Turning Stone Awarded 2026 #1 Best Overall Gaming Resort in New York During Historic Year of Transformation

Oneida Indian Nation Homelands (August 12, 2026) – Turning Stone Resort Casino has been named the #1 Best Overall Gaming Resort in New York by Casino Player Magazine, a leading authority in gaming and hospitality. The resort earned 13 total first-place wins in this year’s awards and 33 awards total, more than any other resort or casino in the state. These honors come on the heels of the arrival of the first phase of the historic $400 million Turning Stone Evolution, which is delivering a new state of luxury with a new 258-room hotel, The Crescent, a signature fine-dining restaurant, Salt, and even more guest experiences and entertainment.

This September, Turning Stone will reveal The Grand Expo, a modern convention and events center poised to establish the resort as New York’s premier and largest meetings and conventions destination. The Grand Expo features nine luxe meeting rooms, two with private outdoor patios, an elegant 30,000-square-foot Grand Ballroom, a lushly landscaped grand courtyard and dynamic gathering spaces with seamless connectivity to Turning Stone’s world-class amenities and accommodations. Arriving months ahead of schedule, The Grand Expo doubles Turning Stone’s events space to 225,000 square feet and expands the resort’s ability to host everything from intimate executive gatherings to large-scale conventions, celebrations and corporate events.

Turning Stone’s first-place recognitions in Casino Player Magazine’s Best of Gaming Awards for 2026 include:

• Best Overall Gaming Resort
• Best Hotel
• Best Pool
• Best Golf Course: Kaluhyat Golf Course
• Best VIP Lounge/Area
• Best Promotions
• Best Table Game Tournaments
• Best High Limit Poker Room
• Best Poker Room
• Best Poker Tournaments
• Best Live Poker
• Best Bingo
• Best Overall Sports Book

Awards are chosen based on guest feedback across a diverse range of criteria that includes guest service and experiences, luxury amenities, player perks and more. Above all, Casino Player Magazine cites consistency in exceeding expectations as the hallmark of award-winning destinations.

“You don’t stay the best by standing still. You do it by investing, innovating and always finding new ways to give guests an experience they can’t find anywhere else,” said Oneida Indian Nation Representative and Turning Stone Enterprises CEO Ray Halbritter. “2026 has been a historic year for Turning Stone and laid the foundation for even greater things ahead.”

Turning Stone is New York’s most awarded four-season resort and has received more than 1,000 national awards and recognitions. Most recently, Turning Stone has been named the #1 Weekend Golf Getaway by Golf Digest and earned top honors that include the Forbes Travel Guide 4-Star Award (The Lodge, TS Steakhouse, Wildflowers, Skʌ:nʌ́: Spa), Conde Nast Johansens Award for Excellence (Best Immersive Experience), Best of Dining and Nightlife - Best Overall Dining by Casino Player Magazine and Best Spa in New York (Spas of America Top 10 Casino Spas; Skʌ:nʌ́:).

About Turning Stone Resort Casino

A renowned, award-winning destination that is redefining luxury in Upstate New York, the Oneida Indian Nation’s Turning Stone Resort Casino features world-class amenities and New York’s largest meetings and conventions resort including six hotels, two luxurious spas, five golf courses, more than 26 dining options, a 125,000 square foot Las Vegas-style gaming floor, TS Sports, a state-of-the-art sports betting lounge, The Showroom, an intimate concert venue, a 5,000 seat arena, and several nightlife venues. Conveniently located 30 miles east of Syracuse at NYS Thruway exit 33, Turning Stone was named the #1 Best Gaming Resort in New York by Casino Player Magazine and the #1 Best Overall Dining in 2026. Turning Stone has also earned the prestigious Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Award for The Lodge, Wildflowers restaurant, TS Steakhouse, and Skʌ:nʌ́: Spa, and, for more than a decade, the AAA Four Diamond Award for The Lodge, The Tower Hotel, and Wildflowers restaurant.

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