Casino Dining
For those unaware, Oklahoma’s numerous tribal casinos do not fall under the Oklahoma smoking ban. Whether a tribal casino with dining facilities offers a smoking section or not is entirely up to the tribe/nation itself and many of them do.
This past weekend my family had the pleasure of brunch in the Wild Potato Buffet in the Cherokee Casino located at I-44 and 193rd E. Avenue in Tulsa, or more accurately Catoosa.
The selection of food, both breakfast and dinner fare, was outstanding as was the option to ‘light ‘em up’ after our meal. The buffet is ‘all you can eat’, the food is great and the price is reasonable at $10 per-person. If a buffet is not your style there are four other dining facilities within the casino proper, and the BBQ restaurant also has a smoking section.
After brunch we made the grand tour of this truly remarkable facility, enjoyed playing the slots and even took home more money than we spent for dining in a smoker friendly restaurant. The gaming area of this remarkable casino also welcomes smokers with ash-trays right at the various gaming machines and smokers are free to wonder from area to area without having to worry about ‘offending’ someone.
Those Oklahomans looking for a smoker friendly place to dine might want to check with their nearest tribal casino, they just might be in for a pleasant surprise. And if you decide to patronize one of the many tribal casinos in Oklahoma keep in mind that smoke shops are often found adjacent to the casino proper. In practically any tribal smoke shop in Oklahoma you will enjoy a significant savings on tobacco products.