Blackhawk Casino sits at a fixed coordinate of 35.392198 north latitude and -96.909775 west longitude, and the straight-line distance from that point to Shawnee, Oklahoma is 3.7 miles. Road distance to the same reference point is always longer, and this article does not publish driving mileage or travel time for any pair.
The question of which casino in Blackhawk has the loosest slots cannot be answered with a ranking, because no authority publishes a looseness index for slot machines at any venue. Slot outcomes are determined by a built-in house advantage that stays with the operator on every spin. A machine that has paid out recently is not more likely to pay out again, and no method of play changes the fixed edge.
What "loosest slots" means
When a player asks which casino has the loosest slots, they are usually asking where the machines return the highest percentage of wagers over time. That figure is not published per venue, per bank of machines, or per machine. Each jurisdiction sets a minimum return-to-player range, and operators configure machines within that range, but the specific configuration is not disclosed to the public.
Because no disclosed figure exists, any claim that one casino's slots are looser than another's is unsupported. The only honest answer is that the question has no factual answer at the venue level, and that the house advantage remains in place regardless of which machine a player chooses.
The venue's fixed location
Blackhawk Casino is documented in OpenStreetMap as a casino property in Oklahoma. The coordinate places it near the city of Shawnee, which is the closest reference point in the supplied distance matrix at 3.7 miles straight-line. The venue's position is fixed; a reader's starting point is not.
Using only the documented coordinate, the venue sits in central Oklahoma, east of Oklahoma City and south of Tulsa. The straight-line distance to Oklahoma City is 34.8 miles, and to Tulsa is 74.7 miles. These figures describe great-circle distance, not road distance.
Documented straight-line distances from Blackhawk Casino
The table below lists every reference point for which a great-circle distance from Blackhawk Casino is documented. All figures are straight-line miles, as the crow flies. No road mileage is included.
| Reference point | Straight-line miles | Measurement type |
|---|---|---|
| Shawnee, OK | 3.7 | great-circle |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 34.8 | great-circle |
| Wetumka, OK | 39.3 | great-circle |
| Tulsa, OK | 74.7 | great-circle |
| Ardmore, OK | 77.6 | great-circle |
| Muskogee, OK | 90.6 | great-circle |
| Willis, OK | 104.2 | great-circle |
| Devol, OK | 126.1 | great-circle |
| Grove, OK | 144.9 | great-circle |
| Denton, TX | 150.9 | great-circle |
| Park City, KS | 167.9 | great-circle |
| Dallas, TX | 180.6 | great-circle |
| Arlington, TX | 186.1 | great-circle |
| Dodge City, KS | 237.8 | great-circle |
| Topeka, KS | 260.4 | great-circle |
| Shreveport, LA | 269.8 | great-circle |
| Guymon, OK | 270.5 | great-circle |
| Kansas City, MO | 286.4 | great-circle |
| Horton, KS | 304.6 | great-circle |
| White Cloud, KS | 328.6 | great-circle |
| Livingston, TX | 343.0 | great-circle |
| Tunica, MS | 374.6 | great-circle |
| Houston, TX | 399.6 | great-circle |
| Vicksburg, MS | 404.7 | great-circle |
| Carter Lake, IA | 410.9 | great-circle |
| Lake Charles, LA | 416.1 | great-circle |
| San Antonio, TX | 422.5 | great-circle |
| St. Louis, MO | 432.4 | great-circle |
| Onawa, IA | 459.4 | great-circle |
| Sloan, IA | 474.1 | great-circle |
| Choctaw, MS | 481.8 | great-circle |
| Taos, NM | 490.0 | great-circle |
| Charenton, LA | 492.7 | great-circle |
| Santa Fe, NM | 509.3 | great-circle |
| Tesuque Pueblo, NM | 509.9 | great-circle |
| Cripple Creek, CO | 511.3 | great-circle |
| San Juan, TX | 515.7 | great-circle |
| Sandersville, GA | 517.0 | great-circle |
| Mescalero, NM | 530.2 | great-circle |
| Denver, CO | 534.5 | great-circle |
| Kenner, LA | 536.4 | great-circle |
| Pickstown, SD | 537.3 | great-circle |
| New Orleans, LA | 545.5 | great-circle |
| Isleta Pueblo, NM | 553.4 | great-circle |
| Larchwood, IA | 557.6 | great-circle |
| Gulfport, MS | 570.1 | great-circle |
| Clinton, OK | 573.9 | great-circle |
| Biloxi, MS | 576.5 | great-circle |
| Laguna Pueblo, NM | 591.6 | great-circle |
| Terre Haute, IN | 594.0 | great-circle |
| Casa Blanca, AZ | 596.4 | great-circle |
| Acoma Pueblo, NM | 603.6 | great-circle |
| El Paso, TX | 605.5 | great-circle |
| Fort Thompson, SD | 612.9 | great-circle |
| Fruitland, NM | 647.8 | great-circle |
| Watertown, SD | 657.3 | great-circle |
| Towaoc, CO | 669.4 | great-circle |
| Chicago, IL | 671.6 | great-circle |
| Minneapolis, MN | 689.7 | great-circle |
| Black River Falls, WI | 693.7 | great-circle |
| Milwaukee, WI | 713.3 | great-circle |
| Deadwood, SD | 718.1 | great-circle |
| Atlanta, GA | 720.8 | great-circle |
| Turtle Lake, WI | 732.4 | great-circle |
| Hankinson, ND | 738.0 | great-circle |
| Webster, SD | 762.4 | great-circle |
| Bowler, WI | 776.0 | great-circle |
| Green Bay, WI | 785.8 | great-circle |
| Wayland, MI | 785.3 | great-circle |
| Keshena, WI | 787.0 | great-circle |
| Riverton, WY | 808.1 | great-circle |
| Carlton, MN | 812.8 | great-circle |
| Crandon, WI | 818.6 | great-circle |
| Payson, AZ | 821.0 | great-circle |
| Mahnomen, MN | 825.2 | great-circle |
| Duluth, MN | 825.5 | great-circle |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 829.0 | great-circle |
| Manistee, MI | 829.1 | great-circle |
| Fort Washakie, WY | 828.8 | great-circle |
| Cass Lake, MN | 836.6 | great-circle |
| Odanah, WI | 839.2 | great-circle |
| Chandler, AZ | 862.7 | great-circle |
| Phoenix, AZ | 873.8 | great-circle |
| Fort Totten, ND | 875.7 | great-circle |
| Detroit, MI | 885.0 | great-circle |
| Ford Field, MI | 885.2 | great-circle |
| Suttons Bay, MI | 888.0 | great-circle |
| Tower, MN | 890.1 | great-circle |
| Charlotte, NC | 905.0 | great-circle |
| Grand Portage, MN | 944.2 | great-circle |
| Mesquite, NV | 962.3 | great-circle |
| St. Ignace, MI | 963.5 | great-circle |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 984.7 | great-circle |
| Charleston, SC | 986.2 | great-circle |
| Parker, AZ | 987.9 | great-circle |
| Tampa, FL | 991.7 | great-circle |
| Havasu Lake, CA | 991.9 | great-circle |
| Laughlin, NV | 997.8 | great-circle |
| Henderson, NV | 1013.5 | great-circle |
| Daytona Beach, FL | 1016.2 | great-circle |
| Paradise, NV | 1021.2 | great-circle |
| Las Vegas, NV | 1021.8 | great-circle |
| North Las Vegas, NV | 1022.0 | great-circle |
| Bourbon Street, LA | 1023.4 | great-circle |
| Orlando, FL | 1024.3 | great-circle |
| Winterhaven, CA | 1029.5 | great-circle |
| Summerlin, NV | 1032.5 | great-circle |
| Somerton, AZ | 1035.6 | great-circle |
| Primm, NV | 1038.1 | great-circle |
| Pahrump, NV | 1070.2 | great-circle |
| Salamanca, NY | 1082.9 | great-circle |
| Niagara Falls, NY | 1087.0 | great-circle |
| Twentynine Palms, CA | 1088.4 | great-circle |
| Toronto, ON | 1091.4 | great-circle |
| Buffalo, NY | 1093.1 | great-circle |
| Salton City, CA | 1094.4 | great-circle |
| Okeechobee, FL | 1101.2 | great-circle |
| Palm Springs, CA | 1119.9 | great-circle |
| Washington DC | 1119.7 | great-circle |
| Anza, CA | 1131.0 | great-circle |
| Campo, CA | 1134.8 | great-circle |
| Pauma Valley, CA | 1152.0 | great-circle |
| Valley Center, CA | 1154.9 | great-circle |
| Temecula, CA | 1157.7 | great-circle |
| Lake Elsinore, CA | 1167.0 | great-circle |
| San Diego, CA | 1171.9 | great-circle |
| Seneca Falls, NY | 1192.1 | great-circle |
| Miami, FL | 1193.2 | great-circle |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1213.1 | great-circle |
| Rehoboth Beach, DE | 1222.6 | great-circle |
| LAX, CA | 1223.4 | great-circle |
| Syracuse, NY | 1226.5 | great-circle |
| Philadelphia, PA | 1226.9 | great-circle |
| Fallon, NV | 1228.3 | great-circle |
| Chittenango, NY | 1239.4 | great-circle |
| Bakersfield, CA | 1242.8 | great-circle |
| Atlantic City, NJ | 1261.1 | great-circle |
| Reno, NV | 1284.4 | great-circle |
| Stateline, NV | 1288.3 | great-circle |
| Incline Village, NV | 1290.0 | great-circle |
| Crystal Bay, NV | 1292.8 | great-circle |
| Manhattan, NY | 1295.0 | great-circle |
| NYC, NY | 1294.9 | great-circle |
| Tuolumne, CA | 1301.3 | great-circle |
| Yonkers, NY | 1304.8 | great-circle |
| Susanville, CA | 1335.6 | great-circle |
| Shingle Springs, CA | 1339.9 | great-circle |
| Modesto, CA | 1342.7 | great-circle |
| Lake George, NY | 1351.1 | great-circle |
| Elk Grove, CA | 1364.0 | great-circle |
| Sacramento, CA | 1370.4 | great-circle |
| Sacramento Airport, CA | 1375.8 | great-circle |
| Oroville, CA | 1376.9 | great-circle |
| Livermore, CA | 1384.9 | great-circle |
| San Jose, CA | 1392.3 | great-circle |
| Colusa, CA | 1399.8 | great-circle |
| American Canyon, CA | 1411.0 | great-circle |
| Corning, CA | 1412.2 | great-circle |
| Emeryville, CA | 1413.0 | great-circle |
| San Francisco, CA | 1420.2 | great-circle |
| Colma, CA | 1422.5 | great-circle |
| Redding, CA | 1427.7 | great-circle |
| Nice, CA | 1444.4 | great-circle |
| Finley, CA | 1445.6 | great-circle |
| Tiverton, RI | 1448.4 | great-circle |
| Yreka, CA | 1451.0 | great-circle |
| Redwood Valley, CA | 1463.8 | great-circle |
| Boston, MA | 1464.7 | great-circle |
| Medford, OR | 1470.5 | great-circle |
| Blue Lake, CA | 1512.8 | great-circle |
| Portland, OR | 1515.6 | great-circle |
| Loleta, CA | 1523.8 | great-circle |
| Crescent City, CA | 1531.0 | great-circle |
| Seattle, WA | 1551.7 | great-circle |
Why straight-line distance is not road distance
The difference between a straight-line figure and the distance a driver covers comes from the shape of the land and the road network. A great-circle line ignores rivers, lakes, hills, and state boundaries. A road must follow terrain, cross water only where bridges exist, and connect through junctions rather than cutting across open ground.
For a venue in central Oklahoma, the road route to any reference point will bend around the North Canadian River, the Arkansas River, and the irregular grid of county roads and state highways. Crossing into Texas, Kansas, or Missouri adds further deviation because the road network does not run in a straight line toward a destination. None of those road miles are published in this article.
How to measure from your own starting point
The venue's coordinate is fixed at 35.392198, -96.909775. A reader who wants to know how far the venue is from their own location can take that coordinate into any mapping tool and request directions. The tool will return a road distance and a travel time, both of which will be larger than any straight-line figure shown here.
If the reader's question uses "from me" or "from my location," the starting point is not something this article can resolve. The venue's position is fixed; the reader's position is not. The table above gives documented great-circle distances to many reference cities, so a reader can find the one nearest their own starting point and then measure the remaining leg themselves.
What to confirm before you go
Before travelling to Blackhawk Casino, a reader should confirm the property's current operating status, any entry requirements, and the availability of the specific games they want to play. Those details change and are not documented in this article. The authoritative channel is the venue's own published page or guest services line.
Slot machine configuration, including any return-to-player setting, is not published per venue. No player can confirm looseness before arriving, and no ranking exists to consult. The only fixed fact about the venue is its location, which is documented above.
FAQ
Is there a published list of which Blackhawk casino has the loosest slots?
No. No regulator, operator, or independent body publishes a per-venue looseness ranking for slot machines. Slot outcomes are governed by a fixed house advantage, and the specific return-to-player configuration of any machine or bank of machines is not disclosed to the public.
How far is Blackhawk Casino from Oklahoma City?
The documented straight-line distance from Blackhawk Casino to Oklahoma City is 34.8 miles, measured as a great-circle line. Road distance is longer, and this article does not publish driving mileage or travel time for that or any other pair.
Can I find the loosest slots by trying different machines?
No. A machine that has paid out recently is not more likely to pay out again, and no method of play changes the built-in house advantage. The edge stays with the operator on every spin, regardless of which machine a player chooses or how long they play.
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