Arizona Casinos: Jewels of the Southwest
Arizona is known as the 'Valley of the sun' and it is situated in Southwestern United States. Arizona is popular for its weather and splendid landscape; the backdrop of this state is just magnificent and simply beautiful. The capital and largest city is Phoenix which has a population of more than 1.4 million, and the entire state is made up of more than 5 million in population.
During the 90's, Arizona casinos were officially recognized on Native American reservations and the tribes were given specific number of slot machines that are allowed per casino. Fifteen cities in Arizona have casinos that are run by Indian tribes, and the minimum age permitted to gamble, in all Arizona casinos, is 21 years old.
Most of the casinos in Arizona are open 24 hours daily. The one in Maricopa, Harrah's Phoenix Ak-Chin Casino Resort, opens for 24 hours and has an area of 40000 square feet, 8 table games and 950 slots. The Casino Arizona located in Scottsdale is also open 24 hours with an area of 30000 square feet, 36 table games and 500 slots. The Paradise Casino located in Yuma has an area of 30000 square feet, 15 table games and 750 slots.
The Casino Del Sol in Tucson is the largest of all Arizona casinos. It is open 24 hours, has an area of 240000 square feet, 20 table games, 1000 slots and 6 restaurants. Other large casinos such as the Desert Diamond Casino located in Sahurita with an area of 185000 square feet, 15 table games, 498 slots and 4 restaurants.
This casino opens 24 hours during weekends and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. The Cliff Castle Casino located in Camp Verde has an area of 140000 square feet, 10 table games and 575 slots. The Gila River Casino-Vee Quiva located in Laveen has and area of 89000 square feet, 10 table games and 675 slots.
Other popular Arizona casinos include the Blue Water Resort and Casino situated on the Colorado River in Parker offer games such as poker, blackjack, bingo, slots and keno. The Fort McDowell is one of the most famous casinos in Arizona which offers no-limit poker tournaments daily, a 24 hour food service and has the highest poker payouts.
The smaller Arizona casinos such as the Yavapi in the city of Prescott has a gambling area of 6000 square feet, 8 able games and 250 slots; the Spirit Mountain Casino located in Mojave has 9500 square feet of gambling area and 260 slots.
Truly enough that Arizona casinos are sources of great fun and entertainment. There may be only several casinos in Arizona, but they are certainly great finds plus the wonderful backdrop of the state who wouldn't want to stay a while and enjoy the best of everything.
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