All Greater Phoenix casinos are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. What to Know: The minimum age to gamble in Arizona is 21. It is also the only casino in Arizona with a World Series of Poker room. “It feels like you’re in your homeland because it’s just like this,” said Corado, 25, as she rolled a ball of fresh masa in her hands. Harrahs Ak-Chin Hotel & Casino is less than 40 miles from downtown Phoenix, and has a 12-story hotel tower. But the uneasiness washes off when she’s at the market. Horseshoe Indianapolis hotel raises the game with legendary wire-to-wire horse racing, slots, e-table games, dining and live music. has been “strange,” Corado said, because it’s starkly different from Santa Elena, the town she called home in Guatemala. They see the Westlake market as a place they’ve carved for themselves in L.A., which hosts the most Guatemalan expats of any city.Ĭorado has been working at the stand for four years while being mom to her young son, Nick.
Sandra Aguilar and Christian Gonzalez of Xela Tacos prepare garnachas on a makeshift grill set up on the sidewalk next to businesses at the Guatemalan Night Market.Īs customers walk by, they are greeted by the chorus of vendors whose offerings - an array of native Guatemalan dishes - roll off their tongues: “pepián de pollo, caldo de pata, chuchitos, tamales, rellenitos de plátano, garnachas.” That’s just to name a few.įor a moment, vendors and customers can picture themselves back home in the municipalities of Quetzaltenango, Flores or Mazatenango.
