29, the new We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort will open for a new age of gaming and entertainment in the Northeast Valley and, according to organizers, raise the bar for Valley gaming venues. The casino will close at midnight tonight and Fort McDowell Casino will be no more.Īt 6 p.m. The old building where the original bingo hall opened is still part of the Fort McDowell Casino – that is, until today. In 1992 an attempt by federal agents to seize slot machines at the Fort McDowell Casino halted operations, but only temporarily as the nation challenged the state for its right under federal law to operate the casino.įort McDowell Casino reopened and grew with more slots and table games.Įventually the time came for the operation to grow even more to keep up with other tribal gaming operations, which Fort McDowell had a big part in establishing their right to open.

What began as Baja Bingo has seen a lot of changes and history, as the Yavapai Nation at Fort McDowell was at the point of the spear for Indian gaming rights in the state and nation. In 1984 the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation opened the first tribal gaming operation in Arizona.

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