| Black Gold Casino | |
| Pushpin Map: | Oklahoma#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in south central Oklahoma |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Address: | 288 Mulberry Lane |
| Space Gaming: | 3744square feet |
| Casino Type: | Land |
| Owner: | Chickasaw Nation |
| Names Pre: | Wilson Travel Plaza |
Black Gold Casino is a Native American gaming syndicate operated and owned by the Chickasaw Nation in the state of Oklahoma. The casino is adjacent to U.S. Route 70 in Oklahoma bearing due north of Wilson, Oklahoma within Oklahoma administrative division of Carter County.[1] The casino establishment offers provisions by the adjoining Chickasaw Travel Stop (CTS) providing travel necessities and a cultural native Chickasaw smokeshop.[2]
The Black Gold Casino is perceptive from the roadway by the stature of an oil derrick constructed with structural steel forming a four stilt steel derrick. The casino architectural signage is illustrative of the early 20th century wooden drilling rig derrick once populating the south central Oklahoma landscape. The black gold commodity was discovered in luxuriant abundance at the Healdton and Hewitt oilfields in Carter County, Oklahoma during the 1910s.[3] [4]
The Healdton Oil Field Bunk House was built in 1923 as housing for boomchasers or wildcatter workers employed at the oil field lease sites.[5] The south Oklahoma oil field bunk house is recognized on the National Register of Historic Places and is in a close vicinity of Wilson, Oklahoma.[6]