The Navajo Nation, the largest tribe in the U.S., is finally opening its first casino on Wednesday.
The $30 million Fire Rock Casino features a 65,000 square-foot gaming space with 472 slot machines, a bingo hall, blackjack and five poker tables. More than 200 employees, a large number of them tribal members, were hired for the facility.
The casino is located off a major interstate near Gallup, New Mexico, and not too far from Arizona. The tribe has Class III gaming compacts with both states.
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Fire Rock to open Nov. 19 (The Gallup Independent 11/14)