Also, if Texas does ever open commercial casinos, \u201cmost of the southern Oklahoma casinos, such as the Choctaw Casino & Resort and the nearby Chickasaw Winstar World Casino & Resort, begin the process of either shutting down or substantially scaling back their operations,\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
But for now, \u201cThe more the Choctaw invest in casino expansion targeting Texas visitors, the harder they are going to work — via campaign donations and lobbying — to prevent the opening of casinos in Texas,\u201d Jones added.<\/p>\n
Proposals to legalize casinos will be back on the Texas legislative agenda in 2023, when the legislature next convenes in regular session, Barrow said.<\/p>\n
Without any other local gaming option, Texans will visit neighboring states for recreation,\u201d University of Houston political scientist Brandon Rottinghaus said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cThe demand for gaming is strong in large urban areas, so proponents of expanded gaming in Texas can clearly show demand for the product.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Oklahoma\u2019s Choctaw Casino & Resort opened its $600M hotel and gaming floor addition earlier this month. It is seen as an added way to draw players from nearby North Texas. The Durant, Okla. gaming property is approximately 14 miles from the border with Texas. It is some 88 miles to Dallas. Improvements include a 1,000-room, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":183164,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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