The

Osage Nation The Osage Nation ( ) ( Osage: 𐓁𐒻 𐓂𐒼𐒰𐓇𐒼𐒰͘ ('), "People of the Middle Waters") is a Midwestern Native American tribe of the Great Plains. The tribe developed in the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys around 700 BC along ...

operates seven

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s in

Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New ...

, under the name Osage Casinos. The 25th largest

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confl ...

in the United States, the people are based on their reservation encompassing Osage County, Oklahoma. It is larger than the U.S. states of Delaware and Rhode Island.

History

The Osage originally named their casino business as the Osage Million Dollar Elm, changing it to Osage Casino in 2011. The name referred to the history of the first mineral

auction An auction is usually a process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bids, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder or buying the item from the lowest bidder. Some exceptions to this definition e ...

s conducted in 1922 for the Osage Tribe. They took place outside, under what was called the "Million Dollar Elm" tree, in

Pawhuska, Oklahoma Pawhuska ( osa, 𐓄𐓘𐓢𐓶𐓮𐓤𐓘 / hpahúska, ''meaning: "White Hair"'', iow, Paháhga) is a city in and the county seat of Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named after the 19th-century Osage chief, ''Paw-Hiu-Skah'', w ...

. More than $1 million worth of Osage oil leases were auctioned there. Reporters and magazine writers coined the term to convey the excitement and scale of the auction when founders of the world's greatest oil companies-- Frank Phillips and

E.W. Marland Ernest Whitworth Marland, known as E. W. Marland (May 8, 1874 – October 3, 1941), was an American lawyer, oil businessman in Pennsylvania and Oklahoma, and politician who was a U.S. representative and Oklahoma governor. He served in the United ...

—came in person to bid on the Osage

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and

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leases. After eight years as CEO of Osage Casinos, Byron Bighorse resigned in 2023 and was replaced by Kimberly Pearson.

Osage Casino-Hominy

Osage Casino-Hominy, located four miles north of

Hominy, Oklahoma Hominy ( Osage: ''Hą́mąðį'' "night-walker") is a city in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 3,565 at the 2010 census, a 38 percent increase over the figure of 2,584 recorded in 2000. The town was the home of an all-Na ...

, opened in 2001 under

Gaming. The casino was remodeled and expanded in 2005 to allow for additional electronic gaming devices as well as

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Osage Casino-Pawhuska

Osage Casino, Pawhuska, located at 15th Street and Highway 99 east of

, began operation in June 2003.

Osage Casino-Sand Springs

Osage

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-Sand Springs reopened in June 2012 after a total

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to improve air quality,

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and comfort for guests. First opened in July 2004, the 25,000-square-foot casino offers guests more than 600

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electronic gaming devices, a Player's Club,

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, bar and lounge,

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and

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for 500

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s. The casino is located off exit 129th Street,

Sand Springs, Oklahoma Sand Springs is a city in Osage, Creek and Tulsa counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A western suburb of Tulsa, it is located predominantly in Tulsa County. The population was 19,874 in the 2020 U. S. Census, an increase of 5.1 percent from ...

, 1.5 miles north of Highway 51/64 northwest of Sand Springs.

Osage Casino-Tulsa

Osage Casino-Tulsa is the gaming and entertainment venue that is closest to downtown

Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region wit ...

Osage Casino-Bartlesville

Osage

, Bartlesville, is located five miles west of

Bartlesville, Oklahoma Bartlesville is a city mostly in Washington County in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 37,290 at the 2020 census. Bartlesville is north of Tulsa and south of the Kansas border. It is the county seat of Washington County. The Ca ...

, off County Road 2145; it opened in March 2007.

Osage Casino Hotel-Skiatook

Osage Casinos held a

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Sept. 26, 2012, to build a 33-room

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and new 78,000 square-foot casino. Osage Casino Hotel,

Skiatook, Oklahoma Skiatook (Skī·ǎ·tōōk ''or'' Skī·ǎ·tǒǒk versus Skī·tōōk ''or'' Skī·tǒǒk) is a city in Osage and Tulsa counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma located in the northeastern part of the state, approximately 20 miles north and wes ...

, 5591 West Rogers Boulevard, opened December 9, 2013.

Osage Casino Hotel-Ponca City

Osage

Hotel,

Ponca City, Oklahoma Ponca City ( iow, Chína Uhánⁿdhe) is a city in Kay County in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The city was named after the Ponca tribe. Ponca City had a population of 25,387 at the time of the 2010 census- and a population of 24,424 in the 2020 ...

, officially reopened December 23, 2013, with a new gaming floor, hotel, restaurant and convenience store. The casino is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The casino is located off Highway 60 and is the gaming center closest to Ponca City. Osage Casino is a Native American casino in

owned and operated by the

. Originally opened Dec. 23, 2013, the facility features 345 gaming machines.

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*{{commons category-inline Native American organizations Native American tribes in Oklahoma Casinos in Oklahoma

History

Osage Casino-Hominy

Osage Casino-Pawhuska

Osage Casino-Sand Springs

Osage Casino-Tulsa

Osage Casino-Bartlesville

Osage Casino Hotel-Skiatook

Osage Casino Hotel-Ponca City

See also

References

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