Black Gold Casino

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]

Black Gold Casino
Black Gold Casino in Oklahoma
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Location	Wilson, Carter County, Oklahoma United States
Address	288 Mulberry Lane
Total gaming space	3,744 square feet (347.8 m2)
Casino type	Land
Owner	Chickasaw Nation
Previous names	Wilson Travel Plaza
Coordinates	34.17207°N 97.413812°W / 34.17207; -97.413812 (Black Gold Casino)
Website	Black Gold Casino

Architectural Signage

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]

Black Gold Casino oil derrick replica

See also

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

References

1. O'Dell, Larry. "Carter County". The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society.
2. "Chickasaw Travel Stop (CTS)". Adventure Road Travel Partner. Chickasaw Nation.
3. "Healdton Field". The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society.
4. "Hewitt Field". The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society.
5. "Healdton Oil Field Bunk House ~ NRIS 85002518". National Register Digital Assets ~ National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior.
6. "Healdton Oil Field Bunk House ~ NR 85002518" (PDF). National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior.

External links

• Media related to Black Gold Casino at Wikimedia Commons
• "Black Gold Casino". Chickasaw.net. Chickasaw Nation.
• "Black Gold Casino". Indian Casinos ~ Oklahoma Casinos. 500 Nations.