Manager Amy Prillaman says, “We are a major family here and we just love on the community in general. There’s no detail yet of the precise plan or any estimate of the customers or new jobs there.Īt Grant and Fairview, Blessed Grounds Coffee Shop is close enough to the casino site to expect it to brew up more business for shops nearby. The location on Grant near I-10 will make it the closest casino to downtown Tucson and make it easy to reach from all over the region.
Now a bill by Congress is allowing the theater site to officially become tribal land allows the Pascua Yaqui to start developing a casino there. Part of a new gaming agreement between the State of Arizona and Arizona’s 22 tribes allowed the Pascua Yaqui to add a new casino to the two the tribe operates now.
Now the Pascua Yaquis may turn it into a casino. (KGUN) - There could be a new casino for Tucson, closer to downtown than any of the other local gaming sites.Īn old movie theater on Grant near I-10 has a great location but it’s been shut down and dark for years.
