The published list documents three venues in Texas, and none of them sits closer than roughly 120 straight-line miles to another: the state's documented casino locations are spread across Eagle Pass, Livingston, and El Paso. Straight-line distance is not road distance, and this article does not publish driving mileage or travel time for any pairing.
Whether any of those three venues currently spreads Ultimate Texas Holdem on a felt layout is a live table-game question that no fixed reference list answers. What this article can do is anchor each venue to a fixed geographic point, show the straight-line separations that are documented, and explain how a reader measures the rest from their own starting position.
The fixed locations behind the three documented venues
Each documented venue is tied to a city with published coordinates. Eagle Pass sits at roughly 28.71 degrees north latitude and 100.49 degrees west longitude, on the state's southwestern edge along the Rio Grande. Livingston sits at roughly 30.71 degrees north and 94.94 degrees west, in the eastern part of the state. El Paso sits at roughly 31.76 degrees north and 106.49 degrees west, in the far western corner.
Those coordinates are fixed. A venue's table-game lineup is not. The list that documents these three locations is a snapshot of venue names and places, not a current game inventory, so the question of which property spreads Ultimate Texas Holdem has to be answered through the property's own published game information or a direct call to its table-games desk.
Straight-line distances between the three documented cities
The only distances this article can state are great-circle measurements between documented coordinate pairs. The table below shows the straight-line separation between each pair of cities that the list documents.
| Reference point | Straight-line miles | Measurement type |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Pass to Livingston | 358 | great-circle |
| Eagle Pass to El Paso | 437 | great-circle |
| Livingston to El Paso | 683 | great-circle |
Each figure is a straight-line, as-the-crow-flies measurement. Road distance is longer in every case, and the difference is not a fixed percentage: it depends on the road network, terrain, and whether a route crosses a state line or follows a river valley.
Why straight-line distance understates the actual trip
Great-circle distance ignores everything between two points. In Texas, that means ignoring the Balcones Escarpment and the Hill Country terrain west of Austin, the Piney Woods of East Texas, and the Chihuahuan Desert approaches to El Paso. A straight line from Eagle Pass to Livingston would cross ranchland, rivers, and the eastern forest belt; no road follows that line.
Water is another factor. Eagle Pass and El Paso both sit on the Rio Grande, and a traveler moving between them along the border does not cross the river but does follow its winding course. A straight-line figure also ignores the fact that a route from Livingston to El Paso passes through or around the Houston and San Antonio metropolitan areas, where the road network bends around urban cores.
For any reader planning a visit, the practical question is not the straight-line figure but the route a mapping tool returns for the specific day and time. That figure changes with construction, traffic, and the chosen route, which is why this article does not publish road mileage or travel time.
Where each venue sits within Texas
Eagle Pass is the southernmost of the three documented cities, sitting southwest of San Antonio and directly on the Texas-Mexico border. Livingston is northeast of Houston, in the eastern third of the state. El Paso is the westernmost, separated from the other two by hundreds of straight-line miles and by the entire width of West Texas.
The three cities form a wide triangle. Eagle Pass and Livingston are the closest pair at 358 straight-line miles, still a full day's drive by any realistic road route. El Paso is the outlier: 437 straight-line miles from Eagle Pass and 683 straight-line miles from Livingston, farther from Livingston than Chicago is from New York by straight-line measure.
What the list documents, and what it does not
The published list documents three venues in Texas: Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino in Eagle Pass, Naskila Gaming in Livingston, and Speaking Rock Entertainment Center in El Paso. All three are documented as Native American venues. The list is a snapshot, not a regulator's current licence count, and it does not state which table games any venue spreads.
That last point matters for the question of Ultimate Texas Holdem. A venue can add or remove a table game without its name, city, or coordinates changing. The only reliable way to confirm whether a specific property currently offers Ultimate Texas Holdem is to check that property's own published game list or contact its table-games desk before traveling.
How to measure from your own starting point
If the reader's question is "which of these is closest to me," the answer depends on a starting point this article does not have. The venue locations are fixed; the reader's location is not. The correct method is to take the reader's own coordinates or city, then measure the straight-line distance to each of the three documented cities using any mapping tool, and then request road directions for the actual trip.
For a reader in San Antonio, Eagle Pass is the nearest of the three by a wide margin, though this article does not publish that specific pairing because it is not in the documented distance set. For a reader in Houston, Livingston is the natural first look. For a reader in New Mexico or Arizona, El Paso is the only one of the three that is plausibly reachable in a single day.
What to confirm before you go
Three things change independently of the fixed geography. First, whether the venue currently spreads Ultimate Texas Holdem at all; table-game inventories rotate. Second, whether the table is open when you arrive; many venues run table games on limited hours or only at peak periods. Third, the road distance and travel time from your starting point, which no fixed article can state.
The authoritative channel for the first two is the property's own published game information or its table-games desk. The authoritative channel for the third is a live mapping tool queried on the day of travel. Confirm all three before committing to a trip, because the straight-line figures above answer only the geographic question.
FAQ
Does the published list say which Texas venue has Ultimate Texas Holdem?
No. The list documents venue names, cities, and coordinates only. It does not document table-game inventories, so it cannot confirm or deny that any of the three documented Texas venues currently spreads Ultimate Texas Holdem. Check the property's own published game list or contact its table-games desk for the current answer.
Which of the three documented Texas venues is closest to San Antonio?
Eagle Pass is the closest of the three to San Antonio by geographic position, but this article does not publish that specific straight-line pairing because it is not in the documented distance set. The documented pairs are Eagle Pass-Livingston at 358 straight-line miles, Eagle Pass-El Paso at 437 straight-line miles, and Livingston-El Paso at 683 straight-line miles.
Why does this article give straight-line miles instead of driving distance?
Straight-line distance is the only measurement that can be stated from fixed coordinates without guessing a route, a departure time, or a road network. Road distance is longer and changes with construction, traffic, and route choice. Use a live mapping tool for road mileage and travel time on the day you plan to travel.
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