Apache Casino Hotel Explained

Apache Casino Hotel
Image Alt:	Fort Sill Apache Casino Hotel - Lawton, Oklahoma
Pushpin Map:	Oklahoma
Pushpin Map Alt:	Map location of Apache Casino Hotel
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location within Oklahoma
Pushpin Label Position:	none
Coordinates:	34.6086°N -98.3617°W
Location:	Lawton, Oklahoma
Address:	2315 East Gore Boulevard
Date Opened:	January 1999
Theme:	Plains Apache of Southwest Oklahoma
Rooms:	132
Space Gaming:	100000square feet
Casino Type:	Land
Owner:	Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Names Pre:	Fort Sill Apache Casino
Website:	Apache Casino Hotel

Apache Casino Hotel or Fort Sill Apache Casino is operated and owned by the Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma. The casino and hotel is located within Comanche County bearing east of Interstate 44 in Lawton, Oklahoma. In January 1999, the Native American gaming establishment was introduced to Southwestern Oklahoma within the Kiowa-Comanche-Apache Reservation lands. The Apache gaming enterprise originated as a membrane structure or tension fabric building housing Class II or Class III casino gaming and slot machines.^[1]

Renovations

The Apache casino has received substantial renovations since the introduction of the entertainment and gaming enterprise in 1999:

• May 2008 – Casino transformation from a fabric or membrane structure to architectural showroom edifice.^[2]
• August 2012 – Casino acquires one hundred and thirty-two room hotel for overnight guests.^[3]
• February 2017 – Casino acquires event center or performing arts venue for commercial business seminars and musical concerts.^[4]

See also

• American Gaming Association
• History of gambling in the United States
• Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
• National Indian Gaming Commission

Further reading

• Web site: Fort Sill Apache . Coppersmith . Clifford P. . The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture . Oklahoma Historical Society.
• Web site: Indian Gaming . Mason . W. Dale . 2009 . Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture . Oklahoma Historical Society.
• "All In": The Rise of Tribal Gaming . Dickson . Kathy . 2015 . . 93 . 4 - Winter 2015-16 . Oklahoma Historical Society . 23027299 . 655582328 . 474-491.

External links

• • Web site: Apache Casino Hotel . 500 Nations . 500Nations.com.
• Web site: Fort Sill Apache Gaming Commission . Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma.
• Web site: Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma . Fort Sill Apache Tribe.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gaming Regulatory Fact Sheet: Class II Gaming . American Gaming Association.
2. Web site: Loeffler Construction Project ~ Apache Casino . Loeffler Construction & Consulting.
3. Web site: J.E. Dunn Construction Project ~ Fort Sill Apache Casino Hotel . J.E. Dunn Construction Company.
4. Web site: Loeffler Construction Project ~ Apache Casino Event Center . Loeffler Construction & Consulting.