The legends of golf will visit the plains of Oklahoma to compete in the most prestigious major championship in senior golf -- the 67th Senior PGA Championship at Oak Tree Golf Club in Edmond, Okla., May 22-28, 2006. Tom Watson, Gary Player, Hale Irwin, Fuzzy Zoeller, Craig Stadler, Peter Jacobsen, 2005 Champions Tour rookies Greg Norman and Curtis Strange, and Oak Tree residents Mark Hayes, Gil Morgan and 2000 Senior PGA Champion Doug Tewell are among the 156 players eligible to compete for the coveted Alfred S. Bourne Trophy.

This month Maestro Joel Levine celebrates his birthday—the first of several events the Oklahoma City Philharmonic is celebrating this year.  While his birthday is something that deserves recognition, there’s another milestone just around the corner!

The Million Dollar Elm Casino is owned by the Osage Indian Tribe, and the Casino’s name honors a real chapter in the Osage Tribe’s history.

With the glitter of a $20 billion industry shining through the opening doors behind them, National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) leaders and a host of dignitaries launched the 2006 NIGA Trade Show at the Albuquerque Convention Center.

 

 

 

CATOOSA, Okla. – If a full parking lot, a frequently booked-up hotel and a packed gaming floor are indications of success then Cherokee Casino Resort has achieved it.

Re-opened in summer 2004 after an extensive expansion, the casino and resort is the flagship operation of six Cherokee Nation Enterprises casinos located in northeastern Oklahoma. The expanded casino has 93,000 square feet of gaming space, a 150-room hotel adorned with original Cherokee artwork, conference center, five restaurants, a sports bar, piano bar, three separate stages for live entertainment and a golf course.

Bedre’ Fine Chocolates, one of the many diverse businesses of the Chickasaw Nation, is located near Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, just off Interstate 35 at exit 70.

 

Remington Park’s Racing Casino, Oklahoma City’s newest entertainment hotspot, has only been open for a very short while – following a much publicized $35 million renovation – but is already turning heads and having a positive impact on the state’s economy and image.