Shooting Star Casino Bagley is the White Earth Nation's second gaming property, opened on 17 August 2016 on the county highway between Ebro and Bagley. It rates 4.0 from around 800 Google reviewers.
The most important thing to establish first: this is not the Shooting Star most people are looking for.
Bagley or Mahnomen?
The Nation runs two casinos under the same name and they are very different places.
Shooting Star Casino at Mahnomen, about forty minutes west, is the resort — a 73,000-square-foot floor with 1,100-plus machines, table games, bingo, poker, a 386-room hotel with a spa, and a 15,000-square-foot concert venue.
Bagley is the small one. If you booked a hotel and a show, you want Mahnomen. People do get this wrong, and it is a forty-minute correction.
What's on the floor
Slots only — more than 170 machines.
There are no table games, no poker and no bingo hall here. That is the entire gaming offering, and the property does not pretend otherwise.
What it is instead is a genuinely local floor for Clearwater County and the lake country around it — quick to get into, quick to leave, and rarely busy in the way a destination property is.
The motel and dining
There is a bar and grill on site.
The Shooting Star Bagley Motel runs 11 rooms with a dedicated shuttle service to the casino. Eleven rooms is genuinely tiny, and in a region where summer accommodation gets scarce it books out — reserve well ahead if you want it.
Tips before you go
Google currently lists the casino as open 11am to midnight Sunday through Thursday, and 11am to 2am on Friday and Saturday. Older listings show longer hours, including 24-hour weekends, and they are out of date. Go by the current listing, and confirm with the venue if you are driving any distance.
Minnesota tribal casinos generally admit players from 18, though individual properties set their own rules and areas serving alcohol are often 21-plus. Confirm with the venue before travelling.
Bagley sits in Clearwater County between Bemidji and the Mahnomen property, in lake and forest country. This is a stop rather than a destination — treat it as somewhere to spend an hour if you are already nearby.
Nearby alternatives
West, Shooting Star Casino at Mahnomen is the same Nation's full resort. East, Cedar Lakes Casino Hotel at Cass Lake has 650 machines, blackjack, a 100-room hotel and a brewpub. Further east, White Oak Casino at Deer River is the other small floor in the region.
For the full picture, see all Minnesota in-person casinos.
FAQ
What are Shooting Star Casino Bagley's hours?
Current listings show 11am to midnight Sunday through Thursday, and 11am to 2am Friday and Saturday. Older sources showing 24-hour weekends are out of date — confirm with the venue before travelling.
How old do you have to be to gamble at Shooting Star Casino Bagley?
Minnesota tribal casinos generally admit players from 18, though individual properties set their own rules and areas serving alcohol are often 21-plus. Confirm with the venue before travelling.
What games are available at Shooting Star Casino Bagley?
Slot machines only — more than 170 of them. There are no table games, no poker and no bingo.
What is the difference between Shooting Star Bagley and Mahnomen?
Mahnomen is the resort: a 73,000-square-foot floor, 1,100-plus machines, table games, bingo, poker, a 386-room hotel with a spa and a concert venue. Bagley is a slots-only floor with an 11-room motel, about forty minutes east.
Does Shooting Star Bagley have a hotel?
A small one — the 11-room Shooting Star Bagley Motel, with a shuttle to the casino. It books out in summer.
When did Shooting Star Casino Bagley open?
17 August 2016, as the White Earth Nation's second gaming property.
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Updated August 2026 · Details verified against Minnesota Indian Gaming Association records and the venue's official site. Hours and offerings change — confirm before you go.
