Bucky’s Casino · Prescott

Year Opened

1992

Hours

Open 24/7

Age Restriction

21+

Property Type

Tribal

Regulator

Arizona Department of Gaming

Owner

Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe

Slot Machines

300

Table Games

10

Poker Tables

6

About Bucky’s Casino

Bucky’s Casino opened in 1992 and operates as the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe’s larger Prescott-area gaming property. The casino sits at 1500 AZ-69 in Prescott, Arizona, paired with the smaller Yavapai Casino under the same operator. As one of the earlier-opening tribal casinos in Arizona, Bucky’s has been a fixture of Prescott-area gaming for over three decades.

The gaming floor carries 300 slot machines, a 10-table pit, and a 6-table live poker room. The table side spreads blackjack and multiple blackjack variants (Perfect Pairs, Push Your Luck, Blackjack War), Lucky Ladies, Progressive 3-Card Poker with 6 Card Bonus, and Texas Shootout. The minimum gambling age is 21 and the casino is regulated by the Arizona Department of Gaming under the tribal-state compact.

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On the Gaming Floor

Bucky’s Casino runs a focused gaming floor with 300 slot machines and a 10-table pit. The table-game lineup is unusually deep on blackjack variants: standard blackjack alongside Perfect Pairs (side bet on the first two cards being a pair), Push Your Luck, and Blackjack War.

The Lucky Ladies side bet is one of the more recognizable carnival add-ons in Arizona pits: it pays out when the player’s first two cards make a 20, with bigger payouts for matched-suit and matched-card combinations. For visitors comparing northern Arizona casinos, Bucky’s sits in the small-to-mid tier on overall floor size but punches above its weight on blackjack variant depth.

The slot floor is small at 300 machines, but the table-game and poker-room presence is what differentiates Bucky’s from the slot-only sister Yavapai Casino. The 24-hour schedule supports both Prescott-area locals and the Phoenix-to-Prescott traveler base across the wider Arizona casino market.

Poker Room

The Bucky’s Casino poker room is a 6-table operation spreading 7 Card Stud, No Limit Hold’em, Omaha, and Texas Hold’em. The four-variant lineup is meaningful: a 6-table room with Stud and Omaha alongside Hold’em is a draw for mixed-game players in a market where most small rooms run Hold’em only.

The 6-table scale is intimate enough that regulars know each other and weekday traffic can be light. Players planning a trip around a specific game should call the room directly before driving in to confirm games are running. The room is the closest live-poker option for the Prescott market and serves visitors traveling between the Phoenix metro and northern Arizona destinations.

Amenities

Bucky’s Casino offers a more developed amenity stack than the sister Yavapai Casino, despite both being non-hotel properties. The amenity list includes an on-site restaurant, a fitness center, a jacuzzi, a swimming pool, a salon, a spa, retail shops, golf, and both valet and self-parking. The spa-salon-jacuzzi combination is unusual for a casino-without-hotel property, and it shifts the visit format toward an extended day or weekend stay.

The golf amenity is the standout: on-site golf at a tribal casino is a meaningful draw for guests pairing gaming with daytime recreation. For overnight stays, visitors typically book at independent hotels in Prescott, which has a developed tourist-town infrastructure tied to the mile-high mountain climate.

Players Club

Bucky’s Casino runs a Players Club rewards program shared with the sister Yavapai Casino. Members earn points through slot, poker, and table-game play, redeemable for promotional offers and free play. Enrollment is free at the players club desk.

The cross-property design between Bucky’s and Yavapai Casino is the practical benefit: regulars in the Prescott area build tier benefits across both properties on a single card. That suits players who use Yavapai’s slot-and-video-poker floor for casual play and Bucky’s larger table-game and poker rooms for more serious sessions.

Location & Access

Bucky’s Casino is located at 1500 AZ-69 in Prescott, Arizona, on the main highway corridor through town. Prescott sits about 100 miles north of Phoenix via Interstate 17 and Arizona 69, making the casino accessible as a day trip from the Phoenix metro area. Self-parking and valet are both available.

The mile-high elevation of Prescott means cooler temperatures than the Phoenix valley year-round, which changes the visit format: summer day-trippers from Phoenix often pair the casino with general Prescott town visits rather than poolside resort time. Bucky’s sits a short distance up the highway from Yavapai Casino, so the two-property tribal pairing is geographically convenient for visitors choosing between them.

How Bucky’s Casino compares locally

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Worth a stop for Prescott visitors

Bucky’s Casino is one of 3 venue(s) we list in Prescott. Use the comparison tables above, then confirm table minimums and hours on property.

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Priya Sharma

Responsible Gaming Editor

Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe Context

Bucky’s Casino is owned and operated by the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe, a federally recognized tribe with reservation lands in central Arizona adjacent to the city of Prescott. The tribe operates two casinos in the area: Bucky’s Casino (this property) and the smaller Yavapai Casino. Bucky’s is the larger of the pair and carries the spa, golf, and table-game depth, while Yavapai serves as the focused slot-and-video-poker floor.

Gaming at Bucky’s Casino runs under a compact between the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe and the State of Arizona, authorized by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988. The Arizona Department of Gaming provides state-side oversight. Gaming revenue supports Yavapai-Prescott tribal government operations, community programs, and economic development for enrolled members.