Names / Locations:
Wild Horse Pass Casino (District 4 - Santan)
Just off I-10 East, Exit 162 at Wild Horse Pass Blvd.
Vee Quiva Casino (District 6 - Komatke) “Only west Phoenix Casino”
12 miles south of I-10 West on 51st Avenue
Lone Butte Casino (District 4 - Santan)
On 56th Street, just 1 mile south of Chandler Blvd.; or, exit 162 off I-10 East; left on Sundust Road
Definition of Names:
Wild Horse Pass " Wild Horses ran through and around the current site
Vee Quiva " Derived from Pima & Maricopa words meaning “Mountain West”
Lone Butte Casino " Area location (Lone Butte industrial Park and community); the name is also a tribute to “original” casino previously located in same area.
Gila River Gaming Enterprises, Inc. History:
- 1993 Gila River Indian Community signed gaming compact.
- 1994 Lone Butte Casino opened May 25 (6,800 sq.ft.)
1 " Deli
271 " Slot Machines
- 1995 Wild Horse Pass Casino opened in a temporary structure on June 3rd (66,000 sq.ft. sprung white Tents)
500 " Slot Machines
1 " Deli
1 " Restaurant
25 " Seat Live Keno
1,500 " Seat Bingo Hall
- November 15, 1997 " Wild Horse Pass Casino Opened (Permanent Site)
167,400 sq. ft. " Architectural tribute to the Hu Hu Kam™s Casa Grande Ruins
500 " Slot machines
1,500 " Seat Bingo Hall
50 " Poker Tables " One of the largest poker rooms in AZ
Non-alcoholic Sports Lounge
30 " Seat Live Keno
2 " Deli™s located in the Bingo Hall and Slot Floor
1 " Restaurant: “Wind Dance Restaurant”
1 " Retail Gift Shop
- December 13, 1997 " Vee Quiva Casino Opened (Permanent Site)
69,000 sq. ft " Native American design / Tribal community names incorporated in name of casino floor areas
500 " Slot Machines
500 " Seat Bingo Hall
10 " Poker Tables (only poker room on Westside of Metro-Phoenix)
1 " Buffet / Restaurant
1 " Food Deli
1 " Retail Gift Shop
- January 25, 2002 " New Lone Butte Casino opened (Lone Butte Industrial Park area)
400 " Newest edition slot machines
Slot Lover™s Deli
- June 16, 2003 " Zuni Transfer Agreement
475 Slot Machines
- August 2003 " Blackjack Opened
18 tables at Wild Horse Pass
8 tables at Vee Quiva
4 tables at Lone Butte
- December 2003 " 300 New Slots
250 New Slots at Wild Horse Pass
50 New Slots at Lone Butte
Impact Study:
- Total number of employees 1,948 for all three casino locations (May 2005)
- Of the employees employed, 833 are Native American and 1,115 are Non-Native Americans. (May 2005)
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