Gambling in Arizona

The state of Arizona actually shares a birthday with Valentine’s Day! The state became official on February 14th 1912. The state is on the larger side with over 114,000 square miles, and is the 48th state to join the United States with a large population of over 6.553 million. The state is known for cotton, dairy products, hay and cattle in terms of its agricultural attributes. Arizona is known as the Grand Canyon state. There are tons of different fun things about the state including several different casinos to help beat the heat on scorching hot days.

Types of Gambling Found in Arizona
Arizona has some pretty relaxed gambling laws. Players will need to be at least 21 or over to walk into a land based casino with the intention of playing the games offered there. Within the state you will have a lottery which requires players to be at least 21 as well. Most of the states requires players to just be 18 or over for lotteries so Arizona is different in that aspect. You will find fifteen different cities which offer gaming to players with more than 13,000 slot machines found throughout the state. Arizona also has Parimutuel betting for greyhounds at 21 and over and bingo halls where the age limit varies. At some places the minimum age for bingo is 18 while at others it’s 21. You will find most of the land based casinos in Arizona in the main metro areas like Phoenix and Tucson.