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Introduction to Mississippi Slot Machine Casino Gambling in 2020
Mississippi slot machine casino gambling consists of 27 riverboat casinos and three American Indian tribal casinos. International cruise ships with onboard casinos also depart from ports in Biloxi and Gulfport.
Minimum and maximum payout return limits have been legally set by the state. Further, comprehensive actual payout return statistics are available by gaming machine type and state region.
This post continues my weekly State-By-State Slot Machine Casino Gambling Series, an online resource dedicated to guiding slot machine casino gambler to success. Now in its third year, each weekly post reviews slots gambling in a single U.S. state, territory, or federal district.
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Relevant Legal Statutes on Gambling in Mississippi*
The minimum legal gambling age in Mississippi depends upon the gambling activity:
- Land-Based Casinos: 21
- Poker Rooms: 21
- Bingo: 18
- Lottery: Not available
- Pari-Mutuel Wagering: Not available
Gambling in Mississippi has aided to the economy of the state and breathed new life into its tourism industry. In 1990, the Mississippi state legislature was the third U.S. state to legalize riverboat gambling.
By law, Mississippi’s riverboat casinos must be located on coastal waters, the Mississippi River, and in navigable waters of counties bordering the Mississippi River.
After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Mississippi legislature allowed the state’s gulf coast casinos to rebuild on land within 800 feet of the shoreline.
Winning a jackpot of $1,200 or more in Mississippi results in a nonrefundable 3% tax of those winnings paid to the Mississippi Gaming Commission. This limit also applies to any cash prizes won in casino drawings and tournaments.
*The purpose of this section is to inform the public of state gambling laws and how the laws might apply to various forms of gaming. It is not legal advice.
Slot Machine Private Ownership in Mississippi
It is legal to own a slot machine privately in Mississippi if it is at least 25 years old.
Gaming Control Board in Mississippi
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The Mississippi Gaming Commission (MGC) is responsible for non-tribal, commercial casinos. The gaming regulations used are from MGC but also from state law, specifically the Gaming Control Act.
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians also has its Choctaw Gaming Commission for Mississippi’s three tribal casinos. The gaming compacts which authorized tribal gaming in Mississippi established this gaming commission.
Casinos in Mississippi
Mississippi has 27 commercial casinos, three American Indian tribal casinos, and cruise ships sailing out of the ports of Biloxi and Gulfport to international destinations.
The largest casino in Mississippi is Island View Casino Resort with 2,700 gaming machines.
The second-largest casino is Silver Star Casino at Pearl River with 2,500 gaming machines.
Commercial Casinos in Mississippi
Mississippi’s 27 riverboat casinos are:
- Ameristar Casino Hotel Vicksburg within the Central Region located 44 miles west of Jackson on the Mississippi River.
- Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi within the Coastal Region located 63 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
- Boomtown Casino – Biloxi within the Coastal Region located 63 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
- 1st Jackpot Casino Tunica within the Northern Region located 41 miles southwest of Memphis, Tennessee on the Mississippi River.
- Fitz Casino Hotel in Tunica within the Northern Region located 41 miles southwest of Memphis, Tennessee on the Mississippi River.
- Gold Strike in Tunica within the Northern Region located 41 miles southwest of Memphis, Tennessee on the Mississippi River.
- Golden Nugget – Biloxi within the Coastal Region located 63 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
- Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Biloxi within the Coastal Region located 63 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
- Harlow’s Casino Resort in Greenville within the Northern Region located 119 miles northwest of Jackson on the Mississippi River.
- Harrah’s Gulf Coast in Biloxi within the Coastal Region located 63 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
- Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast in Bay St. Louis within the Coastal Region located 91 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
- Hollywood Casino Tunica within the Northern Region located 41 miles southwest of Memphis, Tennessee on the Mississippi River.
- Horseshoe Tunica Hotel & Casino within the Northern Region located 41 miles southwest of Memphis, Tennessee on the Mississippi River.
- IP Casino Resort Spa in Biloxi within the Coastal Region located 63 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
- Island View Casino Resort in Gulfport within the Coastal Region located 75 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
- Isle of Capri Casino Hotel Lula within the Northern Region located 59 miles southwest of Memphis, Tennessee on the Mississippi River.
- Lady Luck Casino Vicksburg within the Central Region located 44 miles west of Jackson on the Mississippi River.
- Magnolia Bluffs Casino Hotel in Natchez within the Central Region located 103 miles southwest of Jackson on the Mississippi River.
- Palace Casino Resort in Biloxi within the Coastal Region located 63 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
- Riverwalk Casino Hotel in Vicksburg within the Central Region located 44 miles west of Jackson on the Mississippi River.
- Sam’s Town Tunica within the Northern Region located 41 miles southwest of Memphis, Tennessee on the Mississippi River.
- Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort in Biloxi within the Coastal Region located 63 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
- Silver Slipper Casino in Bay St. Louis within the Coastal Region located 91 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
- Treasure Bay Casino and Hotel in Biloxi within the Coastal Region located 63 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
- Trop Casino Greenville within the Northern Region located 119 miles northwest of Jackson on the Mississippi River.
- Tunica Roadhouse Casino and Hotel within the Northern Region located 41 miles southwest of Memphis, Tennessee on the Mississippi River.
- WaterView Casino & Hotel in Vicksburg within the Central Region located 44 miles west of Jackson on the Mississippi River.
Tribal Casinos in Mississippi
Mississippi’s three tribal casinos are each a property of Pearl River Casinos and Resorts, owned and operated by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, including:
- Bok Homa Casino in Sandersville located 93 miles southeast of Jackson.
- Golden Moon Hotel & Casino in Philadelphia located 75 miles northeast of Jackson.
- Silver Star Hotel & Casino in Philadelphia located 75 miles northeast of Jackson.
Other Gambling Establishments
As an alternative to enjoying Mississippi slot machine casino gambling, consider exploring casino options in a nearby state. Bordering Mississippi is:
- North: Tennessee Slots
- East: Alabama Slots
- South: The Gulf of Mexico
- West: Arkansas Slots and Louisiana Slots
Each of the links above will take you to my blog for that neighboring U.S. state to Mississippi.
Our Mississippi Slots Facebook Group
Are you interested in sharing and learning with other slots enthusiasts in Mississippi? If so, join our new Mississippi slots community on Facebook. All you’ll need is a Facebook profile to join this closed Facebook Group freely.
There, you’ll be able to privately share your slots experiences as well as chat with players about slots gambling in Mississippi. Join us!
Payout Returns in Mississippi
The Mississippi Gaming Commission (MGC) offers monthly return statistics for commercial casinos by region of the state:
- Central Region, including the cities of Vicksburg and Natchez
- Northern Region, including the cities of Tunica, Greenville, and Lula
- Coastal Region, including the cities of Biloxi, Gulfport, and Bay St. Louis
The minimum and maximum theoretical payout limits are 80% and 100% according to MGC’s Regulations, Part 3: Operations, Rule 12.5: Minimum Standards for Gaming Devices.
These limits apply for each wager of a gaming device. If the gaming device played is a skill-based, competition-style machine, these limits apply when playing it with optimal strategy or perfect play.
MGC’s Monthly Revenue Reports offer the most recent month Slots Player Win Percent. Their Monthly Archives offer return statistics reports from prior months over the last twenty years.
The revenue reports offer the Win% for machine denominations for all casinos within a state region: Central, Northern, and Coastal. Further, progressive machines have separate entries by denomination. Gaming machines include:
- Slot machines
- Video poker machines
- Video keno machines
Another useful monthly report is Gaming Devices Report, which offers how many machines of each denomination are in each commercial casino. Once again, progressive versus non-progressive machines are separate.
Relative to other U.S. gaming jurisdictions, the payout statistics provided by Mississippi are the most thorough treatment I’ve seen for payout returns.
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians has not established theoretical payout limits in their gaming compact or by its Choctaw Gaming Commission. Further, as is often the case, no actual return statistics are publicly available.
Summary of Mississippi Slot Machine Casino Gambling in 2020
Mississippi slot machine casino gambling consists of 28 commercial casinos, three tribal casinos, and cruise ships sailing out of the ports of Biloxi and Gulfport on the Gulf Coast to international destinations.
Minimum and maximum theoretical payout limits at commercial casinos are 80% and 100%. Possibly the best return statistics in the U.S. are available from Mississippi, available by three state regions and machine denominations as well as whether they are progressive machines.
Annual Progress in Mississippi Slot Machine Casino Gambling
In the last year, one commercial casino has closed, the Resorts Casino Tunica.
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Introduction to Oklahoma Slot Machine Casino Gambling in 2020
Oklahoma slot machine casino gambling consists of 131 American Indian tribal casinos, casino resorts, travel centers, and “gasinos” along with two pari-mutuel racetracks with slot machines.
No theoretical payout limits have been set for tribal casinos in Oklahoma. In addition, no return statistics are publicly available.
This post continues my weekly State-By-State Slot Machine Casino Gambling Series, an online resource dedicated to guiding slot machine casino gambler to success. Now in its third year, each weekly post reviews slots gambling in a single U.S. state, territory, or federal district.
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Relevant Legal Statutes on Gambling in Oklahoma*
The minimum legal gambling age in Oklahoma depends upon the gambling activity:
- Land-Based Casinos: 18
- Poker Rooms: 18
- Bingo: 16
- Lottery: 18
- Pari-Mutuel Wagering: 18
In November 2004, Oklahoma residents approved a State-Tribal Gaming Act through a referendum. This vote enacted a model tribal gaming compact allowing tribes to use new gaming machines and card games. Based on this generic model, 31 tribes negotiated state-tribal compacts with the state of Oklahoma.
*The purpose of this section is to inform the public of state gambling laws and how the laws might apply to various forms of gaming. It is not legal advice.
Slot Machine Private Ownership in Oklahoma
It is legal to own a slot machine privately in the state of Oklahoma if it is 25 years old or older.
Gaming Control Board in Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s state-tribal compacts regulate tribal gaming in Oklahoma. However, the state of Oklahoma provides oversight under these compacts, which is the legal responsibility of Oklahoma’s Gaming Compliance Unit.
Based on the Oklahoma Gaming Compliance Unit Annual Report 2018, Oklahoma’s casinos prefer offering more Class II games due to Class III games requiring up to an extra 6% of revenue to the state.
The state also collects exclusivity fees from Class III machines. In 2015, 57% of all gaming machines in Oklahoma were Class III games.
Casinos in Oklahoma
As of mid-2019, 31 American Indian tribes operated 131 facilities offering Class III gaming through tribal-state gaming compacts with the state of Oklahoma. These locations include two racetracks offering pari-mutuel wagering and slot machines.
The largest casino in Oklahoma is also the largest casino in the world. This WinStar World Casino and Resort has 7,400 gaming machines.
The second-largest casino is Choctaw Casinos & Resorts – Durant with 4,300 gaming machines.
Commercial Casinos in Oklahoma
Oklahoma has no non-tribal, commercial casinos.
Tribal Casinos in Oklahoma
The 106 largest tribal casinos in Oklahoma, including two pari-mutuel racetracks with slot machines, are:
- 7 Clans Casinos – Chilocco Gasino in Newkirk, 106 miles north of Oklahoma City.
- 7 Clans Casinos – First Council Casino Resort in Newkirk, near the border to Kansas.
- 7 Clans Casinos – Paradise Casino in Red Rock, 82 miles north of Oklahoma City.
- 7 Clans Casinos – Perry Casino, 65 miles north of Oklahoma City.
- 7 Clans Casinos – Red Rock Gasino, 82 miles north of Oklahoma City.
- Ada Gaming Center – East, 85 miles southeast of Oklahoma City.
- Ada Gaming Center – West, 85 miles southeast of Oklahoma City.
- Apache Casino Hotel in Lawton, 86 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.
- Artesian Hotel Casino Spa in Sulphur, 84 miles south of Oklahoma City.
- Black Gold Casino in Wilson, 112 miles south of Oklahoma City.
- Border Casino in Thackerville, 124 miles south of Oklahoma City.
- Buffalo Run Casino & Resort in Miami, 89 miles northeast of Tulsa.
- Casino Oklahoma in Hinton, 55 miles west of Oklahoma City.
- Cherokee Casino & Hotel – Ft. Gibson, 80 miles east of Tulsa.
- Cherokee Casino & Hotel – Grove, 100 miles northeast of Tulsa.
- Cherokee Casino & Hotel – Ramona, 30 miles north of Tulsa.
- Cherokee Casino & Hotel – Roland, 175 miles east of Oklahoma City.
- Cherokee Casino & Hotel – Sallisaw, 160 miles east of Oklahoma City.
- Cherokee Casino & Hotel – South Coffeyville, 70 miles northeast of Tulsa.
- Cherokee Casino & Hotel – Tahlequah, 83 miles southeast of Tulsa.
- Cherokee Casino & Hotel – West Siloam Springs, 85 miles east of Tulsa.
- Cherokee Casino & Hotel – Will Rogers Downs in Claremore, 30 miles northeast of Tulsa.
- Chickasaw Travel Stop – Davis West, 75 miles south of Oklahoma City.
- Chickasaw Travel Stop – Wilson, 112 miles south of Oklahoma City.
- Chisholm Trail Casino in Duncan, 79 miles south of Oklahoma City.
- Choctaw Casinos & Resorts – Broken Bow, 235 miles southeast of Oklahoma City.
- Choctaw Casinos & Resorts – Durant, 150 miles southeast of Oklahoma City.
- Choctaw Casinos & Resorts – Grant, 200 miles south of Oklahoma City.
- Choctaw Casinos & Resorts – Idabel, 240 miles southeast of Oklahoma City.
- Choctaw Casinos & Resorts – McAlester, 130 miles southeast of Oklahoma City.
- Choctaw Casinos & Resorts – Pocola, 195 miles east of Oklahoma City.
- Choctaw Casinos & Resorts – Stringtown, 163 miles southeast of Oklahoma City.
- Cimarron Casino in Perkins, 60 miles north of Oklahoma City.
- Comanche Nation Casino in Lawton, 86 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.
- Comanche Red River Hotel Casino in Devol, 125 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.
- Comanche Spur Casino in Eldon, 75 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.
- Comanche Star Casino in Walters, 25 miles southeast of Lawton.
- Creek Nation Casino Bristow, 60 miles northeast of Oklahoma City.
- Creek Nation Casino Eufaula, 135 miles east of Oklahoma City.
- Creek Nation Casino Holdenville, 75 miles northeast of Oklahoma City.
- Creek Nation Casino Muscogee, 50 miles southeast of Tulsa.
- Creek Nation Checotah Casino, 120 miles east of Oklahoma City.
- Downstream Casino Resort in Quapaw, on the border of Oklahoma with Missouri and Kansas.
- Duck Creek Casino in Beggs, 35 miles south of Tulsa.
- Gold Mountain Casino in Ardmore, 100 miles south of Oklahoma City.
- Gold River Casino in Anadarko, 60 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.
- Golden Pony Casino in Okemah, 72 miles east of Oklahoma City.
- Goldsby Gaming Center in Norman, 21 miles south of Oklahoma City.
- Grand Casino Hotel Resort in Shawnee, 38 miles east of Oklahoma City.
- Grand Lake Casino in Grove, 80 miles northeast of Tulsa.
- Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa in Catoosa, on the outskirts of Tulsa.
- High Winds Casino in Miami, 89 miles northeast of Tulsa.
- Indigo Sky Casino & Resort in Wyandotte, 90 miles northeast of Oklahoma City.
- Ioway Casino in Chandler, 40 miles northeast of Oklahoma City.
- Kickapoo Casino Harrah, 31 miles east of Oklahoma City.
- Kickapoo Casino Shawnee, 38 miles east of Oklahoma City.
- Kiowa Casino Carnegie, 94 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.
- Kiowa Casino Hotel Red River in Devol, 125 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.
- Kiowa Casino Verden, 57 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.
- Lucky Star Casino Canton, 60 miles northwest of Oklahoma City.
- Lucky Star Casino Clinton, 85 miles west of Oklahoma City.
- Lucky Star Casino Concho, 35 miles northwest of Oklahoma City.
- Lucky Star Casino Concho Travel Center, 35 miles northwest of Oklahoma City.
- Lucky Star Casino Hammon, 120 miles west of Oklahoma City.
- Lucky Star Casino Watonga, 70 miles northwest of Oklahoma City.
- Lucky Turtle Casino in Wyandotte, 90 miles northeast of Oklahoma City.
- Madill Gaming Center in Madill, 122 miles south of Oklahoma City.
- Native Lights Casino in Newkirk, 106 miles north of Oklahoma City.
- Newcastle Casino in Newcastle, 19 miles south of Oklahoma City.
- Okemah Casino, 72 miles east of Oklahoma City.
- One Fire Casino in Okmulgee, 45 miles south of Tulsa.
- Osage Casino Hotel Bartlesville, 50 miles north of Tulsa.
- Osage Casino Hotel Hominy, 44 miles northwest of Tulsa.
- Osage Casino Hotel Pawhuska, on the outskirts of Tulsa.
- Osage Casino Hotel Ponca City, 50 miles northwest of Tulsa.
- Osage Casino Hotel Sand Springs, on the outskirts of Tulsa.
- Osage Casino Hotel Skiatook, 17 miles north of Tulsa.
- Prairie Moon Casino in Miami, 89 miles northeast of Tulsa.
- Prairie Sun Casino in Miami, 89 miles northeast of Tulsa.
- Quapaw Casino in Miami, 89 miles northeast of Tulsa.
- Remington Park Racing Casino in Oklahoma City.
- River Bend Casino Hotel in Wyandotte, 90 miles northeast of Tulsa.
- River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa.
- Rivermist Casino in Konowa, 75 miles southeast of Oklahoma City.
- Riverwind Casino in Norman, 12 miles south of Oklahoma City.
- Sac and Fox Nation Casino in Stroud, 60 miles northeast of Oklahoma City.
- Saltcreek Casino in Pocasset, 50 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.
- Seminole Nation Casinos – Seminole Nation Casino in Konawa, 60 miles southeast of Oklahoma City.
- Seminole Nation Casinos – Trading Post Casino in Wewoka, 60 miles east of Oklahoma City.
- Southwind Casino Braman, 106 miles north of Oklahoma City.
- Southwind Casino Kanza in Braman, 106 miles north of Oklahoma City.
- Southwind Casino Newkirk, 106 miles north of Oklahoma City.
- The Stables Casino in Miami, 89 miles northeast of Tulsa.
- Stone Wolf Casino in Pawnee, 106 miles north of Oklahoma City.
- Sugar Creek Casino in Hinton, 55 miles west of Oklahoma City.
- Texoma Casino in Kingston, 130 miles south of Oklahoma City.
- The Black Hawk Casino in Shawnee, 40 miles east of Oklahoma City.
- Thunderbird Casino Norman, 21 miles south of Oklahoma City.
- Thunderbird Casino Shawnee, 38 miles east of Oklahoma City.
- Tonkawa Gasino, 91 miles north of Oklahoma City.
- Tonkawa Hotel & Casino, 91 miles north of Oklahoma City.
- Trading Post Casino Pawnee, 57 miles northwest of Tulsa.
- Treasure Valley Casino & Hotel in Davis, 75 miles south of Oklahoma City.
- Washita Casino in Paoli, 52 miles south of Oklahoma City.
- WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, 124 miles south of Oklahoma City.
Other Gambling Establishments
As an alternative to enjoying Oklahoma slot machine casino gambling, consider exploring casino options in a nearby state. Bordering Oklahoma is:
- North: Colorado Slots and Kansas Slots
- East: Arkansas Slots and Missouri Slots
- South: Texas Slots
- West: New Mexico Slots
Each of the links above will take you to my blog for that neighboring U.S. state to Oklahoma.
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Our Oklahoma Slots Facebook Group
Are you interested in sharing and learning with other slots enthusiasts in Oklahoma? If so, join our new Oklahoma slots community on Facebook. All you’ll need is a Facebook profile to join this closed Facebook Group freely.
There, you’ll be able to privately share your slots experiences as well as chat with players about slots gambling in Oklahoma. Join us!
Payout Returns in Oklahoma
No theoretical payout limits are legally set by Oklahoma’s state-tribal compacts. Further, no return statistics are publicly available.
Summary of Oklahoma Slot Machine Casino Gambling in 2020
Oklahoma slot machine casino gambling consists of over a hundred tribal facilities with electronic gaming machines existing as casino resorts, casinos, convenience stores, travel centers, bingo halls, and more.
Gaming regulations come from a generic tribal-state compact, used by 31 tribes in Oklahoma to legalize Class II bingo-style and Class III Las Vegas-style gaming. It does not include theoretical payout limits nor require that tribes make return statistics publicly available.
Annual Progress in Oklahoma Slot Machine Casino Gambling
Over the last year, Bordertown Casino and Arena closed when the Eastern Shawnee Tribe decided to reassess its business plans and close the facility in December 2019. Also, the Texoma Gaming Center in Kingston became the Texoma Casino.
In early 2020, Governor Kevin Stitt of the State of Oklahoma demanded the state’s tribes update their tribal-state compacts. At issue was an attempt to improve the state’s gaming revenue by increasing income from exclusivity payments for monopoly casino rights. Ultimately, Oklahoma’s tribes united against the Governor, resolving the “bitter feud.”
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