River Spirit Casino Resort is converting its former buffet into a massive sports viewing area that will have the state’s largest indoor video screen, 54 other TVs, 104 stereo speakers, a 157-seat bar area, a VIP room and other features.
The $17.5 million project also paves the way for the facility to establish what could be the first sports book in the state, if or when sports betting ever becomes legal in Oklahoma.
“It’s going to be spectacular,” said Pat Crofts, CEO of Muscogee Nation Gaming Enterprises.
The buffet area at the casino, 8330 Riverside Parkway, was shuttered in 2020 after onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the space has remained vacant.
