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Places to Gamble in Texas
Texas Indian Casinos:
Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino Texas' Only Brick-and-Mortar Casino. It has no bust 21, 1,000 slots, bingo machines, live bingo and live poker. Address: 7777 Lucky Eagle Drive, Eagle Pass, Texas 78852. Phone: (888) 255-8259.
Dog Tracks:
Corpus Christi Dog Track Races: nightly at 7:30 p.m. Wed. - Sat. with matinees on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 1:30PM. The gates open one hour before the first posted race. Full card simulcasts of Greyhounds and Thoroughbreds daily at 11:00 AM. Address: I37 at Navigation Blvd., 5302 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, Texas. Phone: 361-289-9333.
Gulf
Greyhound Park Live greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering year round,
rain or shine. Evening races: Tuesday through Saturday - doors open at 6:30 p.m.
and races begin at 7:30 p.m. Matinee races: Friday and Saturday at 1:30 p.m.,
and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. on Friday & Saturday, and
at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. Address: One block west of 1-45 south at Exit 15,
P.O. Box 488, La Marque, Texas. 77568-0488.
Phone: (409) 986-9500.
Valley Race Park
Live greyhound racing Wed.-Sun. Simulcasts
daily, year-round. Address: Valley Race Park Inc.,
2601 S. Ed Carey Drive, Harlingen, Texas 78552. Phone: (956) 412-RACE (7223).
Horse Tracks:
Lone Star Park Live racing. Simulcast racing daily, year-round. Address: 1000 Lone Star Parkway, Grand Prairie, Texas 75050. General Info. Phone: 972-263-RACE, Seating and Dining Reservations: 972-263-PONY or 800-795-RACE.
Gillespie County Fair Pari-mutuel horse racing. Race book has 3000 seats. Address: 530 Fair Drive, Fredericksburg, Texas 78624. Phone: (830) 997-2359 and (830) 997-9334.
Manor Downs Quarter Horse pari-mutuel racing is usually held during spring and fall. Address: 101 Hill Lane, Manor, TX 78653. Phone: 512-272-5581.
Retama Park Live racing. Simulcast racing daily, year-round. Address: 1 Retama Pkwy, Selma, TX 78154-3808, Phone: (210) 651-7000.
Sam Houston Race Park Live Thoroughbred Racing. Simulcast racing daily, year-round. Address: 7575 N. Sam Houston Parkway West, Houston, Texas 77064. Phone: (281) 807-8700.
Gambling Cruises:
Texas Treasure Casino Cruise - Texas Treasure I Games available: Slot Machines (450 total); Table Games (25 total), 3 Card Poker $5/ $10 minimum bet, American Roulette $5/ $10 minimum bet, Blackjack $5 to $1000 bets, Caribbean Stud Poker $5/ $10 minimum bet, Craps $5 to $500 bets, Let it Ride $5/ $10 minimum bet, Mini-Baccarat $10/ $25 minimum bet, Roulette. Cruise times: Tue-Sat 11:00am-5:00pm, Night Sailing Tue-Thu 6:30pm-12:30pm, Fri-Sat 6:30pm-1:00am, Sun 12:00pm-6:00pm, 7:00pm-12:30am. Closed Mondays. Address: 227 Highway 361 South, Port Aransas, Texas 78373, USA. Phone: (800) 472-5215.
Players Cruise A gambling cruise that leaves out of Galveston periodically to destinations in the Caribbean.
Texas Star Casino The Former Millionaire's Casino of Savannah Georgia is currently docked at Bridge Harbor in Freeport, Texas and hopes to set sail with gambling cruises in 2007.
Lottery:
Texas Lottery Take out your brain, place it on the shelf. No thinking involved here; it's the Texas Lottery. By a scratch-off or mark your lucky numbers and pray you are one-in-a-gazillion tonight!
Gambling Tour Bus Trips:
First Class Tours Offering day and overnight trips to casinos in Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma as well as longer trips to Nevada destinations.
Coach America Dallas/Fort Worth Casino Tours Offers trips from all around the Dallas/Fort Worth area to nearby casinos.
Coach America Corpus Christi Casino Tours Offers 1 day to 2 night trips from Corpus Christi to The Grand Casino Coushatta in Kinder, Louisiana.
Star Shuttle and Charter Casino Hops Offers trips from San Antonio to Louisiana casinos.
