North Dakota Casinos Map
North Dakota has six tribal casinos open now, run by the state’s five federally recognized nations, with a seventh due in summer 2026. This North Dakota casinos map places each one by region, from Sky Dancer near the Canadian border to Dakota Magic in the southeast corner. Every casino in the state is tribal, there are no commercial casinos, and the minimum age is 21 at most of them.
- Casinos
- 6all tribal · 5 nations
- Minimum age
- 21 / 1921 at most · 19 at some tribal
- Sports betting
- Retail4 tribal books · no online
- Oversight
- Compactstribal-state · no commercial casinos
Illustration An illustrated overview, not to scale. See the interactive map below for exact locations.
How casinos are spread across North Dakota
North Dakota’s casinos are tribal and they are spread far apart, each tied to a reservation rather than a city. There is no casino row and no metro cluster, just six resorts scattered across a wide, rural state. The largest are full destination resorts with hotels and event centers, and reaching one usually means a drive across open country rather than a hop across town.
The north and west hold most of them. The Turtle Mountain Band runs Sky Dancer at Belcourt near the Canadian border, the busiest casino in the northern part of the state, and a smaller western satellite, Grand Treasure, at Trenton out by Williston and the oil country. The MHA Nation’s 4 Bears Casino and Lodge sits at New Town on the Fort Berthold Reservation by Lake Sakakawea, and the same nation is building a second casino, Son of Star, at White Shield for a summer 2026 opening.
The rest anchor the center and south. Spirit Lake Casino and Resort sits on the south shore of Devils Lake at St. Michael, Prairie Knights Casino and Resort sits on the Missouri River at Fort Yates south of Bismarck, run by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and Dakota Magic Casino and Hotel sits down in the southeast corner at Hankinson, an enterprise of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate near the South Dakota line.
The North Dakota casinos map
Pins Verified locations. The casinos sit far apart across the state rather than in a single cluster.
The state's six tribal casinos, plus smaller bingo halls not listed here. A seventh, Son of Star, is due in summer 2026. Counts and rosters drift with openings; dated May 2026.
§ Casinos by region
The hub’s routing job. North Dakota’s casinos fall into four loose areas, each linking down to its casino pages as they come online.
Turtle Mountain and the north Belcourt · near the Canadian border
Sky Dancer Hotel and Casino at Belcourt, run by the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, is the main casino in the northern tier, close to the Manitoba border in north central North Dakota. It is a full resort with a hotel, an event center, and a sportsbook, and it draws from a wide rural area and cross border traffic.
Fort Berthold and the west New Town · Trenton · the oil country
The west holds two casinos and a third on the way. The MHA Nation’s 4 Bears Casino and Lodge at New Town sits on the Fort Berthold Reservation by Lake Sakakawea and added a new hotel tower in 2025. The Turtle Mountain Band also runs the smaller Grand Treasure Casino at Trenton near Williston, and the MHA Nation’s Son of Star Casino at White Shield is set to open in summer 2026.
The Devils Lake area St. Michael · the lake’s south shore
Spirit Lake Casino and Resort at St. Michael, run by the Spirit Lake Tribe, sits on the south shore of Devils Lake in the northeast center of the state. With a hotel and a marina on the water, it doubles as a base for the lake’s well known fishing as much as a casino.
The south and southeast the Missouri River · the South Dakota line
Two casinos anchor the south. Prairie Knights Casino and Resort at Fort Yates, run by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, sits on the Missouri River about an hour south of Bismarck with a hotel and marina. Far to the east, Dakota Magic Casino and Hotel at Hankinson, an enterprise of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, sits in the southeast corner near the South Dakota border with a golf course alongside.
Casino laws and minimum age in North Dakota
Casino gambling in North Dakota is entirely tribal. The state constitution bans commercial casino gambling, allowing only the state lottery, charitable gaming, and casinos run by the tribes on reservation land. Those tribal casinos operate under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and compacts between the five nations and the state. In 2022 the governor signed a new ten year compact running through 2032 that, among other terms, let the tribes lower the casino age and accept credit and debit cards, and it kept retail sports betting confined to the casino floors.
The minimum age to gamble is 21 at most North Dakota casinos, but some lowered it to 19 under the 2022 compact, so it can differ from one casino to the next. The state lottery and charitable gaming are open at 18. Sports betting is legal only in person at the tribal sportsbooks, with no online or mobile betting anywhere in the state. Hours vary by property, so check the official site before planning around them, and confirm the current age and rules at the specific venue, since policies can change.
Dated fact Minimum age 21 at most North Dakota tribal casinos, with 19 allowed at some under the 2022 compact. Verified May 2026. This is the kind of figure to recheck before relying on it.
Tribal gaming in North Dakota
Every casino in North Dakota is run by one of five federally recognized nations, and the casinos are the whole of the state’s casino industry. The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians runs Sky Dancer and the smaller Grand Treasure, the MHA Nation runs 4 Bears with Son of Star on the way, the Spirit Lake Tribe runs Spirit Lake Casino, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe runs Prairie Knights, and the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate runs Dakota Magic. Each is tied to its reservation, which is why the casinos sit where the nations hold land rather than near the largest cities. The 2022 compact set the terms they all operate under through 2032.
Sports betting in North Dakota
Sports betting in North Dakota is narrow by design. It is legal only as retail betting inside the tribal casinos, and four of them run sportsbooks: Dakota Magic, 4 Bears, Spirit Lake, and Prairie Knights. There is no legal online or mobile sports betting in the state, so unlike most of its neighbors a bettor cannot wager from a phone. A 2025 effort to put a broader sports betting measure before voters was rejected by lawmakers, so for now the casino sportsbook is the only legal place to bet, and you must be there in person.
A new casino on the way
The state’s casino map is about to grow for the first time in years. The MHA Nation broke ground on Son of Star Casino at White Shield, a second casino for the Fort Berthold Reservation alongside 4 Bears, with an opening planned for summer 2026. The roughly 37,000 square foot casino is set to carry slot machines, table games, a poker room, and a sportsbook, along with a steakhouse and a campground. Until it opens it is not counted among the state’s operating casinos, but it will make the MHA Nation the only North Dakota nation with two full casinos beyond a satellite floor.
North Dakota casino questions
Q. How many casinos are in North Dakota?
Six tribal casinos are open as of 2026, run by the state's five federally recognized nations, with a seventh, Son of Star Casino from the MHA Nation at White Shield, due to open in summer 2026. There are no commercial casinos in North Dakota; every casino is tribal.
Q. What is the minimum gambling age in North Dakota?
It is 21 at most North Dakota tribal casinos, though some lowered it to 19 after a 2022 compact that gave the tribes that option. The state lottery and charitable gaming are open at 18. Because it can differ by venue, confirm the current age at the specific casino before you go.
Q. Does North Dakota have commercial casinos?
No. Every casino in the state is tribal, on reservation land and run under compacts between the nations and the state. The North Dakota constitution otherwise bans casino style gambling outside the state lottery and charitable gaming, so there are no commercial or state owned casinos.
Q. Where are the casinos in North Dakota?
They are spread across the state. Sky Dancer sits at Belcourt near the Canadian border, 4 Bears at New Town and Grand Treasure at Trenton serve the west, Spirit Lake Casino is on Devils Lake, Prairie Knights sits on the Missouri River south of Bismarck, and Dakota Magic is in the southeast corner at Hankinson.
Q. Can you bet on sports in North Dakota?
Only in person, and only at tribal casinos. Four of them, Dakota Magic, 4 Bears, Spirit Lake, and Prairie Knights, run retail sportsbooks. There is no legal online or mobile sports betting in North Dakota, so a phone bet placed in the state is not legal.
Q. What is the largest casino in North Dakota?
4 Bears at New Town and Sky Dancer at Belcourt are among the largest, both full resorts with hotels and event centers, and 4 Bears added a new hotel tower in 2025. Size figures shift with expansions, so they are dated on the individual casino pages rather than fixed here.
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Editorial note
Reviewed by the CasinosMap editorial desk. The tribal casino roster, the five operating nations, the absence of any commercial casinos, the minimum age and the 2022 compact, and the retail only sports betting were checked against current authoritative sources, not prior knowledge. Smaller bar and bingo gaming halls are left off as not destination casinos, the forthcoming Son of Star is noted but not counted, and figures are dated and treated as a snapshot.
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Sources
- Tribal casino official sites the five nations' casinos, hours, sportsbooks
- National Indian Gaming Commission tribal gaming under IGRA and the gaming locations map
- North Dakota gaming compact (2022) minimum age option, sports betting, term through 2032
- Operator and local coverage 4 Bears hotel tower, Son of Star construction, the four tribal sportsbooks