All strokes and no play makes for a dull Phoenix visit. After a day in the sun on the links, Phoenix offers Indian-run casinos with live entertainment, restaurants, and of course, all those adult games. While no casinos are in Phoenix proper, all adjoin or are very close to the city. Several offer championship golf courses in the mix.
Casino Arizona
Casino Arizona has restaurants, live entertainment, and a conference center, open in 2010. Walking Stick is recognized as a challenging championship golf course. Adding to the growth and excitement at the Casino Arizona Resort, the tower hotel and conference center will overlook the new spring training facility for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies.
Two locations:
Casino Arizona Walking Stick
524 North 92nd Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85256
Casino Arizona Salt River
9700 East Indian Bend
Scottsdale, AZ 85256
Phone number for both: (480) 850-7777
CasinoArizona.com
Fort McDowell Casino
The Fort McDowell Casino and Radisson Hotel features "name" entertainment and western activities. The We-Ko-Pa golf club offers a mix of 36 holes on two adjoining eighteen hole courses. The two courses are designed into the desert and feature a stunning green contrast to the browns and golds of the surrounding landscape. The Radisson is a high-rise with mountain views from nearly all of the rooms.
Fort McDowell Casino
10424 North Fort McDowell Road at Hwy 87
Fort McDowell, Arizona 85264
(800) The-Fort
FortMcDowellCasino.com
Gila River Casinos
The 18-hole, 72-par Whirlwind and Cattail golf courses at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass are designed for golfers with different handicap levels. The courses are noted for being landscaped with indigenous plants and marked with references to Gila River Indian history. The design of the courses allow for mix-and-match play using any combination of nine holes to make a challenging 18 hole day.
Lone Butte and Sheraton Wild Horse Pass and Gila River Casino
Wild Horse Pass Road
Maricopa, AZ 85239
Gila River Casino Lone Butte
Loop 202 San Tan Freeway at South Chandler Blvd.
Chandler, AZ 85249
Gila River Casino Vee Quiva
6443 Komatke Ln,
Laveen, AZ 85339
Phone for all three: (800) WIN-GILA
Website for all three: WinGilaRiver.com
Harrah's Ak Chin Casino
Harrah's name brand gaming is internationally renown. The Ak Chin Casino Resort offers Harrahs accommodations and affiliations with three area golf courses, including the home of a PGA qualifying event. There are no golf courses on the resort property. The Ak Chin is part of Harrahs Rewards network, so any points garnered at one of the other properties in the world are also earned and usable at this casino.
Harrah's Ak Chin Casino
15406 Maricopa Road
Maricopa, AZ 85239
(480) 802-5000
HarrahsAkChin.com
About The Author
Eric Jay Toll has been writing since 1970, influenced by his active lifestyle. An outdoorsman, businessman, planner and travel writer, Toll'is work appears in LIVESTRONG.COM, eHow, travel guides for the Navajo Nation and "TIME" and "Planning" magazines. He studied broadcast marketing and management at Southern Illinois University.
