Phoenix Visitors Can Add Vegas-Style Casino Gaming to List of Activities

Phoenix, Arizona visitors trying to find great weather, manicured golf courses, gourmet restaurants and sublime shopping excursions is now able to indulge in Las Vegas-style gaming at the Valley of the Sun's seven exciting casino locations.

Live blackjack and poker, the modern video slots, casino bingo, video poker and more are offered at Indian gaming venues surrounding Phoenix. Here are the locations and some informative data on each.

*Fort McDowell Casino - Located just north of Fountain Hills and Scottsdale, this casino adjoins the Radisson Fort McDowell Resort & Spa and the nationally-recognized We-Ko-Pa Golf Club. Home to a lot more than 800 slot machines, live poker and blackjack, this location boasts the favorite "Lucky 7 Saloon" with live entertainment several nights a week. Fort McDowell can be known for bringing in nationally-known music groups to execute on the outdoor stage.

*Casino Arizona - two locations in Scottsdale. -- Casino Arizona at Salt River - McKellips Rd. and the Loop 101. More than 1,000 slot machines, 50+ blackjack tables, Keno and a showroom featuring the Vegas-style "Showstoppers Live" revue generate locals and visitors alike. A spotlight of the casino interior is its outstanding collection of Native American pottery and other art and artifacts.

*Casino Arizona at Talking Stick - Indian Bend Rd. and the Loop 101. This location features the Talking Stick Golf Club, 600+ slots machines, 42 blackjack tables, an expansive poker room and a "high limits" gaming area. Visitors may also enjoy their favorite sporting events on Arizona's largest TV screens. A new 400+-room resort is slated to open on this site in 2010.

*Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino & Resort - Located in Maricopa -- about 45 minutes from Sky Harbor Airport -- this casino is alone in Arizona to be of a national gaming enterprise. Visitors here include members of Harrah's popular Total Rewards Club(TM) player promotion club who is able to make reservations through the Harrah's website. In addition to slot machines and video poker, this casino offers live poker, keno, bingo and more.

*Gila River Casinos - three locations near Chandler. -- Wild Horse Pass Casino - Home to 875 slot machines, live poker, blackjack and keno, this destination also supplies a 1500 seat high-stakes bingo room. Located just off the I-10 freeway, Wild Horse Pass is near the popular Rawhide Western Town, the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort and the Whirlwind Golf Club. A brand new "WHP" is under construction and should open in Fall of 2009.
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*Vee Quiva - This casino supplies a newly-remodeled poker room, 500-seat bingo hall and significantly more than 675 slot machines. The littlest of the three casinos, Vee Quiva is situated 15 miles south of the I-10 in Laveen, Arizona.

*Lone Butte Casino - Opening on November 20, 2008, the newest $60 million Lone Butte Casino will offer visitors a 120,000 square-foot gaming destination featuring 850 slot machines, poker, casino bingo and live blackjack with limits from $5 -- $500. Located off the Loop 202 freeway at Kyrene Road, Lone Butte will be home to six restaurants as well as the Cascades Lounge with live entertainment Thursday - Sunday.