Web reviews say Winstar has “tight slots,” and while I don’t know exactly how gambling is regulated in Oklahoma, I would agree that I never found a machine that would, as her friend likes to say, “play with me.” Abby came out ahead by a fair sum, but her friend and I did not.

Looking in their eyes as I walked, I got a sense of despair.

Since the gaming was mostly machine gambling, the clientele tended to be the “nickel slot” crowd: older, smokers (or vapers), physically unfit, unhappy.

Since the Chickasaw Nation owns both Winstar and Bedré Chocolates, staff gave us chocolate samples every chance they got.

The Terrace View Café seemed understaffed, and took too long to serve us.

The Matadors Pizza made me a nice veggie calzone, as well as a very nice slice of Alfredo Florentine pizza.

The Gran Via Buffet was excellent, with a large selection of hot, well-cooked, tasty foods of many cuisines.

Abby looked sweet and soft on Christmas morning, so I made this image of her in window light in our hotel room. Their game is “Double Double Bonus” poker, which they claim pays out better. Abby and her friend played video poker almost exclusively. There were a huge number of slot machines, but also other games like video poker and keno. The casino itself is populated mostly with machine gambling, versus live games of chance like poker, roulette, or blackjack. Winstar is in Thackervile, Oklahoma, just one mile north of the Red River and the Texas border.

Our room was on the twelfth floor, which afforded views of the countryside.

And as my fans know, I am a very fast walker. We stayed at the hotel at one end of the casino, and on the first night of our visit, I walked the length of it, and it took me 30 minutes to the end and back. Winstar is noted as one of the largest casino floors in the world, and after visiting, I would believe it. She hadn’t been to Winstar for some years and it has grown by leaps recently, so she wanted to try it. Abby’s best friend had some free rooms, so she invited us to tag along. This is the main entrance to Winstar World Casino.Ībby and I just returned from a Christmas excursion to Winstar Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma.

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