{"id":373795,"date":"2026-07-15T08:58:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/373795\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T08:58:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:58:31","slug":"just-85-miles-from-houston-a-massive-685000-square-foot-casino-resort-is-officially-under-construction-in-east-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/373795\/","title":{"rendered":"Just 85 miles from Houston, a massive 685,000-square-foot casino resort is officially under construction in East Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Texas town of Leggett \u2013 around 85 miles north of the Greater Houston Area Polk County near Livingston \u2013 is set to welcome a major new entertainment destination. The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe, a federally recognized, sovereign nation, has broken ground on a permanent, 685,000-square-foot casino.<\/p>\n

Since 2016, the tribe has operated the Naskila Casino. Located just outside Livingston, the existing casino features a 30,000-square-foot gaming hall with around 800 to 1,000 electronic bingo machines. However, the space does not permit alcohol, nor does it offer a hotel or resort amenities.<\/p>\n

Before the 2022 Supreme Court decision in Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas, the tribe\u2019s gaming operations faced significant legal uncertainty. The Court\u2019s ruling clarified which forms of gaming are prohibited under Texas law and which are governed by federal law and tribal regulation.<\/p>\n

Naskila Casino Resort in Legget<\/p>\n

This past June, the tribe officially broke ground on the Naskila Casino Resort in Leggett. Situated across 95 acres the casino will feature a 366-room hotel, fine dining options, an event center, and a resort-style swimming pool. All told, the new casino resort will amount to one of the largest hospitality projects in the region.<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re eager to start playing, you won\u2019t actually have to wait two years. To tide visitors over while the main resort undergoes vertical construction, the tribe is opening a temporary 24\/7 casino facility on the reservation this summer. This venue will keep the fun going with 300 electronic bingo machines, a round-the-clock deli, fountain drink stations, and a players club.<\/p>\n

East Texas Casino Resort Timeline<\/p>\n

The tribe plans to open their temporary casino this summer. At this moment, officials aim to launch Phase 1 of the Naskila Casino Resort grand opening in late 2028. This phase will include the opening of the hotel tower, event center, and expanded gaming floor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image credit: JCJ Architecture\/Naskila Casino The Texas town of Leggett \u2013 around 85 miles north of the Greater…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":373796,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57],"class_list":["post-373795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=373795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373795\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/373796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=373795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=373795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}