In Arizona, the Tohono O’odham Nation’s new $400 million Desert Diamond Casino West Valley opened on Wednesday and within hours reached max capacity. Located near the city of Glendale’s bustling Westgate Entertainment District, the 1.2 million square foot casino replaces the interim casino that had been operating successfully since December 2015. The temporary casino, which is located adjacent to the new facility, closed at 8pm on Tuesday, February 18. Since its opening over four years ago, it had offered slot […]

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The Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise recently reached a settlement with the state of Arizona in regards to the Desert Diamond Casino and now the group is ready to begin construction on their resort and casino plans. By the end of the year, a massive expansion will take place after the tribal group has dealt with several legal challenges after announcing in 2009, that they planned on opening a resort and casino near the sports and entertainment district of Glendale. In […]

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The Arizona Department Of Gaming has announced that public bodies in the state can expect to receive just over $25 million in contributions from tribal gaming operations for the second quarter of the year, which represents a 2.9% decrease compared with the same period in 2015. Arizona has 23 tribal casinos offering slots, jackpot poker, blackjack, keno and off-track parimutuel wagering via Class III licenses with these venues handing over one to eight percent of their gross gaming revenues to state […]

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Desert Diamond Casino – West Valley adjacent to the Phoenix, Arizona suburb of Glendale is one step closer to offering visitors a full scale casino experience thanks to a ruling today from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.  The court unanimously upheld a lower court ruling that determined the Tohono O’odham Nation could offer casino gaming at their Glendale casino. The casino opened on December 20, 2015 offering Class II or ‘bingo’ slots. Today’s ruling was the 19th decision in a row […]

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After a long battle in December, the Tohono O’odham Nation, a southern Arizona tribe, opened the doors of the Desert Diamond Casino – West Valley, located at the edge of Glendale on the western side of Phoenix. However, a lawmaker that was trying to stop the construction of the Arizona tribe’s casino, Sen. John McCain, is still bothered by the situation. McCain sponsored S.152, the Keep the Promise Act, that would have blocked the construction of the casino even though federal […]

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The Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise (TOGE) Board announced today that CEO, Andy Asselin will be retained for another two years. Mr. Asselin joined TOGE in 2013 and since that time has lead the Enterprise through the process of constructing the first phase, and the opening of Desert Diamond Casino – West Valley in the Phoenix Suburb of Glendale. Against mounting odds and detractors from competing tribes to the US Congress and Senate, Desert Diamond Casino – West Valley opened on December 20, 2015 […]

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The Desert Diamond Casino – West Valley will open its doors to the public at 1:00 p.m. today. After opening, the casino will operate 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Players will find 50,000 square feet of well arranged casino space with wide aisles and wide comfortable chairs in front of 1,089 slot machines including the most popular on the market. The casino offers Class II gaming devices that look and act just like Las Vegas slot machines. The only differences are […]

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