The much-anticipated Desert Diamond Casino White Tanks venue has set a December opening date.
The Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise (TOGE) will hold its opening event on Dec. 18, featuring activities throughout the day to celebrate its fifth casino, located near Loop 303 and Northern Parkway, west of Glendale.
The addition of the new casino is anticipated to spur economic growth for the West Valley and the Tohono O’odham Nation, said Mike Bean, the CEO of TOGE.
“We look forward to creating positive new opportunities for the Tohono O’odham Nation, the West Valley, and Arizona,” Bean said in a statement.
Construction began in April 2023 on the $450 million, state-of-the-art casino — the exterior of which evokes a desert butterfly represented in the porte cochere, according to a release. JCJ Architecture led the design of the new facility and Hunt-Penta Joint Venture served as the general contractor. More than 5,500 construction jobs were created over the past 19 months related to the project.
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