Desert Diamond Casino White Tanks at San Lucy District, the $450 million casino under construction at Loop 303 and Northern Parkway, will open on Dec. 18 near Glendale.

PHOENIX — The Tohono O'odham Nation plans to build the state's largest casino-resort on unincorporated land close to the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. The 1.2 million-square-foot ...

The casino, called Desert Diamond Casino White Tanks at San Lucy, will include 900 slot machines, 48 table games, high-limit slots and table games, a VIP lounge, sportsbook and several food venues ...

The casino opened to the public at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. “Desert Diamond Casino White Tanks is ideally positioned to serve as an economic engine for the fast-growing West Valley.

Yet, since Congress passed the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act in 1988, casino gambling has proliferated in Arizona. There are now 23 casinos operating on tribal lands within the state.