“They all say, ‘We wish it was in Texas,’” she said. LePoris estimates that their family business alone has taken 3,500 Texans to casinos in other states. It’s a lucrative business, one that some would like to see in Texas.īut Texas has some of the strictest gambling laws in the nation, with limited casino gambling and as one of about 20 states where sports betting is still illegal. If the parking lots of Oklahoma’s casinos are any indication, thousands of Texans regularly travel to nearby states to play their odds. When they arrive, the parking lot of Kiowa Casino and Hotel across from Burkburnett is filled with cars bearing Texas license plates.

A few people sit in their cars on a windy morning waiting to join her and her husband on a charter bus they will drive to Oklahoma as part of a family business. Janine LePoris starts her Sunday at a Cracker Barrel off Interstate 35W in Fort Worth. I feel like the casino went down e to have fun there but now it's just something to do.Texas casino gambling and sports betting: What are the odds the state will legalize it?įort Worth Star-Telegram – Eleanor Dearman but it's the only place to try to have fun close by. It's not loose n easy to win.I also hate the fact you close to another colored card n you get pushed back every six months. I've been going to cypress since it open. Mables restaurant needs to stop with the same cook meals change the menue up n get faster service n friendly greeters n stop burning the cookies the reaux n bread pudding the cakes or dry. The greeter you usually say hello but they do not say nothing back just stuck up. I went to check on my card at the booth n I stood on the wrong side I guess the lady had the nerve to point were she wanted me to go I thought was rude instead of saying can you please come on this side.

I used to win alot now it's like I win a few dollars but feel like I'm being watched cause after I win.

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