- May 8 marked the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Lakecrest Hotel and Casino in Ardmore, Oklahoma.
- Oklahoma residents will have a new spot to play table games like blackjack and Texas Hold ‘ Em poker, but casino officials told us there are no current plans for adding a craps table.
- The hotel casino boasts 70,000 square feet of casino space that includes eight table games, 1,000 Class II slot machines and 1,000 more electronic gaming machines.
ARDMORE, Okla. – The Chickasaw Nation celebrated the grand opening of the Lakecrest Casino Hotel in Ardmore, Oklahoma with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 8. Lakecrest will have eight live-dealer tables for blackjack, poker, and more table games but no place to play legal craps at the casino.
Lake Crest Hotel and Casino spans across 70,000 square feet and includes the eight tables, but is mostly filled with 1,000 electronic gaming machines and another 1,000 Class II slot machines. There’s also a restaurant, bar, and coffee shop before reaching the 58,000-square-foot hotel portion that includes a massive pool, 89 hotel rooms, conference spaces, and an RV park.
Casino Worker Says No Plans To Add Craps Table
Despite Oklahoma becoming one of the more recent states with legal craps at tribal locations, residents will be disappointed they can’t play craps in Ardmore. When asked if there are any plans to add a craps table in the future, a worker at the Lakecrest Hotel and Casino exclusively told us that “there are no plans to add a craps table that I know of. We just opened recently so there’s a chance, but I haven’t heard of any plans to host craps.”
Other Table Games Expected To Draw Large Crowd
“We anticipate Lakecrest to employ more than 200 people and have an estimated five-year economic impact of $307.6 million,” said Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby on his Facebook account Wednesday. “In addition to the many jobs Lakecrest creates, we believe it will become a destination location that generates revenue, which will be used to fund and expand programs and services to help meet our mission, to enhance the overall quality of life of the Chickasaw people.”
Anoatubby anticipates roughly $61.5 million in annual revenue from the new casino and hotel in Ardmore. The hotel is located near the 12,500-acre Lake Murray State Park, making it a wonderful travel destination.