![]() ![]() The casino has yet to be formally named by the Chickasaw Nation. According to a Chickasaw Nation PR firm, the casino is reportedly estimated to bring 150 new jobs to the community and upwards of $3 million in annual payroll. The 36,000 square foot facility is expected to be completed early next year and will reportedly include over 600 electronic gaming machines, six table games, a retail shop, and restaurant. The town’s mayor, Vicente Villarreal, told local news station KFDX, “We’re hoping they’ll bring business in town and they’ll be employees hired from not only from here but from other towns as well.” Villarreal reportedly said that the Chickasaw Nation approached him and other trustees for consent to build a casino. ![]() The Lone Star State is considered an important gaming market, as it does not permit Vegas-style or Class III gaming, with the exception of the Lucky Eagle Casino, which is operated by the federally recognized Kickapoo Tribe and situated near the state’s international border with Mexico. The $10 million casino is being built on land situated less than two miles from the border with Texas that was placed into trust by the Obama administration on January 19, 2017. The Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma recently broke ground on its latest gambling venture located in the small town of Terral in Jefferson County. Betting on sports futures, props and lay bets. ![]()
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