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| Above, Fire Rock Navajo Casino near Gallup, New Mexico. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
It has been a sad sight to see the Fire Rock Navajo Casino outside of Gallup, New Mexico closed. When I headed back home from Lake Havasu last week, I stopped at the Twin Arrows Hotel and Casino along Interstate 40 and, it too, was closed down.
Both are operated by the Navajo Nation and have been closed for months. But all that may be changing.
According to The Middletown Press:
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Lawmakers on the Navajo Nation approved legislation Monday to reopen the tribe's four casinos, even as the tribe's health director warned that the coronavirus is spreading uncontrollably.
The tribe's casinos in Arizona and New Mexico have been closed since March. The Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise got the blessing of the Navajo Nation Council to reopen them at a minimum 50% capacity later this month, but it still needs an OK from the tribal president.
Navajo President Jonathan Nez has 10 days to act on the legislation once it reaches him. He has not indicated whether or not he'll support it.
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| Above, the main lobby of Twin Arrows Casino Hotel. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
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