Phoenix, Arizona sits at 33.4483° N, 112.0739° W, and the nearest documented casino property is 10.7 miles away straight-line. That figure describes a great-circle measurement from the city's coordinates to the mapped point for Gila River Resorts & Casinos - Vee Quiva, not a drive.
Road distance is always longer than straight-line distance, and this article does not publish driving mileage or travel time. What it does give you is the fixed geographic position of each documented venue, the straight-line figures that are on record, and a method for measuring from wherever you are.
Why the question is about fixed points, not a route
A bingo hall has one set of coordinates. Your starting point has another. The distance between them changes only when one of those points changes, and the venue's point does not move. What changes is the path a vehicle must take, which is shaped by terrain, water, road networks, and state boundaries - none of which a straight line respects.
When a reader asks "where to play bingo near me," the honest first answer is that the venue location is fixed and the reader's location is not. This article therefore anchors everything to Phoenix's documented coordinates and to the documented coordinates of each venue, then shows how to apply that same measurement to your own position.
Documented straight-line distances from Phoenix
The table below lists every venue-to-Phoenix pair that is documented in publicly published reference sources. Each figure is a great-circle measurement, which is the shortest path across the surface of the earth between two coordinate pairs.
| Reference point | Straight-line miles | Measurement type |
|---|---|---|
| Gila River Resorts & Casinos - Vee Quiva | 10.7 | great-circle |
| Talking Stick Resort | 13.4 | great-circle |
| Fort McDowell Casino | 24.5 | great-circle |
| Cliff Castle Casino Hotel | 80.9 | great-circle |
| Colorado Belle | 185.1 | great-circle |
| Edgewater | 185.3 | great-circle |
| Tropicana Express | 185.3 | great-circle |
| Aquarius | 185.4 | great-circle |
| Hoover Dam | 234.6 | great-circle |
| Spotlight 29 | 237.2 | great-circle |
These are the only Phoenix-to-venue pairs this article can measure. If the venue you are considering is not in this table, its distance from Phoenix is not something this article can state.
Why road distance diverges from the straight line
A straight line ignores everything that makes a drive a drive. The Salt River and the Gila River cut through the Phoenix basin, and their crossings force routes toward bridges rather than toward the shortest geometric path. The mountain ranges that frame the metro area - South Mountain, the McDowell Mountains, the Bradshaws - do the same at larger scale.
Road networks also follow land ownership and historical settlement patterns. A venue that is close in a straight line can sit on the far side of a watercourse or a ridge with no direct crossing, which adds real miles. When a venue is in another state, as with the Laughlin-area properties documented here, the route must also respect the Colorado River corridor and the crossings that exist along it.
None of that is captured by a great-circle figure. The straight-line number is a useful sorting tool - it tells you which venues are geographically near and which are not - but it is not a trip plan.
Where each documented venue sits
Gila River Resorts & Casinos - Vee Quiva is mapped in Phoenix, Arizona, on South Komatke Lane, at 33.3097° N, 112.1568° W. That coordinate places it southwest of the city's documented center point. The name matches more than one mapped venue in the reference set, so any figure given here applies only to the Vee Quiva property, not to the Gila River casino at San Tan Mountain.
Talking Stick Resort sits at 33.5405° N, 111.8698° W, which places it northeast of Phoenix's center and near Scottsdale, Arizona. It is owned and operated by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and opened in 1999. The documented facility includes 332 slot machines, 45 table games, 496 guest rooms, and 240,000 square feet of total property area, with a 98,000-square-foot casino floor. Those figures come from publicly published reference sources and describe a documented point in time; properties are rebuilt and expanded, so confirm current counts with the venue before relying on them.
Fort McDowell Casino is mapped at 33.5819° N, 111.6808° W, northeast of Phoenix. Cliff Castle Casino Hotel is documented in Camp Verde, Arizona, at 34.6065° N, 111.8623° W, north of Phoenix. The Laughlin-area properties - Colorado Belle, Edgewater, Tropicana Express, and Aquarius - are documented in Nevada, northwest of Phoenix along the Colorado River. Colorado Belle opened on November 10, 1980, and is owned by Golden Entertainment.
Measuring from your own starting point
If you are not starting from Phoenix's documented center, the method is the same but the reference point changes. Take your own coordinates - from a map application, a GPS reading, or a property address - and the venue's coordinates from the table above, then compute the great-circle distance between the two. That gives you a straight-line figure comparable to the ones in this article.
Do not treat that figure as a drive. Use it only to rank venues by geographic proximity, then use a routing tool for the actual trip. The routing tool will account for the river crossings, the mountain passes, and the road network that the straight line ignores.
What to confirm before you go
Bingo sessions are not a fixed geographic fact. They are scheduled, priced, and sometimes moved between rooms or properties. Before you travel, confirm on the venue's own website or by calling its guest services line whether bingo is currently offered, which days and times it runs, whether a buy-in is required, and whether the session is in the room you expect.
Also confirm the venue's current operating status and any access requirements. Tribal properties can have entry policies that differ from commercial venues, and those policies are set by the operating community, not by this article. The authoritative current answer always lives with the property itself or with the tribal gaming regulator for that jurisdiction.
FAQ
Does this article tell me how long it takes to drive to a Phoenix-area bingo hall?
No. This article gives straight-line distances only, measured as great-circle figures between documented coordinates. Road distance is always longer, and travel time depends on route, traffic, and road conditions. Use a routing tool with your own starting point for that information.
Which venue is closest to Phoenix for bingo?
By straight-line distance, Gila River Resorts & Casinos - Vee Quiva is the closest documented venue at 10.7 miles, followed by Talking Stick Resort at 13.4 miles and Fort McDowell Casino at 24.5 miles. Closeness in a straight line does not guarantee the shortest drive, and bingo availability must be confirmed with each venue directly.
Can I use these distances if I am not starting from downtown Phoenix?
Not directly. The figures are measured from Phoenix's documented center coordinates. If you are starting elsewhere, take your own coordinates and the venue's coordinates, compute the great-circle distance between them, and compare that figure to the ones in the table. The method is the same; the reference point is different.
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