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740 South Decatur Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89107
(800) 342-2695
(702) 258-5200
Take the I-15 to US Hwy. 95 -- 95 West to Decatur. Exit south on Decatur and go 1/2 mile to Arizona Charlie's.
Arizona Charlie's strives to provide guest with the utmost in friendly service, gaming excitement, good food, and sensational entertainment.
Gaming Round-the-clock gaming : Over 1,600 slot and video poker machines, 22 gaming tables with blackjack, $0.25 Craps with 5 X odds, roulette, Let-it-Ride, Mini Baccarat, Caribbean Stud Poker, $1-$4-$8 Texas Hold'em and $1-$4 Seven card Stud, a large full service Race and Sports Book facility. The Poker Room is open 24-hours a day.
Bingo: Thousands of dollars are paid out in prizes daily. Open 24-hours, odd hours. Paper: Double Action games at 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m., 11:00 p.m., 1:00 a.m. $1,000 guarantee at 11:00 a.m., 7:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. Free breakfast for 5:00 a.m. sessions.
Dining Yukon Grille: steaks, chops, chicken, and seafood dinners. Reservations recommended but not required.
Chin's: Chinese cuisine, voted best Chinese restaurant in Las Vegas. Open daily from 5:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Reservations recommended but not required.
Sourdough Cafe: 24-hour dining. - Specials: Bacon or Sausage and Eggs, Pancakes and Bacon or Sausage; or Biscuits and Gravy, served Monday through Friday from Midnight to 7:00 a.m., 99 cents.
Wild West Buffet: Choose from a large array of selections and fill your plate as many times as you want. Breakfast 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. $3.50; Lunch 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. $4.50; Dinner 4:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. $6.50. Seniors 55 and older receive a 10% discount. Prime Rib is offered every night.
Amenities include: a swimming pool, live entertainment in the Palace Grand Theatre or Naughty Ladies Saloon.
Meeting & Banquet Facilities: Over 9.000 square-feet of banquet and meeting area space with complete catering services.
Arizona Charlie - 1860 to 1932
Arizona Charlie Meadows was born March 10, 1860. He was the sixth of twelve children born to John and Margaret Meadows, then living in the little settlement of Elbow Creek, located near what is now Visalia, California.
When he was well into his teens, Charlie was a tall bean-pole of a kid and one wasn't likely to guess he would grow up to be a world famous cowboy entrepreneur. Charlie was to develop outstanding skills as a marksman, roper, Indian fighter, gambler and a first class promoter.
In 1887, Charlie's family up-rooted and left California, bound for Arizona. After a three month trip they arrived in Green Valley (now known as Payson, Arizona) which offered abundant grazing land and fresh water for their small herd of cattle.
Arizona proved to be a wild untapped treasure of resources. John Meadows explored the area until he found a small lush, diamond shaped valley about 80 miles from Prescott. He named the beautiful spread "Diamond Valley," the place he wanted to live out his life.
Unfortunately, it wasn't long before the Apaches had trouble with the government and went on the war path raiding many of the ranches for revenge.
On July 14th, 1882, the Apaches attacked the Diamond Valley Ranch. When the fight was over Charlie's father was dead, his brother Henry lay mortally wounded, and his brother John was shot in the arms. Two hundred horses were stolen and killed, and the food crops laid to waste. Charlie was away at the time of the tragedy.
Charlie's mother Margaret and the younger children moved to Phoenix to stay with relatives. Charlie was now on his own and began a life filled with amazing adventures.
Charlie's early ranch experience made him an expert rider, roper, and a top marksman with a rifle and six-gun. Consequently, he became one of rodeo's first star attractions. Early journalists reported him to be a "crack shot", a "good sport", and "the fastest man with a rope in the business."
Charlie was named ''King of the Cowboys" at the 1888, Territorial Fair in Phoenix where he established a new world's record by roping a steer in 50 seconds flat. In those times the steers were big and fast, plus they were given a hundred yards head start.
Buffalo Bill was in the audience one day and was so impressed with Charlie's skills he asked Charlie to join his famous Wild West Show. Charlie accepted. From then on, Buffalo Bill introduced Charlie as the best all around man the west has yet produced."
Charlie toured Europe as a featured performer with Buffalo Bill's famous traveling show. Another famous performer was the internationally know star Annie Oakley. The Wild West Show was a smashing success and even performed for the queen at Windsor Palace.
After Charlie left Buffalo Bill he toured Australia, New Zealand and the far East with the Wirth Bros. Wild West Show. In 1893, Arizona Charlie formed his own show and went on the road. A bizarre series of events took place during that period that only a man of Charlie's caliber could overcome. He ended up promoting the first bull fight in America at Cripple Creek, Colorado in August of 1895. Needless to say, the event was fraught with controversy.
After gold was discovered in the Yukon, Charlie wasn't very far behind, he arrived in 1897. He quickly made a small fortune selling provisions to the miners, and used his profits to build the Palace Grand Opera House in Dawson City. Charlie even published a newspaper called the Klondike News. When the gold fields started to dry up, he sold out, left the Klondiks with a new fortune and returned to Yuma, Arizona.
It didn't take long for Charlie to get itchy for more adventure. He organized an expedition to a little known island off the coast of Mexico called Tiburon. Tiburon was inhabited by a tribe of Indians called the Seri . The Seri were said to be cannibalistic. Charlie's plan was to take the island by force and rid the island of its occupants. This action would open up the island for Charlie to raise a large herd of cattle, with the ocean acting as a natural fence.
To Charlie's dismay, the Mexican government stepped in and put an end to Charlie's dream of becoming king of his own island.
Charlie's life was surely rich with adventure and unusual events. In fact, the day Charlie was buried, it snowed. That was the only time snow fell on Yuma.
