Where Are Nevada's Three Tribal Casinos?

Follow up to today's QOD (on tribal casino legal responsibilities beyond their own jurisdictions), which three casinos in Nevada are tribal and where are they?

Nevada has a grand total of three Native American casinos and possibly a fourth, depending on your definition of "casino."

The biggest and oldest of them is Avi Resort & Casino, owned and operated by the Fort Mojave Tribe and located about 10 miles south of Laughlin at the southern tippy tip of the state. Avi has 650 slot machines, blackjack (including some variations and side bets), roulette, and a William Hill sports book. It also has three restaurants, a buffet, and food court and a bar/lounge, a 452-room hotel, arcade, private beach on the Colorado River, and golf course.

Moapa Travel Plaza is located on I-15 roughly 30 miles northeast of Las Vegas. It has 100 slot machines, but its main selling point is its fireworks franchise. The truck stop has gas and diesel, showers, a lounge, and a big sundries store.

The Wa She Shu Casino ("People's Place" in the Washoe tongue) opened in 2016 on US 395 in Gardnerville, 20 miles south of Carson City, in a partnership with the Poarch Creek Indians of Alabama, which operated the casino. The local Washoe Tribe bought out the Poarch in 2023 and now owns and operates Wa She Shu solely. It has 130 slot machines, a bar and grill, travel plaza, and large convenience store.

If seven slot machines says "casino" to you, then the Snow Mountain Smoke Shop at 11525 Nu Wav Kaiv Boulevard qualifies. It's near the foothills of Mount Charleston, between US 95 and the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort.

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Hoppy Feb-17-2025

Snow Mountain SS

Excellent service, and candy bars.

Jeff B. Feb-20-2025

Wa She Shu Casino Closed?

I love Indian casinos so I looked them up online.  According to Google, Wa She Shu Casino is closed. A deeper Google search found this.

Avi Resort & Casino looks like fun, being at the tip of Nevada. 

"Wa She Shu Casino will be closing permanently on June 16, 2023. Make sure to use any points you've earned on or before that date. After June 16th, any unused points may be redeemed when you travel to one of our sister Wind Creek properties."

It looks like just the casino closed and the travel plaza might still be open?  Hard to tell.

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