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The San Xavier Indian Reservation (O’odham: Wa:k) is an Indian reservation of the Tohono O’odham Nation located near Tucson, Arizona, in the Sonoran Desert.The San Xavier Reservation lies in the southwestern part of the Tucson metropolitan area and consists of 111.543 sq mi (288.895 km²) of land area, about 2.5 percent of the Tohono O’odham Nation. It had a 2000 census resident population of 2,053 persons, or 19 percent of the Tohono O’odham population.

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- 2.1San Xavier casinos
- 2.2Main Reservation (Papago Reservation) Casino
- 2.3San Lucy District (Glendale, AZ)

Mission[edit]

The Mission at the San Xavier Indian Reservation. August 2005.

The reservation is home to a Spanishmission, Mission San Xavier del Bac, which was built in between 1783 and 1797. It is a National Historic Landmark, and has been in continuous use for over 200 years. It was built by Tohono O’odham laborers.

Gaming[edit]

Inside the casino at the San Xavier Indian Reservation. August 2005.

The tribe also operates three casinos, two of which are on the San Xavier section of the reservation. The casino facilities, known as the Desert Diamond and Golden Ha:ṣañ, feature slot machines, table games, video blackjack and other forms of gambling. There is also a buffet. The facility also features a theater for live entertainment.

San Xavier casinos[edit]

Desert Diamond Casinos and Entertainment Tucson[edit]

Tohono O'odham Nation7350 S. Nogales Highway, Tucson1 mile south of Valencia Rd on Nogales Highway1-520-294-7777 ^[1]

Desert Diamond Casinos and Entertainment Sahuarita[edit]

1100 W. Pima Mine Rd, SahuaritaSouth of Tucson at I-19 and Exit 80 (Pima Mine Rd)1-866-332-9467^[1]

Main Reservation (Papago Reservation) Casino[edit]

Desert Diamond Casinos and Entertainment Why[edit]

Highway 86, Why1½ miles east of Why, AZ on Highway 861-520-362-2746^[1]

This casino is located at the extreme western end of the main reservation (formerly known as the Papago Indian Reservation).

San Lucy District (Glendale, AZ)[edit]

West Valley Resort[edit]

Northern Ave and Loop 101 Glendale, AZ.Future site of the West Valley Resort at Northern Avenue

Notes[edit]

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References[edit]

Census Tract 9409 (San Xavier Reservation), Pima County, Arizona; Tohono O'odham Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land, Arizona United States Census Bureau

How different is the casino?

The resort will go up north of the current casino, which the tribe will use as a warehouse once construction is complete.

The casino will cover 75,000 square feet, compared with the current facility's 35,000 square feet. And it will offer table games such as blackjack and poker, as well as Las Vegas-style slot machines.

Tohono O'odham spokesman Matt Smith said there are no plans to add table games to the current casino.

The tribe opened the Class 2 casino with bingo-style slot machines and no table games because the state denied a Class 3 gaming license. The state also denied the casino a liquor license.

Desert Diamond Casino West Valley

The tribe filed a lawsuit against Arizona for denying a higher-level gaming license and the state responded with several counterclaims.

The two entities reached a settlement in May, allowing the tribe to move forward with the project as long as the tribe didn't build more casinos in the Phoenix area in the foreseeable future.

The battle for blackjack

Getting a casino with blackjack and beer was born out of a long battle between the Tohono O'odham Nation and opponents, which at times have included Glendale, other tribes and the state.

Tribal leaders believed they had the right to open a casino on West Valley land that it had purchased based on a settlement with the federal government to replace land that was flooded by a government-installed dam on the Gila River. The tribe purchased the land in 2003, a year after Arizona voters approved a gaming compact that state officials said would prohibit new casinos in the Valley. The state accused the tribe of fraud.

In early 2016, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a ruling that the West Valley casino complied with federal law and the gaming compact. However, the case was still working its way through federal court when the state and tribe reached a settlement.

Republic reporter Jessica Boehm contributed to this article.

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