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DURANT, Okla. (May 15, 2026)- Casino Player Magazine awarded Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant 17 first place finishes in the annual Best of Dining & Nightlife Awards. The awards highlight the best of the best in dining and nightlife within the gaming industry.

Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant boasts over 20 restaurants and 21 bars and lounges, offering guests a wide variety of options from upscale restaurants like 1832 Steakhouse to casual, family-friendly options like Butterfields and the District Food Hall.

“We’re honored to be recognized by Casino Player Magazine for the effort and attention to detail we put into all of our dining establishments,” said , assistant general manager of Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant. “Our goal is to offer guests a wide variety of high-quality, delicious options so that there’s something everyone will enjoy.”

Below are all the Durant casino’s first-place wins:

1. Best Overall Dining
2. Best Variety of Restaurants
3. Best Steakhouse: 1832 Steakhouse
4. Best Buffet: Butterfields Buffet
5. Best Food Hall: District Food Hall
6. Best Asian: Bamboo Noodle Bar
7. Best Deli: Grand Cafe
8. Best Coffee Shop: Grand Cafe & Bakery
9. Best Desserts: Grand Bakery
10. Best Place to People Watch: Prizm Lounge
11. Best Place to Celebrate: 1832 Steakhouse
12. Best Late-Night Dining: Grand Cafe
13. Best Lounge: Red River Lounge
14. Best Place for Cocktails: Gilley’s Durant
15. Best After-Hours Spot: Red River Lounge
16. Best Overall Entertainment
17. Best Place to See a Concert: Grand Theater

To learn more about Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant’s dining and nightlife options, click here.

 About Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant, Okla.

Located an hour north of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant is a AAA Four Diamond casino resort, entertainment and convention destination in southeastern Oklahoma. The casino has more than 7,400 slot machines, table games, a poker room, and the largest non-smoking gaming floor in America featuring 5,400 slots and 82 table games.  The resort offers more than 100,000 square feet of meeting and convention space and seats more than 3,000 at the Academy of Country Music (ACM) award-winning Grand Theater. The resort also includes more than 1,600 luxurious rooms and suites, 20 restaurants, 21 bars and lounges, six retail stores, two fitness centers, a spa, and two outdoor pools and a water park. The family-friendly District offers guests 20 bowling lanes, a 6-screen premier movie theater, 70 arcade games and dining options. Additionally, guests can enjoy the Choctaw RV Park located across from the casino. For more information, visit choctawcasinos.com.

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