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West Valley Resort & Casino - Opening 2016?
Tribal Organization: Tohono O'odham Nation
WEST VALLEY RESORT & CASINO
Northern Avenue between 91st Avenue and 95th Avenue
Glendale, AZ

OFFICIAL GROUND-BREAKING WAS CELEBRATED AUGUST 28, 2014
Construction will be completed in early 2016.

The West Valley Resort & Casino will be a 1.2 million square-foot casino resort near the sports and entertainment district of western Maricopa County. The facility will include a casino, a spa hotel, a 3-acre atrium, event center, restaurants and bars, retail space, and a convention center. See the full list of features below.



CONSTRUCTION

The initial construction phase will be completed in the 2nd half of 2015 and include 1,000 slots, 2 restaurants, a bar, and 1,100 parking spaces. The complete facility will be finished by early 2016.

HISTORY

The Tohono O’odham Nation had thousands of acres of their land in the San Lucy District ruined by continuous flooding caused by federal construction of the Painted Rock Dam. To compensate the Nation the U.S. Congress passed the Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Replacement Act (Public Law 99-503). The law authorizes the Nation to buy unincorporated lands in Pima, Pinal, or Maricopa counties as replacement reservation lands. It also directs the U.S. Interior Department to transfer the replacement land into federal trust.

In 2003 the Nation purchased 135 acres of unincorporated land near Glendale, Arizona, as replacement land for the purpose economic and community development. The Nation has asked the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust allowing them to build a casino per the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). Lawsuits have challenged the qualifications of these 135 acres as replacement land.

FEATURES

Property:
    - 1.2 million square-foot casino resort located on 78 acres (of 135)
    - Projected construction cost is $607
    - Estimated construction time is between 32 and 44 months

Casino: 150,000 square feet of gaming space
    - 1,089 gaming machines
    - 50 table games
    - 25 poker tables
    - 1,000-seat bingo hall

Spa Hotel: 600 rooms including 480 guest rooms and 120 suites

Dining:
   
      Dining Venues (8)
      - 5 restaurants          
      - Food Court          
      - Buffet     400 seats     21,250 sq-ft
      - Coffee Shop     150 seats     6,590 sq-ft
                   
      Bars            
      - Sports Bar     90 seats     5,600 sq-ft
      - VIP Lounge           2,100 sq-ft
      - Casino Feature Bar           4,800 sq-ft

Event Center: 40,000 sq-ft that doubles as convention/meeting space

Convention and Meeting Space: 180,000 sq-ft

Retail Space: 30,000 sq-ft

Parking:
    - Valet parking 250 spaces
    - Surface parking 3,000 spaces
    - Parking structure 750 spaces

Way in the background is the University of Phoenix Stadium. Home of the Arizona Cardinals

Construction Underway

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West Valley Resort & Casino - Opening 2016?
Tribal Organization: Tohono O'odham Nation
WEST VALLEY RESORT & CASINO
Northern Avenue between 91st Avenue and 95th Avenue
Glendale, AZ

OFFICIAL GROUND-BREAKING WAS CELEBRATED AUGUST 28, 2014
Construction will be completed in early 2016.

The West Valley Resort & Casino will be a 1.2 million square-foot casino resort near the sports and entertainment district of western Maricopa County. The facility will include a casino, a spa hotel, a 3-acre atrium, event center, restaurants and bars, retail space, and a convention center. See the full list of features below.



CONSTRUCTION

The initial construction phase will be completed in the 2nd half of 2015 and include 1,000 slots, 2 restaurants, a bar, and 1,100 parking spaces. The complete facility will be finished by early 2016.

HISTORY

The Tohono O’odham Nation had thousands of acres of their land in the San Lucy District ruined by continuous flooding caused by federal construction of the Painted Rock Dam. To compensate the Nation the U.S. Congress passed the Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Replacement Act (Public Law 99-503). The law authorizes the Nation to buy unincorporated lands in Pima, Pinal, or Maricopa counties as replacement reservation lands. It also directs the U.S. Interior Department to transfer the replacement land into federal trust.

In 2003 the Nation purchased 135 acres of unincorporated land near Glendale, Arizona, as replacement land for the purpose economic and community development. The Nation has asked the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust allowing them to build a casino per the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). Lawsuits have challenged the qualifications of these 135 acres as replacement land.

FEATURES

Property:
    - 1.2 million square-foot casino resort located on 78 acres (of 135)
    - Projected construction cost is $607
    - Estimated construction time is between 32 and 44 months

Casino: 150,000 square feet of gaming space
    - 1,089 gaming machines
    - 50 table games
    - 25 poker tables
    - 1,000-seat bingo hall

Spa Hotel: 600 rooms including 480 guest rooms and 120 suites

Dining:
   
      Dining Venues (8)
      - 5 restaurants          
      - Food Court          
      - Buffet     400 seats     21,250 sq-ft
      - Coffee Shop     150 seats     6,590 sq-ft
                   
      Bars            
      - Sports Bar     90 seats     5,600 sq-ft
      - VIP Lounge           2,100 sq-ft
      - Casino Feature Bar           4,800 sq-ft

Event Center: 40,000 sq-ft that doubles as convention/meeting space

Convention and Meeting Space: 180,000 sq-ft

Retail Space: 30,000 sq-ft

Parking:
    - Valet parking 250 spaces
    - Surface parking 3,000 spaces
    - Parking structure 750 spaces

Way in the background is the University of Phoenix Stadium. Home of the Arizona Cardinals

Nice progressive report. Thanks CK for posting it.

They were working yesterday as well. They're in a hurry to get the casino open.

When the word Glendale popped up. I immediately thought about football. Weekends will just get even much more enjoyable than it is for visitors to visit there. Thanks for sharing!

When the word Glendale popped up. I immediately thought about football. Weekends will just get even much more enjoyable than it is for visitors to visit there. Thanks for sharing!

According to a 2010 article, the The Tohono O’odham operate three casinos and 2,055 of 2,686 devices, which includes its maximum allotment as well as the maximum number the tribe is allowed to lease from other tribes. The article says Tohono O’odham likely would relocate a number of slot machines from one of its larger Tucson area properties.

I am curious as to what tribe will provide lease rights to Tohono O’odham and which Tucson casino they plan on reducing the number of slots.

The Hualapai Tribe comes to mind. While they own?, the Skywalk, their reservation is too remote for a casino. Its kinda down in a canyon, The Grand Canyon.

The Tohono O'odham also have a slot joint outside of Ajo.

The Hualapai Tribe comes to mind. While they own?, the Skywalk, their reservation is too remote for a casino. Its kinda down in a canyon, The Grand Canyon.

The Tohono O'odham also have a slot joint outside of Ajo.

It will be interesting to see what they do.

It looks like another legal hurdle the Tohono O'odham need to overcome.

Tribe could sue Arizona if gaming agency blocks casino near Glendale

It looks like another legal hurdle the Tohono O'odham need to overcome.

Tribe could sue Arizona if gaming agency blocks casino near Glendale

I can't name one government entity that has beaten a tribe in Federal Court. But I'm not up on it as much as I used to be.
CK