Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed HB 2772 this morning surrounded by tribal members from most of the state’s 22 Indian nations.
The bill extends the gaming compacts with the nations for another 20 years, allows for four more casinos and allows the tribes to add games, which had been prohibited in the past such as craps and fantasy sports betting. It will also allow the tribes to open sports books inside their casinos.
The 92-page compact specifically mentions a new casino for the Pascua Yaqui nation to be built at Interstate 10 and Grant Road on the site of a long-abandoned movie theater.
But before it can be built it would need Congressional approval, which could take months or longer, if ever.
