Casino Arizona at Talking Stick Resort

Will Casino Arizona at Talking Stick Resort open a sportsbook?

It is unclear if Talking Stick will dip a toe in Arizona sports betting or not. If it does procure one of the 10 licenses allocated for tribal casinos to offer sports betting, it would be competing with a top dog for Scottsdale business. DraftKings Sportsbook will have a retail sportsbook at nearby TPC Summerlin golf course in addition to an online betting app available throughout the state.

Slots & table games at Casino Arizona

Visitors at Talking Stick Resort and Casino can expect to enjoy the following slots and table game action:

Slot machines

Casino Arizona at Talking Stick Resort accommodates over 900 slot machines from a number of top-tier software manufacturers, including Ainsworth, Scientific Games, Aristocrat, Incredible Technologies, and AGS. From penny to high-limit slots, there is something for all kinds of preferences and budget levels.

Here’s a rundown of the latest contributions to the slots catalog:

• Lightning Link: Lightning Link is a multi-game console and one of the most successful products of the Aristocrat studio. It contains several game options, including Sahara Gold, Magic Pearl, and Happy Lantern. All titles share identical functions and are represented by various layouts and themes. Each game encompasses the five-reel, 50-payline format and comes with a variety of bonus elements and four types of jackpots. Betting denominations range from 1¢ to 10¢, which amounts to a maximum of $50 per spin.
• Dancing Drums: Brought together by Scientific Games, Dancing Drums utilizes the 5×3 setup and the multi-ways to win payout mechanic. The Chinese-themed slot machine is packed with extras like wilds, scatters, and free spins that can lead to huge wins. Players can benefit from four jackpots: mini, minor, major, and grand.
• Pac-Man: Based on the immensely popular video game from the early 1980s, the Pac-Man slot by Ainsworth boasts a number of exciting bonus features to keep you entertained for hours on end. These include expanding wilds, free spins, and the multi-level progressive jackpot.
• River Dragons: One of AGS’s most innovative releases, River Dragons is a five-reel slot that makes use of the provider’s PowerXStream Format (3-4-4-4-3 reel configuration). Central to the game is the Reel Surge feature, which can expand the reel array, thus giving players additional chances of winning. Landing a bonus symbol on each of the middle reels unlocks the free spins round, which can be retriggered up to a maximum of 128 free spins.
• Crazy Money II: Following the success of the original Crazy Money slot, Incredible Technologies has returned with a new installment that certainly resembles its predecessor from a visual standpoint. Still, it comes with a few twists. The five-reel, 15-payline sequel is themed around U.S. dollars and has an RTP of around 94%, which is below the industry standard. Nevertheless, the game makes up for it with several bonus elements and a progressive jackpot that can accumulate to five-digit sums.

Table games

The table game selection is fairly diverse. Most casino classics are available, including several variations of poker, roulette, blackjack, and craps.

High Card Flush is an exciting poker iteration where players take on the dealer with the goal of achieving more cards within their flush. The game offers a few side bets, including the straight flush bonus, which pays up to 1,000x the wager on winning hands. Pai gow and 3-card poker are also in the mix, and both of them come with a six-digit progressive jackpot.

Electronic versions of craps and roulette are also on board, in addition to several blackjack tables. Casino War stands out as one of the most straightforward games the casino venue in Arizona has on offer. Its objective is quite simple—you draw a card, and if it’s higher than the dealer’s, you win.

The Arena Poker Room at Talking Stick

Casino Arizona at Talking Stick Resort is home to Arizona’s largest poker room, The Arena Poker Room. It hosts the annual Arizona State Poker Championship, which gathers over 1,000 poker aficionados from all over the country. This lucrative tournament allows them to play for the $1 million prize pool.

The lounge is open around the clock and features several poker variations, including Hold’em, Stud, Omaha, and 7-Card Stud.

Visitors can take part in daily tournaments and compete for plenty of jackpots and giveaways.

Player Rewards Club loyalty program

The casino runs a Player Rewards Club, through which users can enjoy numerous perks. The more the members play, the higher the status they’ll reach in the hierarchy, and the bigger the benefits they’ll gain. Points are accrued at slot machines, keno, poker and table games at the following rates:

• Keno, slots — 1 point per $1 spent
• Poker — 500 points per 1 hour of play
• Table games — depends on the bet (the higher the bet, the more points you’ll amass)

Once you become a high-volume player and rack up a sufficient number of points, you can exchange them at Casino Arizona at Talking Stick Resort for cash, gift cards, free play, restaurant meals, gift shop purchases, and other perquisites.

Casino Arizona at Talking Stick Resorts history

Casino Arizona at Talking Stick Resorts is located in Scottsdale, near the Loop 101 on Talking Stick Way. The complex was built on the former site of Casino Arizona 101 & Talking Stick Way, which opened its doors in 1999.

In 2006, the property was torn down to make way for the future site of Talking Stick Resort, with Chanen Construction Company leading the renovation project.

Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, AZ officially opened on June 10, 2010. At the center of the complex, you’ll find the 140,000-square-foot casino, which features over 1,000 slots, video poker machines, a keno lounge, table games, and a first-class poker room. The property also boasts a 496-room hotel and 11 restaurants.