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While you can bet on the dogs or horses in Texas, casino gambling is prohibited except on Native American lands. You'll find only one casino in the entire state, usually making it necessary to travel long distances to gamble. Enjoy the trip from the comfort of a luxury motorcoach, and leave the driving to them while you enjoy the view.

Get Lucky

The Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino Hotel lies in Eagle Pass near the Mexican Border, 143 miles west of San Antonio. Ride the casino's express bus from the big city or from other destinations in the state that include Corpus Christi, Austin, Laredo and points in South Texas. More than a dozen bus companies service the casino, but one call to the casino's reservation line hooks you up with the right one for your area.

Make a Run for the Border

Several bus companies in the state offer turnaround and overnight tours to casinos in Louisiana and Oklahoma. Leave from major cities such as Dallas, Kerrville, San Antonio and Austin. Choose casino destinations that include Coushatta Casino in Louisiana and Choctaw Casinos in Oklahoma, among others. Some tours include overnight accommodations and gaming credit on your casino player's card.

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Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino and Hotel: The closest gambling destination is in Eagle Pass, where a view from one of the 249 rooms might include the Rio Grande River on the border. With 3,300 slots, poker games and tournaments and bingo Wednesdays through Sunday, you’ll find ways to drop some bucks and try to win a little. From San Antonio, the drive takes almost two and a half hours. But you can catch a bus (OK Tours from San Antonio or Rockport Tours from Corpus Christi) and leave the driving to a pro.

Louisiana: Once Interstate 10 crosses into Louisiana, the landscape is dotted with gambling choices, big and small. A couple of the biggest and most popular are L’auberge Casino Resort in Lake Charles (plus Baton Rouge) and the Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder, Louisiana. You can get to Lake Charles or Kinder in under six hours.

Amenities range from live entertainment to a kid-friendly “dream pool” in Kinder.

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Make it a vacation: Mike Kohleffel, owner of Rockport Tours in Corpus Christi, takes casino trips a step farther, taking his tour bus to Cripple Creek, Colorado, for a week in the old mining town with casinos, a train ride, a gold mine, museums and other cultural offerings. Or he’ll head farther into Louisiana for the unique Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville, where one of the three pools is an indoor tropical pool and amenities include a spa, golf and a family-friendly arcade.