Archives - April, 2020



11 Apr 20

Arizona gambling halls are based in the "valley of the sun," in the Southwestern area of the States. Arizona is known for its meteorologic conditions and breathtaking scenery; from the desert to the mountains, the outdoors is as varied as it is attractive. The population of Arizona is over five million, and the capital and biggest municipality is Phoenix, with a population of over 1.4 million.

Arizona gambling dens were authorized on Amerindian or Native American reserves in the 1990’s, and bands are bequeathed "slot machine allowances" for the total amount of slot machine games allowed in every casino. There are fifteen metropolitan areas, with Arizona casinos, operated by various Amerindian bands. The minimum age for gambling at Arizona casinos is twenty one, and the majority of these casinos are available for 24 hours. Harrah’s Phoenix Ak-Chin Casino Resort, in Maricopa, is open all day and night and has forty thousand square feet of gaming room, with nine hundred and fifty one armed bandits, and eight table games. Casino Arizona, in Scottsdale, is never closed, with thirty thousand sq.ft., 500 slot machines, and 36 table games; and the Paradise Casino, in Yuma, has 30,000 square feet, seven hundred and fifty slot machines, and 15 table games.

The grandest of the Arizona casinos, Casino Del Sol, is situated in Tucson and is never closed. This two hundred and forty thousandsq.ft. casino has 1,000 slot machines, 20 table games, and 6 restaurants. An additional one of the bigger Arizona gambling dens is the Desert Diamond Casino in Sahurita, with 185,000 square feet of betting area, four hundred and ninety eight one armed bandits, fifteen table games, and 4 dining rooms. The Desert Diamond Casino is open weekdays, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and 24 hours on Saturday and Sunday. There are many other big Arizona casinos, which includes the Cliff Castle Casino in Camp Verde, with one hundred and forty thousand square feet, 575 slots, and ten table games; and the Gila River Casino – Vee Quiva in Laveen, with 89,000 square feet, 675 slots, and ten table games.

In addition, the Blue Water Resort and Casino on the Colorado River in Parker, Arizona, presents 21 and poker, as well as one armed bandits, bingo, and keno. One of the most beloved Arizona gambling dens is the Fort McDowell Casino in Fountain Hills, with every day no-limit poker tournaments, non stop table side snack service, and the highest poker jackpots in Arizona. Some of the smaller Arizona casinos include the Yavapi in Prescott, with six thousand sq.ft., two hundred and fifty slot machines, 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 gambling dens afford great entertainment and non-stop wagering in authentic Vegas style.







3 Apr 20

New Mexico has a stormy gambling background. When the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was passed by the House in 1989, it looked like New Mexico would be one of the states to cash in on the American Indian casino craze. Politics guaranteed that wouldn’t be the situation.

The New Mexico governor Bruce King announced a working group in 1990 to create a contract with New Mexico American Indian bands. When the working group came to an accord with two important local bands a year later, Governor King declined to sign the bargain. He would hold up a deal until 1994.

When a new governor took over in Nineteen Ninety Five, it seemed that Amerindian wagering in New Mexico was now a certainty. But when Governor Gary Johnson signed the accord with the Native bands, anti-gambling groups were able to tie the deal up in courts. A New Mexico court found that Governor Johnson had out stepped his bounds in signing a deal, therefore denying the government of New Mexico hundreds of thousands of dollars in licensing revenues over the next several years.

It took the Compact Negotiation Act, signed by the New Mexico house, to get the ball rolling on a full contract amongst the State of New Mexico and its Amerindian bands. Ten years had been lost for gambling in New Mexico, including Native casino Bingo.

The not for profit Bingo business has gotten bigger from Nineteen Ninety-Nine. In that year, New Mexico not for profit game owners brought in only $3,048. That climbed to $725,150 in 2000, and surpassed a million dollars in revenues in 2001. Non-profit Bingo earnings have increased constantly since that time. 2005 saw the greatest year, with $1,233,289 grossed by the providers.

Bingo is categorically popular in New Mexico. All types of owners look for a slice of the pie. Hopefully, the politicos are through batting over gambling as a hot button factor like they did back in the 1990’s. That’s most likely hopeful thinking.