Cherokee Casino Will Rogers Downs is a gaming facility and horse racing track located in

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, near

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and immediately northeast of

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. The track is owned and operated by the

Cherokee Nation The Cherokee Nation ( or ) is the largest of three list of federally recognized tribes, federally recognized tribes of Cherokees in the United States. It includes people descended from members of the Cherokee Nation (1794–1907), Old Cheroke ...

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races are held September-to-November.

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horse racing takes place from March-to-May. The track also features

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and

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races. The facility features a 2,700-seat grandstand along a one-mile-long track. The facility's casino section has 250 electronic gaming machines. Also, on the grounds of the Downs complex is the largest RV park in Oklahoma. On the night of May 25, 2024, the casino was struck and heavily damaged by an

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that had previously damaged Claremore. The tornado heavily damaged the facility and destroyed several RVs.

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