I unfortunately agree with all the terrible reviews. I like to play slots with my girlfriends but none of us ever could hit for anything. Restaurant was terribly overpriced and food was mediocre. I thought they upgraded so went for Super Bowl to get away from husbands---we won't be going back here!!!! You can dress up a pig and it is still a pig!
Went up Friday and waited 1.5 hours to get paid on a $2,500 IRS ticket, first had to find one of understaffed attendants then an hour later I had to literally chase her down to get paid.
I went to the deli twice. They had people in line and one former subway person doing everything. I hit total 6 IRS tickets and spent most of my time chasing attendants and money. VERY BAD EXPERIENCE.
From 2/12/10 to 2/14/10, I was eating, sleeping, and of course playing at the new Choctaw Casino in Durant. It
is a really nice place. They have plenty of modern slot machines to play. On Feb 12, the machines were paying ok.
You may end-up losing some, but you will have plenty of opportunity to play as you win some and lose some. On Feb 13, the machines were really loose. I mean loose in the sense that you hear all buzzers going off on almost every machine. Jackpots at almost all type of games were that evening. Then come Sunday when I can't believe seeing almost everyone betting 50 cents or less because the machines we so tight. I expect to lose money but I didn't expect to see people being vocal about their disappointments. I guess the money for the 10k every hour giveaway, as well as the new Lexus giveaway, must come from somewhere.
The service was good, not the best, employees seem to be caught off guard, in fact, many of them wouldn't know where the bathrooms are located. The ice machines ran out of ice, the food businesses were not prepared for the turn outs, they closed the doors because they ran out of food.
For a large casino with experience under its belly, I think Choctaw performed poorly on their grand opening. I think it is a good casino that is worth visiting. They definitely impressed me with the machines variety, floor design, the extravagant indoor as well as outdoor(pool, mini golf course, quite sitting facilities, etc..) However, they have made a bad first time impression on me, and for that I will not go back to the Durant location again.
I went to Durant in early December, 2009. It was my first trip to an Oklahoma casino. As soon as I entered the front door, I found the noise level to be oppressive. I could not believe it. I tried to play video poker for a while, but I was under an air conditioner vent and could not stay more than 15 minutes.
I could not find a craps table, so I tried some blackjack. The dealer was a very pleasant young lady and I had a good time. However, if one plays less than $25 a hand, the 50 cent tax per hand will eat up any winnings. I had planned to stay overnight, but gave up and started home after about an hour.
Visit Durant about three times a week. Slots are really bad. I understand they are there to take your money and I don't mind losing, but seems the last two years the slots will not even let you play for awhile.
When I first started visiting Durant it was nothing to see a slot locked up if I walked around, but now it is rare if I see one slot locked up a night. Message to Chowtaw-I don't hear many bells and remember if someone wins occasionally they will tell there friends - same is true if they lose.
