been there in 15 years but I remember you could barely see across the casino, and it seemed like 1/10th of all the customers were towing oxygen tanks around.

I've been told that the more a casino stinks the better it pays off.
But I've been told a lot of things over the years.

sammyg2 · 04-29-2019, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by KC911

Kenny Rogers I ain't.... No tellin' how much I've spent on my fishin' habit....never have given a crap if I didn't catch a carp ....it's my connection to water/nature these daze. I have learned to fish instead of sitting in a boat drinkin' beer all day long though

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I can only remember going fishing a few times and caught fish really fast each time.
But it was expensive, what with them charging by the inch for the fish.

bob deluke · bob deluke's Garage

Oneida Indians own the big casino in our area (Turning Stone). Plenty of upset people around when they started buying up property and not paying taxes. They still don’t. Give ‘gifts’ to deserving counties, school districts who don’t badmouth them. They own a few gas stations as well, their own gas, their own inspectors, their own police force who have been given authority to stop people for traffic violations. Plenty of pissed off people about that...Have never been or care to go to that casino, ever.

legion · 04-29-2019, 04:22 PM

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Wow. We were separated at birth. The only thing worse would be gambling on a Bass Fishing Tournament.

Me three. Although when I had to kill time at a conference in Vegas, I figured out that I could drink for free when I played the penny slots! (I did tip--I'm not a jerk).

pwd72s · 04-29-2019, 04:38 PM

The indian casino on the Oregon coast hosts the western BCA 8 and 9 ball championships, adding to the prize money. Smart of them, since many pool players love to gamble. I go once in a while to watch the pool action. Find it interesting to see all those white folks willingly paying for the sins of their ancestors...

Crowbob · 04-29-2019, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

When we went to Travers City, MI several years ago we stayed at a hotel-casino for a few days. To walk in the front door of the hotel the stench of cigarettes was overwhelming. Once we got to our room it was OK. One day I had an hour to kill so I wandered down to the casino and the cigarette stink was so bad I could not go in. We changed hotels ASAP and got away from the casino.

When we were in French Lick, IN they had a casino there. Once again we were waiting on a bus tour and I had some time. I wondered in and tried to figure out how to throw away 5 bucks on a slot machine. I was successful, poof gone, and total waste of time.

At least the cigarette stink was much less, since it was mid afternoon and the place was mostly empty. I can't image how anyone could work there that was not a smoker, or had no sense of smell.

They’ve had thousands of complaints of the stench. It was actually costing them money, I’ve heard. They are doing better. It sure did stink in there. That casino won some kind of national architecture award.

A930Rocket · 04-29-2019, 05:12 PM

Last May at graduation time for our son in CT, we decided to run over to the Mohegun Sun. Got there about 10-11 am and it was sad. People hanging around drinking and smoking. We walked around for about an hour and left.

It felt dirty and disgusting.

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kind of like this

https://mohegansun.com

red-beard · red-beard's Garage

I was in Minnesota a couples of years back helping with a Solar Food Truck. The work was on the reservation, so they put me up in the Casino Hotel. I guess they figured I'd drop my money in the casino.

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