DetailsĬhoctaw Casino in Durant is a tribal casino owned by the Choctaw Nation. A share of $2 million was paid to winning players in cash drawings. DetailsĬhoctaw Casino Resort Durant celebrated its 35th anniversary in August 2022. The Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant opened a $600 million expansion of its casino, hotel, entertainment and restaurants on August 6, 2021. In 2015 a new hotel tower, the Grand Theater, and The District family entertainment center were opened. In 2012 a major upgrade of the Choctaw Lodge and Choctaw Inn was completed. In 2010 a 12-story hotel tower was added. Since that time there has been four major expansion projects. The Choctaw Casino and Resort in Durant originally opened in 2006 with a 100,000-square-foot casino. It is one of eight casinos owned by the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. The Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant is located in Southeastern Oklahoma about 95 miles north of Dallas.