Casino Arizona

Is Casino Arizona worth going to? We are staying at the Legacy Golf Resort and wondering if it%26#39;s worth the drive.

Thanks

Casino Arizona

No, it%26#39;s a dump.

Casino Arizona

I haven%26#39;t been, so I can%26#39;t honestly say, and it wouldn%26#39;t really occur to me as a ';must see'; for visitors. If you were going to drive out to Scottsdale from the Legacy, I%26#39;d certainly suggest visiting Frank Lloyd Wright%26#39;s Taliesin West over the casino. But everyone likes something different. Casino Arizona did appear in a travel article in the New York Times just a few months ago, in a recommended itinerary for ';36 hours in Scottsdale.'; I happen to agree with most of what they said about the other places on their list. Here%26#39;s what they said about Casino Arizona:

';Somewhere, say, between the glitz of the Venetian casino in Las Vegas and the smoke-choked spots on the Mississippi coast is Casino Arizona 101 %26amp; Indian Bend (9700 East Indian Bend Road; 480-850-7777; www.casinoaz.com), a low-key gambling hall run by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indians. Try your luck at blackjack (minimum bets range from $5 to $25), or develop a case of repetitive stress injury by yanking on the slots as a cover band oozes the hits of Lionel Richie. ';

The full article is at the following link, and you may have to register (free) at the NYT website to read it.

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I have been to Casino Arizona several times, and it is not a dump as suggested above. It%26#39;s not a large casino. It%26#39;s attractive, and the food is good. There is also the Wild Horse Pass Casino south of where you will bve staying ... south on I-10 to Wild Horse Pass Rd and then west to the resort.

There are 2 of em-I think the original is the one on McKellips. The other one is still in tents (no buffet).

As for the Buffet-it%26#39;s the best casino buffet in the Phoenix area.

CAZ is hardly a dump. The McKellips Road location has the best poker room in town...non smoking too! There are high limit games there that would shock you. They also have a nice sports betting room for horses and dogs. I do not like blackjack there as they use a continuous shoe...that means they put the dealt cards immediately back in the shuffler...you can never get a read or count of cards.

It%26#39;s certainly no dump. Don%26#39;t let the outside fool you.