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Casinos Near Mahnomen, Minnesota
1 verified casino near Mahnomen. Browse the directory, check addresses, and compare players club options before you visit.
1 verified casino near Mahnomen. Browse the directory, check addresses, and compare players club options before you visit.
1 verified casino location within driving distance of Mahnomen.
Enroll in the Shooting Star players club at the welcome desk inside the main entrance to earn points on slot play, table games, and resort spending redeemable for free play, dining credits, and hotel stays. Sign up at the players club desk before your first session — points are not retroactive.
Shooting Star Casino Hotel & Event Center is a large tribal resort operated by the White Earth Band of Ojibwe on the White Earth Reservation adjacent to Mahnomen. The property features approximately 73,000 square feet of gaming floor — one of the five largest in Minnesota — alongside a 386-room hotel tower, full-service spa, and a 15,000-square-foot entertainment venue that serves as the largest concert venue in northwestern Minnesota outside the Fargo-Moorhead metro. Multiple dining outlets, an RV park, and convention space make it a full-scale destination resort rather than a day-trip casino.
Mahnomen is a small city of roughly 1,200 people in Mahnomen County in northwestern Minnesota — and it is home to one of the state’s largest and most fully developed tribal casino resorts. Shooting Star Casino Hotel & Event Center, operated by the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, is the dominant employer and economic driver for both the city and a broad surrounding region that extends into the Red River Valley and the western Iron Range.
Shooting Star operates a loyalty program for frequent visitors, rewarding slot play, table game activity, and resort spending with points redeemable for free play, dining, hotel stays, and entertainment access. Enrollment is free at the players club desk inside the casino entrance.
Mahnomen sits on US Highway 59 in northwestern Minnesota, roughly 60 miles east of Moorhead and the North Dakota border. The drive from Fargo-Moorhead takes approximately one hour via I-29 north to US 59 east. From the Twin Cities, the most direct route runs approximately 265 miles north and west — roughly a 3.5 to 4-hour drive via US 10 west to Detroit Lakes, then north on US 59.
From Bemidji, the drive to Shooting Star is approximately one hour south on US 59. The casino is well-signed from the highway and the RV park and main entrance are visible as you approach from either direction.
The White Earth Reservation is one of the largest reservations in Minnesota by land area, covering parts of Becker, Clearwater, and Mahnomen counties. Mahnomen County — whose name derives from the Ojibwe word for wild rice — is the only county in the contiguous United States where Native Americans constitute the majority of the population. The gaming revenues from Shooting Star have been used by the White Earth Band to fund tribal housing, health services, education programs, and cultural preservation efforts.
The surrounding area offers outdoor recreation options beyond the casino, including fishing on numerous lakes in the region, snowmobiling in winter, and access to the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge approximately 30 miles to the east.
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Most casino properties near Mahnomen offer a free loyalty club. Sign up at the players club desk before you play — points are not retroactive. Benefits typically include free-play credits, dining discounts, and hotel rates at casino resort properties.
The minimum gambling age in Minnesota is 21 at most properties. Set a budget before you arrive and stick to it. If you experience problems with gambling, call 1-800-270-7117 — free, confidential, 24/7.