Cliff Castle Casino Hotel is a
casino hotel in
Camp Verde, Arizona. It is owned and operated by the
Yavapai–Apache Nation
The Yavapai–Apache Nation (Yavapai language: Wipuhk’a’bah and Western Apache language: Dil’zhe’e) is a Federally recognized tribe, federally recognized Native Americans in the United States, Native American tribe in the Verde Valley ...
. The 122-room building it is in is the first six-story hotel in the
Verde Valley
The Verde Valley ( yuf-x-yav, Matkʼamvaha; es, Valle Verde) is a valley in central Arizona in the United States. The Verde River runs through it. The Verde River is one of Arizona's last free-flowing river systems. It provides crucial habitat ...
.
The casino is one of the largest employers in Verde Valley, employing 430 people. It also receives over 1.4 million guests annually, as of 2015.
History
The Yavapai–Apache Nation opened the casino after Proposition 201, which allowed natives to run gambling operations in Arizona, was passed in 1995.
The hotel opened an arcade in 2015.
A new, six-story hotel was opened in February 2018, with the older one being renamed to the Cliff Castle Casino Lodge. It had been in development since January 2016.
It temporarily closed in March 2020 during the
COVID-19 pandemic
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but reopened in June with restrictions.
Features
The casino offers over 650 slot machines and
blackjack
Blackjack (formerly Black Jack and Vingt-Un) is a casino banking game. The most widely played casino banking game in the world, it uses decks of 52 cards and descends from a global family of casino banking games known as Twenty-One. This fami ...
. The hotel contains an indoor pool and fitness center.
There is also a 20-lane bowling center, a nightclub, an arcade, and four restaurants.
There is of activity area.
References
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External links
Official website
1995 establishments in Arizona
2018 establishments in Arizona
Buildings and structures in Yavapai County, Arizona
Casinos completed in 1995
Casino hotels
Casinos in Arizona
Hotels established in 1995
Hotels established in 2018
Hotels in Arizona
Native American casinos
Western Apache
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