Casino Del Sol, the larger facility, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month. The tribe operates the Casino del Sol and the Casino of the Sun, both in Tucson. The request has been pending since 2015, the memo states. If it is eventually adopted, it requires the city to support the tribe's efforts to have the 14.38-acre property placed in trust.Īccording to a memo prepared for the city, the tribe already submitted an application to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The IGA is being discussed at a city council study session on Tuesday.
'In our view, the IGA represents an innovative and creative approach on the part of the City of Tucson and the Pascua Yaqui Tribe to create a framework for cooperation as the tribe seeks to take lands into trust in this important tribally recognized community - an approach that elevates communication and cooperation above all else,' Chairman Robert Valencia wrote in a letter quoted by KGUN9. Plans would move forward in connection with a proposed intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the city. The casino would be located on a 14.38-acre parcel in Tucson.
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe might open a third gaming facility in Arizona with the support of the local community.
