LAWTON, Oklahoma (KAUZ) – In addition to letting guests experience Indigenous and Native culture from the comfort of their hotel rooms, the partnership between Comanche Entertainment and First Nations Experience (FNX) is also shedding light on the rich history of Native American casinos in the United States.
The collaboration first sprouted at the 2025 Indian Gaming Convention in San Diego and quickly grew from there, according to Comanche Entertainment’s Director of Non-Gaming, Julius Kazen.
“As we got deeper into it, [FNX] told us that we would be the first in the United States to have them in our hotel rooms,” said Kazen. “And I love being first.”
The partnership seemed like a natural fit for the casino, he said, and was an especially rare find, as FNX is the only channel to feature exclusively Native American and World Indigenous content on a national level. FNX’s content is currently available to 29 PBS affiliates, community and tribal stations, and cable television service providers across 34 states, and streams digitally for free on several affiliate stations.
“We’d like to see them in many hotel rooms, because I think it’s great for Native American culture to be able to share their history, their culture, their ongoing things with as many people as possible,” Kazen said.
As it is for many other Native American casinos, the history of the Comanche casino and the Comanche tribe is not only a defining foundation but also a huge asset in setting itself apart from competitors.
“Every casino tries to do something different to get people to come and visit them, whether it’s a new restaurant concept, whether it’s a new recreation concept, […] legalized gaming, Native American gaming, we all try to do something different from our competitors,” Kazen explained. “The one thing that Native American casinos have that our competitors don’t is [that] Native American casinos are a huge part of American history. I think most of them, including our tribe…they try to show that.”
The partnership is one of the first of its kind in the nation, and not only showcases the history of the Comanche tribe and casinos but the rich history of Native Americans across the United States.
“When people come to a Native American casino, I think the history intrigues them, interests them, excites them. Now, they can go up in a hotel room and they can see it live; they can see what is going on with Native American culture, what history is out there for them to see,” Kazen explained. “It’s just another way to, I’d say, brag about the tremendous history that Native Americans have throughout the United States.”
As viewers enter and leave their hotel rooms, Kazen hopes that the new programming will not only inform, but also entertain, start conversations, and carry beyond the casino grounds.
Getting live history as opposed to a painting or a sculpture, seeing it in actual videos […], they’re gonna walk away and go, ‘that was really cool!’
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