The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas has partnered with JCJ Architecture to help design the new Naskila Resort & Casino property, having previously led the development of Foxwoods Casino Resort, Caesars New Orleans and Choctaw Landing Resort.
Construction of Naskila Resort & Casino will be completed in phases, as bars and restaurants, a gaming floor with 3,400 electronic bingo machines and conference space is expected to launch during late 2028.
Once completed, the property will offer guests a multi-story 366-room hotel, resort-style pool complex, event space and a grand ballroom within what is set to become Texas’ largest casino resort upon opening.
The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas was blocked by state lawmakers from opening the new casino property for many years, only to see the US Supreme Court rule that legislators could not impose regulations on reservation gaming.
The Tribe is now one of three federally recognized reservations which operate a casino and electronic bingo machines in Texas, as the state still forbids Tribes from offering blackjack, poker, slot machines and other house games.
While the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas currently oversees the original Naskila Casino in Livingston, it remains to be seen if the smaller property will continue to operate once the new establishment debuts in 2028.
JCJ Architecture confirmed the resort’s interior design will reflect “themes of connection and resilience,” inspired by the Tribe’s journey to independence.
The Tribe recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new property, attended by state and local elected officials who praised Naskila's economic impact on the region.
In June, Lone Star Skill welcomed a Texas Attorney General opinion which distinguished skill-based amusement games from machines that combine elements of chance and skill.
The opinion, issued by Attorney General Ken Paxton, addressed a request from Texas Senator Bob Hall concerning electronic amusement devices that include both chance-based and skill-based gameplay.
Las Vegas Sands created jobs for Texas-based gambling technicians on May 11, including a principal full-stack data engineer, software engineer, application architect and cybersecurity engineer
