Arizona casinos are located in the "valley of the sun," in the Southwestern area of the United States. Arizona is acknowledged for its meteorologic conditions and wondrous ambiance; from the arid regions to the mountains, the environment is as varied as it is attractive. The population of Arizona is over 5,000,000, and the capital and grandest municipality is Phoenix, with a population of over one point four million.
Arizona casinos were legalized on Indian or Native reserves in the 1990’s, and tribes are given "slot allotments" for the total amount of slot machines approved in each gambling den. There are 15 metropolitan areas, with Arizona gambling halls, operated by various Amerindian bands. The youngest age for gambling at Arizona gambling halls is twenty one, and most of these gambling dens are never close. Harrah’s Phoenix Ak-Chin Casino Resort, in Maricopa, is never closed and has 40,000 square feet of wagering area, with 950 one armed bandits, and eight table games. Casino Arizona, in Scottsdale, is never closed, with thirty thousand square feet, five hundred one armed bandits, and thirty six table games; and the Paradise Casino, in Yuma, has 30,000 sq.ft., seven hundred and fifty one armed bandits, and fifteen table games.
The largest of the Arizona casinos, Casino Del Sol, is based in Tucson and is open 24 hours. This 240,000square foot casino has 1,000 slots, 20 table games, and 6 restaurants. An additional one of the greater Arizona gambling halls is the Desert Diamond Casino in Sahurita, with one hundred and eighty five thousand square feet of gambling room, four hundred and ninety eight slot machines, 15 table games, and 4 restaurants. The Desert Diamond Casino is open weekdays, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and all day and night on Saturday and Sunday. There are many other substantial Arizona casinos, including the Cliff Castle Casino in Camp Verde, with 140,000 sq.ft., 575 one armed bandits, and ten table games; and the Gila River Casino – Vee Quiva in Laveen, with 89,000 sq.ft., six hundred and seventy five slots, and 10 table games.
In addition, the Blue Water Resort and Casino on the Colorado River in Parker, Arizona, provides twenty-one and poker, also one armed bandits, bingo, and keno. One of the most prominent Arizona gambling dens is the Fort McDowell Casino in Fountain Hills, with each day no-limit poker tournaments, around the clock table side food delivery, and the biggest poker jackpots in Arizona. Some of the smaller Arizona casinos include the Yavapi in Prescott, with six thousand square feet, two hundred and fifty slots, and 8 table games; and the Spirit Mountain Casino in Mojave, with nine thousand five hundred sq.ft. and two hundred and sixty slot machines.
Arizona casinos offer wonderful shows and around the clock gambling in genuine Las Vegas style.