Paradise Casino, Tribal casino in Yuma, Arizona, US
Paradise Casino is a gaming facility in Yuma, Arizona, offering slot machines and table games such as blackjack, craps, and roulette. The property also has a sportsbook for sports betting and The Cove, a restaurant open throughout the day.
The Fort Yuma Quechan Tribe opened the casino in 1996, initially running it as a members-only facility before opening it to the general public. It has since grown into one of the tribe's main sources of income.
The casino is built on the Fort Yuma Quechan Tribe's reservation and is owned and operated by the tribe itself. Visitors can spot references to Quechan culture in the design of certain areas and in the names given to spaces throughout the building.
The casino building stands on the Arizona side of the state line, just outside Yuma on the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, and is reached by road from the city. The property straddles the boundary with California, so the state line itself runs through the site. The former California casino building, seven feet from the Arizona one, now serves as the 800-seat Paradise Event Center.
The casino property straddles the Arizona–California line, but the casino building itself stands in Arizona. In 2002 the tribe opened a second casino just seven feet away on the California side so it could offer blackjack; that building became the 800-seat Paradise Event Center in 2009, opened with a Lonestar concert. A major renovation of the casino was completed in 2011.
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