Winstar sucks for most people that play for fun. Once you learn to play to win you will have a better chance of winning. I've won $10,000.00 at Winstar in two weeks. I win often at winstar, my problem is learn how to bring my Jackpot home..If you want to know how i win often i will be glad to share

We went there a lot last year and one night. I spent a lot of money and the best thing I ever did was stop going because that place will take everything you have if you let them.

For the Dallas gambler, Winstar is GREAT! I enjoy it every time I go up there. Winstar is one of the largest casinos in the world and offers the slot player a lot of variety. If you are a table game player, be warned that the tables are always crowded. Luckily though, Winstar has lots of clusters of table games in their various gaming plazas. The Beijing Plaza is almost entirely tables and the Vienna Plaza offers many table games as well. Don't be mislead by all of the other reviews. I feel that they are just angry that they lost. It's not the casino's fault. Blame probability and luck! After all you do GAMBLE in a casino, right? And you can't expect to win every time.

Winstar has a lot to offer. They have many restaurants. There's something for everyone. I recommend Chips & Ales in the London gaming plaza. They have good fish and chips and their burgers aren't bad either. Matador's Pizza is also a good choice in the Madrid Gaming Plaza.

One of my favorite things about Winstar is the concerts they host. I mean they have some of the biggest names in entertainment coming to perform there (Reba Mc Entire, Larry the Cable Guy, Craig Ferguson, Kelly Clarkson, Sting, you name it- those are just some recent ones). It is a very intimate venue. And, the prices are VERY reasonable!

They have a couple different hotel options to choose from. There's the Winstar Inn (a small 3 or 4 story hotel just to the south of the casino) and then there's the Winstar World Casino Hotel (a 12 story hotel connected to the north side of the casino). The Winstar World Casino Hotel is very nice. Comfy beds, always very clean, nice bathrooms, complimentary coffee, etc.

If you love to play slots, this is the place to come. They have over 6,000 slot machines! So they're bound to have your favorite slot somewhere in the casino. Again you won't win every time you come. So what? Limit your spending and have a good time. Winstar is a great place to come to wind down after work. Have a drink, listen to some live entertainment and press your luck a little. Dallas is so lucky to have such a nice place only an hour's drive away!

This place is a huge ripoff. I have played there off and on for four years and have NEVER won a jackpot. The most I ever won here was four years ago and it was for 1199.00, just under the 1200 max before they have to report to the IRS... Coincidence? I have never even gotten close to winning that amount since and I typically play with 300 to 500 when I go. The last time was 2/26/2012 and I went with 3 other friends...ALL of us lost.. That was the last time I will go to this casino. Texas needs to vote in gaming and watch that huge ripoff casino dry up and blow away...

When the casino first opened 9 1/2 years ago I immediately won $2,000 on my first visit. Since that time I have gone with friends and family and as the casino grew bigger the payouts became smaller and smaller. I'd go 6 to 8 times a year and since that first big win I've only won big (if you want to call that big) one other time ($1280). The rest of the time my money would disappear as quickly as I put it into the machines! LOSEStar is the WORST payout casino I have ever had the displeasure to play in. You GIVE GIVE GIVE and you don't get anything back!!! Indian givers much? Seems so. There's greed greed greed going on here!!!!!!! My friends and family all say the same thing...you NEVER see anyone winning and you NEVER see anyone being paid cash for winning a big jackpot by the attendants!!! Even the staff have told me (when I have asked them flat out) that they never see big jackpots!!!!! Why do I bother going there???!!! And NEVER go on Thanksgiving or Christmas because they will take your money THAT FAST! I've gone on Thanksgiving and Christmas several times (when traveling to visit family over the holidays) and you NEVER win! $800 gone in 30 minutes!!!! SERIOUS!!! At least Choctaw Casino has better payouts that I can say!!! GO TO CHOCTAW IF YOU WANT TO GAMBLE, OR JUST SAVE UP YOUR MONEY AND FLY TO VEGAS!!! Shreveport has better payouts and you always see people winning big jackpots there. BUT NOT AT LOSEstar!!!!!

I live in OKC, and decided to drop by this place on my way back from Shreveport. What a huge mistake. This place ate all of my winnings from Shreveport in no time. I only played on 2 slots while I was there. The first one sucked $300 in under 5 minutes (max betting at $3 per spin). The second machine ate $500 in 10 minutes (max betting at $2.50 per spin). None of the machines were paying out. My friend was betting minimum, and he lost a few hundred.

If you are from Texas, take the extra time and go to Shreveport. At least the machines there pay out. People in Oklahoma need to avoid the casinos owned by choctaw.

What a MAJOR disappointment!! Went there this past weekend. The place was not busy at all and I found out why. NO decent payouts. My wife and I spent four hours on the slots and I did not get ONE red spin ( what a joke!!! ). The machines could not eat our money fast enough. I spoke with a lady who works there and she said foot traffic is getting smaller and smaller. I wonder why!!! NO DECENT PAYOUTS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The greed of these Casino CEO's is staggering.

I have been playing winstar for years. At first I won several hundred thousand ,however during the past 2 years I have lost that back plus several hundred thousand.This place has really gone downhill my hosts sure don't call now days with the comps. I have not won anything in months. The staff are the worst in the business.They ignore your needs and are beyond rude.It's past time to find a better casino this one rates at the bottom.

This casino has the tightest slots I have ever seen. I don't like Choctaw either but it is 10,000 times better than this place. The hotel is great, the food at the Firehouse grill is sub par, but the slots are bad. I will never, never, never go back to WinStar. PLEASE TEXAS pass a bill to allow gambling and let's make big flea markets out of WinStar and Choctaw.

Me and my fiancée went there yesterday to play and have some fun. We started to play this machine and hit our first bonus ($1300). First we were waiting about 45 min before somebody helped us and even then it took about another 40 min to get our money. While they were bringing our money, we won another bonus ($2000). When customer service representative brought us first money, somehow my fiancée's paperwork did not match her other one, because one of the employees took her information incorrectly. So, we had to wait for Supervisor to assist us. Took her another 40 min to come, and we were told that we are not going to get our money, because paperwork is not matching, even though it was their fault because on the first receipt all the info is correct. Supervisor was extremely rude to both of us. After about 15 min of discussion she left us to bring somebody else. Waiting another 50 min, another supervisor showed up, and told us since the paperwork is incorrect we have to pay 32% taxes to casino, and we have to come another day to be able to get the money we won. We won second bonus $2,000 and they are willing to give us only $950. We still did not get our money. Two supervisors told us it only takes 24-48 hours for check to be ready, but when we call we were told it is 7-10 business days. Last 3 years we were coming to this place with our friends, family and coworkers and left much more money then we won, and we would never expect to be treated like that. Once we get our money, we are not going back there. It fills like when you lose money, it's ok, but when you win that when you have starting having problems. We won total of $3300 and Casino took $1060. Me and my fiancé are not going there anymore and we tell our friends and family about this bad experience.

Before the new part was added you could actually go there and play for a while and come out a winner. Since the additions this place has turned into a MAJOR rip-off. You will never see any big jackpots or hand pays. You will rarely get a red spin and when you do the payout is a joke. Everyone I talked to there says the place is going down hill fast!!! You can see it by the dwindling crowds. Some days the new part is a ghost town. Don't the Big-Wigs get it. Stop paying out and the people will STOP going. How long do they think they can cheat the customer and expect them to come back. My advice is head to Choctow, at least the drive is better from Dallas.

I have played slots in Arizona, North Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisana and most every casino in Oklahoma and Winstar is the best. They not only have the most modern machines with the red screen feature, but I have found that they pay out the best. Last year alone I hit several time in excess of $2000.00 and I would say after playing there maybe 50 times I walked away a loser only about 10 times. I won far more than I lost as can be proven by my win loss statement.

The problem I see here with most players is that they will continue to play the same slot machine over and over even if it isn't paying and I don't spin more than 10 time on a machine unless it pays me something worth while during that ten spins. I have hit on every denomination machine and my wife was a loser until she started following my advice not to stay with a machine if it isn't paying.

The only other casino that I think can match this one is Riverwind in Tulsa.

The title says it all, it was pretty good when it opened, and now - my wife and I simply head the car to Shreveport. When they opened we never really won but could play for hours and hours on $400 - $500 between us for the night - all night. Now, $400 won't last 4 hours for both of us. They used to have pictures on the walls of all the winners - try and find one now. And we would love to find out ANYONE who won a car or anything really big at this casino. Must be all hush hush - or did anyone ever win? We have been comped a room twice and the hotel itself is pretty nice, but both times have lost our A** the next day after spending the night. Won't fall for that again. If we don't use our club cards, we seem to be able to play longer, but once the club card goes in - bye-bye money. We like the self service drink booths but the food really sucks - all of it. Eat before you come. We won't be going back unless someone starts winning - ANYTHING!

i visit winstar at least twice a month. we really enjoy everything EXCEPT the brand new fire house buffet. my wife and i tried it on three different occasions and was terribly disappointed every time. my wife and i will instead dine at toby keiths or other places within our most favorite casino. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.....GOD BLESS ALL

10/28/2010 Our Party of 7 have been traveling to and playing slots for the last few years, some times twice a week. We did play at the new Riverwind ,aka never win Winstar aka Duee cheetums, Choctaw, chock it up has a loss. These Casinos have drove most loyal customers away with tight slots and poor service the Winstar Casino has hundreds of Machines and many in house Progressives that don't ever pay out, just eye candy for the viewing. I believe that the State Regulatory Commission must have their hand in the pot as well has the state there machines IGT,VGT,WMS, just to name a few can not be regulated with Fair Play. The gaming REGULATORS WHAT REGULATORS There is no Regulators If indeed there was these Casinos would be locked down.

Wife is in a Power chair. She enjoys getting out. She plays a lot and almost always has four or five jackpots $500 or more. Just got back this last week. All the machines have been tightened up. We were there for 3 days and I saw maybe four or five people hit jackpots. We spent 3k on slots and never hit anything. This was our second time to the Winstar. First time was in May and wife hit four $500 jackpots. Was really disapointed this time. The hotel and guest services are great. The food is not. They have just opened a Panda express and a hamburger and hot dog place. Need to look at the food costs. You make money on the casino. Use the food and hotel to draw customers to the casino. players club is nice. Wife had enough points from last time for three day comp on our room. Rooms are very nice. Handicap rooms are very easy to get around in. Large showers , grab bars, lots of space to park her chair. Very nice. Need to work on the room rates on weekends. OUCH . Have some great shows and big names and still expanding. Loosen up the machines and fill the place up. Could be nice...

Something has happened to winstar. They have obviously changed the winning ratios on the machines. I have been a regular visitor for 2 years. On most visits last year I had play time. Now nothings pays. You only lose money. Especially the Money bags machines. Do not play them. RIP OFFFFF. The Indian casino has no regulation on pay off, and obviously the tribe has gotten greedy. I won't go back. They have lost a very generous customer.

I really did not want to go here, but i did. I am used to las veags, but even in vegas lately it has cost a lot to play, and i wone very little (at slots). Living in Louisiana i often play at lake charles and shreveport. After my trip to Shreveport last month I had decided to stop going till I could go back to vegas. It was just no fun anymore. However, my wife had a birthday and I am now in dallas, so i thought i would take the 90 minute drive. We arrived at 9:30 Friday night. The place was packed (they had a concert that night), but thankfully most left soon. We played 12 hours, i never spent all of the $100 I took, but the main thing IT was FUN..reminded me of the good old days. You see it is fun for me even when others are winning, and many were getting hand paid by the staff. I haven't seen that in months. After 12 hours we were up to $500. We played all denominations, but both tired and hungry we left. Not only do i recommend this place. I am planning my next trip.. Downsides? Some dollars don't work in a few machines. I guess you need to take some $5's with you? And some of my tickets misprinted i had to go to the cashier. not a lot to eat there. you can get your own coffee/cokes,. I did see one drink girl I AM VERY HAPPY

I have been going to Winstar since at least 2002, back when it was two sections and a buffet restaurant. I have never won more than $500 playing pretty much quarters. I usually take $200. I go mainly because I take my disabled mother who can't drive. She seems to do quite well there. She generally spends $600 to $1,000 each visit and usually plays $1 denoms. She usually comes home with half or more. She has won several $1,000 to $2,000 jackpots. many $500 to $1,000 jackpots. We go probably once a month.

I love the massive expansion and the fact they now serve alcoholic drinks even if they are quite expensive. It's nice to play a slot and have a Makers Mark and Coke to sip on. The food is OK. The buffet is not really worth the $15 or so it costs. I like the new mongolian and english pub quick service places.

It can get really busy on the weekends after 5 so parking can be rough. Since the major expansion there are more than enough slot machines. It hasn't always been that way.

I'd say that you would probably want to stay with Vegas or Shreve-Bo if you are looking to win. However if you are looking for an entertaining night an hour or so from DFW then this might be a good place to try out.

I have not been to Choctaw since the new casino opened but have heard it is nice too.

The new place is pretty but the atmosphere is a downer, also the place in Durant ok is surrounded by speed traps. I'd rather go to winstar and avoid the speeding tickets.can you imagine losing a couple of bucks then getting ticket to top it off.

I've been going to Winstar for several years, and watched it grow to a monster casino. They have great selections of slots now, but in the last year I have seen the slots get so tight they just take your money.

I don't understand why they can't share the wealth. I've even noticed when they give new cars away, the slots are even more tied down and there's no chance to win a good amount of money.

Me and my wife have dropped several hundred dollars and know what slots usually hit best. But now it's just impossible to win. I'm ready to try Choctaw casino or Shreveport.

I wish all the regulars like me would just quit going and see if they would even notice!
Good luck on their tight slots!

Three of us went last weekend. We always sat close to each other playing slots all night.

None of us ever hit more than 20 dollars at any given time. We played for about 5 hours and dropped around $600. Never saw anyone hit and it was a Saturday night and the place was full. It's a shame that Texas lets all this money pour out of the state.

Winstar was fun at one point. But those days are long, long over. Don't plan on winning money...The slot payouts are VERY LOW! I put $100 in a machine and was only paid $17. That's ridiculous. However, the atmosphere is great. The drinks are a little expensive. If you're going to Winstar, just don't plan on winning much.

The new place is finished 01/05/2010 and it's already looking like a ghost town because of the no or low payouts. I spoke to an employee and he said they were talking about shutting down one side during the week because of not enough players.

Well, they did it to themselves. They have been ripping people off for the last year. How do I know? Well, I visit twice a week and yes I have seen week after week the number of players decreasing. Save your money there is no win in winstar.

Win-Star used to be fun! You could go in and win, lately you might just as well hand them your money when you walk in! The VGT machines hardly ever turn red and give you free spins, and when they do, you had better get off even if you win $20, because they will take it all back right down to nothing.

I'm very disappointed in the fact that you can't win like you used to! No big wins on the higher denominations either. Sad, for they are going to lose their regulars and truly they are only cheating themselves. If they thought about it, most people stay and play back what they have won, but hell why even go when you know you are going to lose!

Casino is dark and smoke filled. Lots of chain smoking...sweat suits, etc...

Limited number of tables open. The 50-cent ante for every freaking hand sucks. Talk about ruining your odds right off the bat. Paying for every hand of BJ is ridiculous. Paying $40-$50 an hour to play. Most BJ tables have the card machines that they keep feeding after every hand.
Drinks are not free.

Most of the business is slot machines. Rows and rows of people pumping the machines full of their money. No roulette, no craps. I would rather head to Bossier City than pay to play and pay for drinks.

TEXAS - please bring casinos to Texas and keep money in our State !!!

3 or 4 years ago, I would have told you Winstar is the place to go. They are now too big and payouts are extremely poor. I have watched people drop $300 and $400 in a machine and don't get any payback. They have changed too much.

The casino is much larger and nice looking, but if you are looking to win some money, you might better stay away from there. Every time a machine hits a jackpot, they turn off the machine and make it not payable.

Management is awful. Drink service is very poor. Some drink servers, if you do not want beer, they will take your order but won't bring it back. Winstar made me forget about Shreveport, but by the same token, they are making me go back to Shreveport. I wish Texas would get a casino and Winstar would fall to pieces.

Fantastic atmosphere - huge improvement! Excellent variety of slots; however, the usual payouts that are common with Oklahoma casinos in that they leave a lot to be desired.

I found the bartenders very pleasant. Even though the drinks are expensive, it's easy to tip someone with awesome customer service skills. Okay, so eat before you go to the Winstar.

Haven't tried the Steakhouse or Italian yet -- not in a hurry to after the all the other "okay I'll try it here" places. Eww! It's hard to gross me out on a hamburger but eww!

This must be an old review of this wonderful casino. There is more than 519,000 sq. ft of casino floor, six restaurants, almost 2,200 games and over 80 tables. It is one of the top 5 largest casinos in the world.

The RV park has 150 spots and they are opening a brand new 400 room hotel on the 3rd of Sept. 2009. I highly recommend this casino if you are ever in the area, if nothing more than to see the wonderful and huge, fountains inside as well as the 8 different "Themed" areas.

Be sure to try the Steakhouse and the Italian restaurant! Both serve excellent cuisine and have great service as well.

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Sorry to rate the slot payout low. Although there is a large variety of machines, I did not hear any big payouts.

Winstar publishes their big winners who really didn't win enough to brag. They are few in number and low payouts.

Come on Winstar.. your reputation of bad payouts is common in the DFW area. Thackerville Travel Plaza is prior to going to Winstar. It is small, but I have always won big there. I cannot say the same for Winstar.

Going for ambience, alcohol and food, go to Winstar. For slots and winning, go to Thackerville Gaming.

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