The WinStar World Casino Resort boasts 8,600 slot and video poker machines, along with 100 live table games, including regular roulette and dice-based craps. Google maps says the absolute worst time to drive from Dallas to the WinStar is at 5 p.m. Those leaving for the WinStar on a Friday night can experience driving times of up to 2 and ½ hours. Peak traffic times, as you might imagine, are on Friday afternoons. (Here’s a map showing you the WinStar (“B”) from Dallas) From Denton, for example, it’s just a 40 minute drive. Most of the time, it would take you between an hour and an hour and a half to drive from Dallas to the WinStar/Border Casino, depending of course, on what part of the Dallas area you start from. The WinStar boasts over 8,000 slot machines. In terms of size, the Border Casino is home to 88,000 square feet of casino floor space, and 2,300 gaming machines. And while clean, it is pretty basic compared to big sister up the road, lacking the Winstar’s variety of games, restaurants and amenities. The Border Casino is Winstar’s sister property (both are owned by the Chickasaw Nation). Bloomberg recently reported that the WinStar sees 3.6 million visitors annually, and that 90% of them (roughly 3.2 million) come from the Dallas area. The massive WinStar casino complex encompasses over 400,000 square feet of casino floor space alone. Taking the first exit (1) into Oklahoma, it’s exactly 80.4 miles from downtown Dallas, or 129 kilometers. The enormous casino/hotel/entertainment complex sits on the southernmost part of Oklahoma, just a stone’s throw from the Texas/Oklahoma border on the Red River. Since the WinStar, which happens to be the largest casino in the U.S., is the far busier casino, we’ll focus more on that in this article. The WinStar is one of two casinos within 80 miles of Dallas However the larger and more popular WinStar World Resort is just about a mile up the road.

It’s 79 miles up the road on Interstate 35. The closest casino to Dallas, Texas, (as measured from downtown), is the Border Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. There are, however three casinos within a short driving distance, and many more if you’re willing to drive further.

Unfortunately for Dallas area residents and visitors wanting to play some slots, blackjack, or craps, there aren’t any casinos in Dallas.

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