It features 900 slot machines, table games, two full-service restaurants, retail store, sportsbook, a Starbucks and a five-venue food hall. A bar called the Lightning Lounge, an homage to nearby Luke Air Force Base, is the centerpiece of the casino, visible from everywhere on the gaming floor, featuring a circular TV screen.
Exhibits around the building will feature artifacts from the Tohono O’odham nation that date back more than 700 years.
Guests can step into the 184,000-foot casino floor, where they can try their hand at 900 slot machines, a poker room, a retail sports book and classic table games such as blackjack, roulette and baccarat. If players get hungry, they can grab some grub at the famed Morton’s Steakhouse.
This Desert Diamond location joins others in Tucson, Sahuarita, Glendale and Why.
The casino will also feature the first West Valley location for Morton’s The Steakhouse.
It will be the first Morton’s to offer live entertainment, Tom Recine, COO of the food and beverage arm of Desert Diamond, said. There will be live music in the restaurant Tuesday through Saturday in the evening.