In Wyoming, most forms of gambling are still illegal.
However, residents still have the following options for gambling in the Equality State:
Nevada Indian Casinos Updates 2021. Nevada is world-famous for its Las Vegas casinos, so the few tribal casinos in the state are not well-known. The best known is the Mohegan Sun Casino at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. It is not an Indian gaming casino, it is a state-licensed casino managed by the Mohegan Tribe (Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment).
- Pari-mutuel betting
- Tribal casinos
- Charitable bingo and raffles
- State lottery
Wyoming has never been a state in favor of gambling and only recently started legalizing casino gambling and the lottery.
Online gambling is strictly prohibited in WY, which isn't expected to change any time soon.
We take a closer look at gambling in Wyoming in our guide below.
Online Casinos in Wyoming
While gambling at the casino or race track is legal in Wyoming, there are still laws prohibiting online casinos in the state. Wyoming isn't very big at gambling, so it will be a long timebefore we see any attempt by the government to legalize it online.
The state has a very small population that iGaming probably wouldn't survive long in, so it’s not exactly a hot spot for operators.
Interestingly enough, if you want to play offshore on an online poker site, you would not face any legal problems in Wyoming.
Operators will and could have to pay big fines as well as potentially face other charges.
Land-Based Casinos in Wyoming
All casinos in Wyoming are operated by Indian Tribes.
Even though it is the capital and largest city in the state, there are no casinos in Cheyenne, Wyoming. All Wyoming casinos are located on the Wind River Indian Reservation near the center ofthe state.
Two Wyoming casinos, Wind River and Shoshone Rose, also offer some card-based table games. These are the only two casinos in Wyoming that also have a hotel.
On top of offering card games, the Wind River Hotel & Casino in Riverton, WY is the largest casino in the state.
There are no casinos in Casper, Wyoming. However, all 4 of the casinos in Wyoming are located roughly 130 miles to the West of Casper.
The gaming machines at Wyoming casinos don’t pay out in cash. Instead, they print out a receipt which must be cashed by a floor attendant or taken to the cashier’s cage. You can also make betsvia a cashless system whereby you get a “smart” card and deposit money to that card’s account. The machines will then deducts losses from, or credit wins to your account.
No public information is available regarding thepayback percentages at casinos inWyoming.
Types of Casinos in Wyoming
Wyoming has four tribal casinos and two-horse race tracks.
Residents have the option to play slots, table games, and video poker, but not every casino offers them all.
Indian Casinos
The first tribal casino started operating in WY in 2005 after the Northern Arapaho Tribe fought a lengthy legal battle with the state.
After the state agreed to allow the tribe to build a casino on their own land, more tribes shortly followed.
The tribal casinos in WY are broken down by Class and offer different types of games.
Some of these Wyoming casinos offer Class II bingo-type gaming machines, while some others offer traditional Class III slot machines.
Class II gambling consists of electronic gaming machines which look like slot machines, but are actually games of bingo and the spinning video reels are for “entertainment purposes only.”
Class III gaming machines operate in the same manner as the slot machines you would find in states such as Nevada and New Jersey.
Pari-mutuel Betting
Wyoming has legalized pari-mutuel betting at two tracks in the state; Wyoming Downs and Sweetwater Downs. Residents can wager on the horses in past and present races.
Horse racing is not very popular in WY with races only being held a few times a year.
All of the tracks had shut down by 2010 due to no one showing up, but came back to life in 2014.
List Of Land-Based Casinos In Wyoming
789 Casino
- 180 Red, Wolf Creek Dr, Riverton, WY 82501
- 1 307-857-9451
- Games: Slots
Little Wind Casino
- 800 Blue Sky Hwy, Ethete, WY 82520
- 1 307-438-7000
- Games: Slots
Shoshone Rose Casino
- 5690 US-287, Lander, WY 82520
- 1 307-206-7000
- Games: Slots, Video Poker, Video Keno, Blackjack, Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em
Wind River Hotel and Casino
- 180 Red, Wolf Creek Dr, Riverton, WY 82501
- 1 307-856-3964
- Games: Slots, Video Poker, Blackjack, Roulette, Poker, Three Card Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em
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North side of Big Horn Ave., 1912. Rupp's Busy Corner with the awning. Photo by Rico Huron Stine (attributed). As shown by the next photo, A. G. Rupp, in 1913 Rupp sold out to Joseph F. Hampton who changed the name of the business to the Washakie Trading Company. Rupp moved at first to California, laer to Washington State, and then back to California. Washakie Trading Company. Photo by R. H. Stine (attributed). The gas pump was added in 1919. In 1922, the store was burlarized. The Grit tied the burglary to the street lights going out each night, rendering the town marshal powerless because of his inability to see anything in the dark. Following the death of Hampton in the 1930's, his widow continued to operate the busines although in a different location. Thus, other mercantile businesses occupied the location. Ben Franklin Store on site of Washakie Trading Company, approx. 1950. Big Horn Ave., 1930's. Photo by R. H. Stine. Note: the hotel advertises a 'Sample Room,' i.e. a bar; the street, while well graded, is still dirt. Thirty-seven miles southeast of Worland lies the site of one of the few Indian Battles fought in the Bighorn Basin, On July 4, 1874, an expedition led by Capt. Alfred Elliott Bates of the 2nd U.S. Cavalry accompanied by 167 Shosone under Chief Washakie and 20 scouts unter Lt. R. H. Young of the 4th Infantry located 'hostiles' in a village located 37 miles southeast of present day Worland. At 7:30 a.m. 35 troopers charged. At the end of 20 to 30 minutes no adults were left in the village, scores of wounded escaped to rocks on the butte above the village where returned fire killed two cavalrymen and wounded three. Indians losses included 29 known dead, although, undoubtedly, many others who escaped later died from their wounds. To the military of the time, the Battle at Bates Creek was regarded as a great victory. Edward J. McClernand of the Second Cavalry later wrote: However, the Indians in the Department of the Platte did not entirely escape punishment during 1874, for Captain A. E. Bates, with Troop B, 2d Cavalry, and about 200 Shoshones under Lieutenant Young, 4th Infantry, surprised a band of Arapahoes near Snake Mountain early on the morning of July 4, and won a decided victory. Twenty-five Arapahoes are known to have been killed, and it is believed one hundred were wounded; 200 ponies also fell into the hands of the victors. The Indian allies behaved very badly, and rendered little, if any, assistance. This was probably as complete a victory as was ever gained by a single troop in the whole course of our Indian wars. Lieutenant Young, one of the wounded, and Lieutenant F. U. Robinson, of Bates' Troop, were especially commended for gallantry. Others have, however, regarded the battle as insignificant and of little meaning. Nevertheless, memory of that battle beside Bates Creek and the earlier treatment at Blue Water Creek discussed elsewhere, contributed to Indian reactions leading to the Battle of the Little Big Horn and the disaster overtaking Geo. A. Custer two years later. Worland, approx. 1950 Worland Rodeo. Manderson, Wyoming, undated The bank closed its doors in May 1924. Among its directors was stockman James A. Quiner. Manderson prior to the coming of the railroad was known as 'Alamo.' Manderson Livery, 1913 Manderson Baseball Team, 1908. Next page, Worland continued, Ten Sleep. |