BOS 2025 OKLAHOMA
The Sooner State has some great casino options and has become a real leader in the industry. The state has vast expanses of Native American land, and dozens of tribes operating more than 100 casinos. In Oklahoma casinos, there are important differences in the games and how they are played. All are permitted to offer Class III slot and video poker games—the tribal gaming designation for the random number generator-driven games played in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and nearly all commercial gaming jurisdictions in the United States.
However, Oklahoma’s gaming roots are in Class II gaming, and many casinos continue to offer the electronic bingo games side-by-side with the RNG slots. You may see slot reels or poker cards on the screen, but if there’s a bingo display being filled with numbers, too, then you’re on a Class II game. The game you’re really playing is electronic bingo, and the machine translates bingo patterns from a central server into reel symbols or poker hands.
With so many casinos, players have many great options to choose from. That can range from small properties with a few hundred slots plus a deli or snack bar to megaresorts with hotels, golf, headliner entertainment and multiple dining options.
The same three casinos continue to stand out with Strictly Slots readers in this category, and have dominated this region since 2022. Choctaw Casino Resort Durant, located just an hour north of Dallas, finished as Best Overall Gaming Resort again this year. The property has become a marquee destination for gamblers from Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. There is also seemingly something new all the time as the property saw significant additions over the last few years. Choctaw reaped awards for Best Overall Casino, Best Video Slots, Best Video Poker, Best Quarter Slots, Best $5+ Slots, Best Variety Of Slots, Best High-End Slot Area, Best Slot Club, Best Players Club Lounge and Best Slot Club Promotions.
River Spirit Casino Resort is located just outside Tulsa and also offers a great slot experience. Players will find a great fantastic destination with excellent food, a pool featuring a swim-up bar, and beverage service from Margaritaville’s Tiki Grill and Tiki Bar. Slot players gave River Spirit the nod for Friendliest Casino, Best Casino Cocktail Service, Best Penny Slots, Best Dollar Slots, Best Comps and Best Customer Service.
Hard Rock Hotel Casino Tulsa continues to offer a quality stay and play for slot players and finishes third for Best Overall Casino. The property features a AAA Four Diamond hotel with 454 rooms, 2,400 slots, numerous table games and a spacious poker room. Hard Rock took center stage as Casino Where You Feel Luckiest, Best Hosts, Best Nickel Slots and Best VIP Service.
Strictly Slots Best of Slots Awards 2025
Oklahoma
Best Overall Gaming Resort
1 Choctaw Casino Resort Durant
2 River Spirit Casino Resort
3 Hard Rock Hotel Casino Tulsa
Best Overall Casino
1 Choctaw Casino Resort Durant
2 River Spirit Casino Resort
3 Hard Rock Hotel Casino Tulsa
Best Reel Slots
1 WinStar World Casino
2 Hard Rock Hotel Casino Tusla
3 7 Clans Council Bluffs
Best Video Slots
1 Choctaw Casino Resort Durant
2 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
3 WinStar World Casino
Best Progressive Slots
1 Downstream Hotel Casino
2 Choctaw Casino Resort Durant
3 River Spirit Casino Resort
Best Video Poker
1. Choctaw Casino Resort Durant
- River Spirit Casino Resort
- Downstream Casino Resort
Casino Where You Feel Luckiest
1 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
2 River Spirit Casino Resort
3 7 Clans Council Bluffs
Friendliest Casino
1 River Spirit Casino Resort
2 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
3 Downstream Hotel Casino
Best Hosts
1 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
2 Choctaw Casino Resort Durant
3 Winstar World Casino
Best Casino Cocktail Service
1 River Spirit Casino Resort
2 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
3 Choctaw Casino Resort Durant
Best Penny Slots
1 River Spirit Casino Resort
2 Choctaw Casino Resort Durant
3 Downstream Hotel Casino
Best Nickel Slots
1 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
2 River Spirit Casino Resort
3 Downstream Hotel Casino
Best Quarter Slots
1 Choctaw Casino Resort Durant
2 WinStar World Casino
3 7 Clans Council Bluffs
Best 50-cent Slots
1 Downstream Hotel Casino
2 Choctaw Casino Resort Durant
3 River Spirit Casino Resort
Best Dollar Slots
1 River Spirit Casino Resort
2 Choctaw Casino Resort Durant
3 WinStar World Casino
Best $5+ Slots
1 Choctaw Casino Resort Durant
2 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
3 WinStar World Casino
Best Variety of Slots
1. Choctaw Casino Resort Durant
- River Spirit Casino Resort
- Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
Best High-End Slot Area
1. Choctaw Casino Resort Durant
2 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
- River Spirit Casino Resort
Best Bingo
1 WinStar World Casino Resort
2 Indigo Sky Casino and Bingo
Best Bingo Tournaments
1 WinStar World Casino Resort
2 Indigo Sky Casino and Bingo
Best Slot Club
1 Choctaw Casino Resort Durant, Choctaw Rewards Club
2 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa, One Star Rewards Club
3 River Spirit Casino Resort, Creek Nation Connect
Best Comps
1. River Spirit Casino Resort
2 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
3 Choctaw Casino Resort Durant
Best Slot Club Promotions
1 Choctaw Casino Resort Durant
2 River Spirit Casino Resort
3 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
Best Players Club Lounge
1 Choctaw Casino Resort Durant
2 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
3 Downstream Hotel Casino
Best Customer Service
1 River Spirit Casino Resort
2 7 Clans Council Bluffs
3 Downstream Hotel Casino
Best VIP Service
1 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
2 Choctaw Casino Resort Durant
3 River Spirit Casino Resort
