BOS 2025 NATIVE SOUTHWEST
The Native Southwest region brings to mind wide-open skies, brilliant rock and rock features, enticing landscapes, great weather, and some excellent golf courses. Arizona, New Mexico and California offer players dozens of casinos to choose from. The Los Angeles and San Diego areas offer some of the biggest, busiest, casinos in the nation, competing with the busy entertainment options from Hollywood and Southern California.
This year’s top three properties look the same as in 2024, impressing readers for their service and attention to slot players. Gila River Resorts & Casinos Wild Horse Pass Casino, located in Chandler, AZ, leads the pack as Best Overall Gaming Resort. The property is located just a short drive from Phoenix and offers a great gaming scene. Players will find a luxurious resort with a four-diamond hotel, diverse dining and drink options, a 1,400-seat showroom, and a great casino with slots, tables, BetMGM Sportsbook, an award-winning bingo scene and more. Gila River checked in with awards for Best Progressive Slots, Best Nickel Slots, Best 50-Cent Slots, Best Hosts, Friendliest Casino and Best Bingo Tournaments.
Yaamava’ Resort & Casino, located just an hour east of L.A. right near the city of Highland, continues to collect plenty of votes from readers. Recent additions included an expanded gaming space, new hotel, full-service spa, pool deck and additional dining and retail shops. Yaamava’ recorded wins for Best Overall Casino, Best Video Slots, Best Video Poker, Casino Where You Feel Luckiest, Best Variety of Slots, Best High-End Slot Area, Best Slot Club and Best Slot Club Promotions.
Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa once again took a third-place finish. Located in Rancho Mirage, CA, just nine miles from Palm Springs, the four-diamond destination boasts a 16-story resort and a casino packed with slots, award-winning restaurants, pools, an exceptional spa and concert theater. This property came up big as Best Reel Slots, Best Penny Slots, Best Dollar Slots, Best Players Club Lounge, Best Comps, Best VIP Services and Best Casino Cocktail Service.
Strictly Slots Best Of Slots Awards 2025 Native Southwest
Best Overall Gaming Resort
1 Gila River Resorts & Casinos Wild Horse Pass Casino
2 Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel
3 Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage
Best Overall Casino
1 Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel
2 Gila River Resorts & Casinos Wild Horse Pass Casino
3 Talking Stick Resort
Best Reel Slots
1 Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage
2 Gila River Resorts & Casinos Wild Horse Pass Casino
3 Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel
Best Video Slots
1 Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel
2 Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage
3 Casino Del Sol
Best Progressive Slots
1 Gila River Resorts & Casinos – Lone Butte Casino
2 Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs
3 Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel
Best Video Poker
1 Yaamava’ Resort and Casino at San Manuel
2 Gila River Resorts & Casinos – Vee Quiva
3 Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City
Casino Where You Feel Luckiest
1 Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel
2 Agua Caliente Casino Rancho Mirage
3 Gila River Resorts & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass Casino
Best Penny Slots
1 Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage
2 Gila River Resorts & Casinos Wild Horse Pass
3 Desert Diamond Casinos & Entertainment – Tucson
Best Nickel Slots
1 Gila River Resorts & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass Casino
2 Sandia Resort & Casino
3 Agua Caliente Palm Springs
Best Quarter Slots
1 Casino Del Sol
2 Gila River Resorts & Casinos – Vee Quiva Hotel & Casino
3 Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage
Best 50-cent Slots
1 Gila River Resorts & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass Casino
2 Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel
3 Casino Del Sol
Best Dollar Slots
1 Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage
2 Sandia Resort & Casino
3 Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel
Best $5+ Slots
1 Casino Del Sol
2 Sandia Resort & Casino
3 Agua Caliente Cathedral City
Best Variety of Slots
1 Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel
2 Casino Del Sol
3 Pechanga Resort
Best High-end Slot Area
1 Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel
2 Gila River Resorts & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass
3 Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City
Best Slot Club
1 Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel, Club Serrano
2 Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs, ACE Club
3 Gila River Resorts & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass Casino, THE Card
Best Comps
1 Agua Caliente Casino Rancho Mirage
2 Casino Del Sol
3 Gila River Resorts & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass
Best Slot Club Promotions
1 Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel
2 Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs
3 Desert Diamond Casinos & Entertainment – Tucson
Best Players Club Lounge
1 Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage
2 Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs
3 Talking Stick Resort
Best Hosts
1 Gila River Resorts & Casinos – Vee Quiva
2 Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City
3 Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel
Best Customer Service
1 Sandia Resort & Casino
2 Casino Del Sol
3 Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage
Best VIP Services
1 Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs
2 Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel
3 Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage
Friendliest Casino
1 Gila River Resorts & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass
2 Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage
3 Talking Stick Resort
Best Casino Cocktail Service
1 Agua Caliente Resort Casino Rancho Mirage
2 Gila River Resorts & Casinos – Lone Butte Casino
3 Talking Stick Resort
Best Bingo
1 Casino Del Sol
2 Gila River Resorts & Casinos – Vee Quiva
3 Sandia Resort & Casino
Best Bingo Tournaments
1 Gila River Resorts & Casinos – Vee Quiva
2 Sandia Resort & Casino
3 Desert Diamond Casino Tucson
Best Keno
1 Talking Stick Resort
2 Pechanga
3 Valley View Casino
