In Arizona, a June 26 meeting of the Glendale City Council saw the unanimous approval of the purchase of a nearly 11-acre parcel of land located near the Tohono O’odham Nation’s casino property. The nod for the $3.1 million purchase of the city-owned property comes nearly a decade after the federally recognized tribe announced the plan for its $400 million Desert Diamond West Valley Resort and Casino slated to open in December 2019.
The Glendale Star reports that the parcel, which on three sides surrounds land already owned by the Tribe, now gives it complete ownership of the acreage located near the new casino which has been under construction since the December 2017 groundbreaking by the Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise (TOGE). According to the news agency, the property, w…