There are new casinos coming to the Bartlesville area. Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Tara Sweeney announced that she has approved two long-standing land-into-trust applications from The Osage Nation in Oklahoma for its casino projects in the cities of Bartlesville and Pawhuska.

Sweeney says with this action, The Osage Nation can now move forward on its economic development plans and enjoy the benefits of its lands. The Nation proposes to construct a casino of approximately 57,400 square feet and a hotel with 150 rooms and approximately 11,800 square feet of meeting space. The Nation will move its existing Pawhuska Osage Casino to 17 acres on the site and eventually replace it with a proposed casino and hotel project that will be located approximately 300 feet directly across Highway 99/60.