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East Wind Casino is a Native American-operated gaming site in the remote hamlet of Martin, South Dakota. Martin is home to a population of mostly Lakota Sioux Native Americans, and the East Wind Casino operates legally because it operates on tribal land. p482w

Martin, South Dakota isn’t a tourist paradise, though the area itself is pretty popular during various hunting seasons. About 40% of the population lives below the poverty line. East Wind Casino is an attempt on the part of the city fathers to light a fire under the local economy, but the remote location must make any kind of marketing quite difficult.

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Just about any game available on the floor of a Las Vegas strip casino can be found here, from slots and video poker games to casino-style poker and classic table games. East Wind Casino is open 24 hours, weather permitting. This is a pretty nasty part of the country in the winter, and some amenities (and even the whole casino) is likely to close during winter storms.

Two places to eat exist on-site – one’s a sports bar-style casual restaurant, the other is a buffet that’s open on a limited number of days a week. The East Wind bar is open 24 hours, like the casino, by special provision from the government of South Dakota. The food is standard American bar food. The buffet is open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays from 5 PM to 10 PM, serving a rotating array of American and ethnic foods.

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