Choctaw Casino expansion promises more jobs in Durant
The Choctaw Nation anticipates breaking ground in the spring to add 1,000-room hotel
A major expansion of the Choctaw Casino and Resort is expected to generate 1,000 new jobs in Durant, Oklahoma. Last Tuesday, the Choctaw Nation announced plans to add a 1,000-room hotel to the property on U.S. 69/75, to include multiple restaurants, new retail space, resort-style pools, a new parking garage, along with additional casino floor space.
This will be the fourth expansion project since the original casino opened in 2006.
The Choctaw Nation anticipates breaking ground in the spring, with a two-year construction schedule. With an exceptional selection of more than 4,300 exciting slots waiting current patrons the new casino Gallery pulses with fun and action, where jackpot prizes are regularly hit in the most exhilarating slot machine experience in the Southwest of Oklahoma!
For hundreds of years before Europeans came to the United States, the Choctaw Nation was a tribe of farmers who lived in what is now the South Eastern U.S. until the federal government forcibly removed most tribal members in 1830 to Southeastern Oklahoma in what became known as the “Trail of Tears.” Tribal members have overcome adversity to grow to nearly 200,000 strong, the country’s third largest tribe. The tribe’s growing business enterprises have allowed it to work to improve the lives of tribal members who have a rich tradition of serving in the US military serving their community and the State of Oklahoma.
The last 30 years has seen a resurgence in efforts to preserve and strengthen the Choctaw Nation’s culture and heritage. Language programs to learn Choctaw are provided from elementary school through college as well as on-line programs for adults. Historical games like stickball and traditional native dances are taught to the young. A registry of Choctaw artists who have preserved traditional skills like beadwork, making baskets, gourds and pipes and wood sculptures, to list a few, is maintained by the tribe.
Now, the Choctaw nation runs seven casinos, with the Choctaw Casino & Resort–Durant leading the pack: “Close to home but far from ordinary. Don’t settle for the usual night out. Find yourself engulfed in the best slots, table games, and poker room. Indulge in delicious dining, top entertainment acts, and a relaxing spa. Then call it a night in a AAA Four-Diamond hotel. Want to mix business with pleasure? You can even book your next business meeting in one of our event rooms. If you want to go all in, you want to be in Choctaw Casino & Resort–Durant.”
