23 Casinos and 14 Pueblos, Tribes & Nations

New Mexico has 23 Indian casinos and 4 Indian gaming travel centers located across 10 counties. These are owned by 14 tribes.

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In addition New Mexico has five state-licensed racetracks each with casino gaming, aka 'racinos'.

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Minimum age for casinos is 21 years old. For bingo and pari-mutuel the age is 18.

Tribes

The full list of tribes and their casino information is found at New Mexico Casino List by Tribe.

The pueblos and tribes which own casinos in New Mexico are the following: Jicarilla Apache Tribe (3 casinos), Mescalero Apache Tribe (4 casinos), Navajo Nation (3 casinos), Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo (1 casino), Pueblo of Acoma (2 casinos), Pueblo of Isleta (2 casinos), Pueblo of Laguna (2 casinos), Pueblo of Pojoaque (3 casinos), Pueblo of San Felipe (2 casinos), Pueblo of Sandia (1 casino), Pueblo of Santa Ana (1 casino), Pueblo of Santa Clara (1 casino), Pueblo of Taos (1 casino) and Pueblo of Tesuque (2 casinos).

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Isleta Casino and Resort reopens after 3-month COVID shutdownFebruary 8, 2021 - The Isleta Casino and Resort reopened Wednesday after shutting down last Nov. 16th for the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the second time this year that Isleta shut down for the pandemic.... Read moreNew Mexico bill would add full casinos to racetracksJanuary 22, 2021 - A new bill for the New Mexico legislature would expand casino gaming to full Vegas-style casinos at the five racetracks across the state. This includes new slot machines, craps, roulette, live poker and... Read moreNavajo Nation casinos may face permanent closuresJanuary 6, 2021 - Navajo Nation's four casinos have been shutdown since March 17, 2020 due to the pandemic. The severe economic damage may soon force consideration of permanently closures after this month... Read more 14 New Mexico casinos are closed for COVID-19November 18, 2020 - Several New Mexico casinos have recently closed temporarily to prevent the spread pf COVID-19 which are currently surging in the state. Isleta Resort & Casino, Santa Ana Star Casino, and... Read moreInn of the Mountain Gods Casino reopens Aug 31August 31, 2020 - Inn of the Mountain Gods Casino is reopening today at 8 AM. New casino hours are 8 AM to 4 AM. The poker room, hotel, spa, buffet and most restaurants will remain closed until further notice.... Read moreNavajo Casinos will remain closed through AugustAugust 21, 2020 - The Navajo Nation will keep its four casinos closed all month and has not announced a future date for reopening. The shutdown is causing extreme financial stress and forced the layoff 88% of casino workers... Read more Headlines continued...

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List of New Mexico Casinos by County

1. BERNALILLO COUNTY

Isleta Resort & Casino
11000 Broadway SE
Albuquerque, NM 87105-7469
(505) 724-3800

Palace West
State Road 45
Isleta, NM 87105
At the Y. intersection of Coors & Isleta Road
505-869-4102

Route 66 Casino
14500 Central Avenue
Albuquerque, NM 87120
505-552-1114

Sandia Resort & Casino
I-25 and Tramway
30 Rainbow Road NE
Albuquerque, NM
800-526-9366
(505) 897-2173

2. CIBOLA COUNTY

Dancing Eagle Casino
Interstate 40 Exit 108
Casa Blanca, New Mexico 87007
505-552-1114

3 OTERO COUNTY

Casino Apache Travel Center
25845 US Highway 70
Mescalero, NM 88340
(800) 545-9011
(505) 464-6100

Casino Apache Travel Center
P.O. Box 269 Mescalero, NM 88340
Phone Number: (505) 464-6960 Fax Number: (505) 464-5701

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino
287 Carrizo Canyon Road
Mescalero , NM 88340
(800) 545-9011
(505) 257-5141

4. RIO ARRIBA COUNTY

Apache Nugget Travel Center & Casino
US Highway 550
Dulce, NM 87529
(505) 759-3777

Apache Nugget Travel Center & Casino
US Hwy 550
Dulce, NM 87529
(575) 289-2486

Ohkay Hotel Casino
San Juan Pueblo, NM 87566
On Hwy 68 north of Espanola
(877) 747-1668
(505) 747-1668

Santa Claran Hotel Casino
460 No. Riverside Drive
Espanola, NM 87532
(505) 367-4500
(866) 244-7625

Wild Horse Casino & Hotel
13603 US Highway 64
Dulce, NM 87528
(505) 759-3663

10. McKINLEY COUNTY

Fire Rock Casino
249 Route 118 East
Church Rock, New Mexico 87311
(866) 941-2444

11. SAN JUAN COUNTY

Flowing Waters Navajo Casino
2710 US highway 64
Waterflow, New Mexico 87421
(505) 368-2300

Northern Edge Navajo Casino
N36, 1 mile west of NM-371
Farmington, NM 87401
(505) 960-7000
(877) 241-7777

5. SANTA FE COUNTY

Cities of Gold Casino
10-B Cities of Gold Road
Santa Fe, NM 87506
(800) 455-3313

Hilton Santa Fe Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino
20 Buffalo Thunder Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87506
(505) 455-5555

Tesuque Casino
7 Tesuque Hill Rd
Santa Fe, NM 87506
(800) 462-2635

Camel Rock Casino - Closed (Nov 24, 2018)
17486A -Hwy 84/285
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87506
(800) GO-CAMEL
(800) 462-2635

6. SANDOVAL COUNTY

Black Mesa Casino
25 Hagen Road
San Felipe, NM 87001
877-529-2946
(505) 867-6700

Travel Center - Slot Stop
25 Hagen Road
San Felipe Pueblo, NM 87001
(505) 867-4706

Santa Ana Star Casino
54 Jemez Canyon Dam Road
Santa Ana Pueblo
Bernalillo, NM 87004
(505) 867-0000

7. TAOS COUNTY

Taos Mountain Casino
Main Pueblo Road
Taos, NM 87571
888-946-8267
505-737-0777

8. VALENCIA COUNTY

Sky City Casino
Interstate 40, Exit 102
Acoma, NM 87034
(505) 552-6017

Sky City Travel Center
P.O. Box 310 Pueblo of Acoma, NM 87034
Phone Number: (505) 552-5699 Fax Number: (505) 552-7912

News Articles

New Mexico bill would add full casinos to racetracks

January 22, 2021

A new bill for the New Mexico legislature would expand casino gaming to full Vegas-style casinos at the five racetracks across the state.

If passed, New Mexico's racetrack casinos (racinos) could expand with new slot machines, craps, roulette, live poker and a full sportsbook. Currently these racinos offer sports betting on horse racing only along with limited slot machines, video poker, blackjack and roulette.

The new casinos would be regulated by the New Mexico Lottery, and the tax revenues paid to the state by the casinos is estimated to bring $40 million a year with $15 million allocated to the Lottery Scholarship Fund, a college scholarship fund.

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14 New Mexico casinos are closed for COVID-19

November 18, 2020

Several New Mexico casinos have recently closed temporarily to prevent the spread pf COVID-19 which are currently surging in the state. A complete list of all closed casinos in New Mexico is shown below.

New Mexico casinos closed during COVID-19 surge - Courtesy of KOQE, Nov 16, 2020. Available from YouTube

LIST OF NEW MEXICO CASINOS CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR COVID-19

Black Mesa Casino
San Felipe, NM 87001 - 877-529-2946

Dancing Eagle Casino
Casa Blanca, New Mexico 87007 - 505-552-1114

Fire Rock Casino
Church Rock, New Mexico 87311 - (866) 941-2444

Flowing Water Casino
Waterflow, New Mexico 87421 - (505) 368-2300

Hilton Sante Fe Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino
Santa Fe, NM 87506 - (505) 455.5555

Isleta Resort & Casino
Albuquerque, NM 87105-7469 - (505) 724-3800

Northern Edge Navajo Casino
Farmington, NM 87401 - (877) 241-7777

Ohkay Hotel Casino
San Juan Pueblo, NM 87566 - (800) 752-9286

Palace West Casino
Albuquerque, NM 87105 - (505) 848-1930

Route 66 Casino Hotel
Albuquerque, NM 87120 - 505-552-1114

Sandia Resort & Casino
Albuquerque, NM - 800-526-9366

Santa Ana Star Casino
Bernalillo, NM 87004 - (505) 867-0000

Sky City Casino Hotel
Acoma, NM 87034 - (505) 552-6017

Tesuque Casino
Santa Fe, NM 87506 - (800) 462-2635

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Navajo Casinos will remain closed through August

August 21, 2020

The Navajo Nation will not reopen its casinos this month, and no plans for September have been announced.

The shutdown is causing extreme financial stress on the Navajo Nation and forced the layoff 88% of the casino workers earlier this month.

Although other tribal casinos have reopened across Arizona and New Mexico, Navajo Nation Gaming Chairman, Quincy Natay, says:

'As the first tribal casino to close on March 17th, and possibly the last to reopen, Navajo Nation Gaming will offer 'best-in-class' safety measures and a 'trusted-space' environment for our patrons and team members when it is safe to reopen.'

Navajo Nation Gaming operates three casinos in New Mexico and one in Arizona:

Fire Rock Casino
Church Rock, New Mexico 87311

Flowing Waters Navajo Casino
Waterflow, New Mexico 87421

Northern Edge Navajo Casino
Farmington, NM 87401

Twin Arrows Casino Resort
Flagstaff, Arizona 86004

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First New Mexico Indian casinos reopen

June 17, 2020

Three Indian casinos in New Mexico have reopened despite recommendations from Gov. Grisham. These casinos are Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque, Ohkay Hotel Casino in Ohkay Owingeh and Taos Mountain Casino in Taos. Other New Mexico casinos remain closed.

VIDEO: Some New Mexico tribal casinos reopen to the public
Courtesy of KRQE News 13, Jun 17, 2020

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Navajo Nation extends casino closures into July

June 9, 2020

The Navajo Nation has been greatly hurt by COVID-19 forcing the Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise to extend the closure of its casinos until July. A date for reopening has not been announced, however, the Navajo tribal government is closed through July 5.

Navajo Nation hit hard by COVID-19
Video courtesy of ABC15 Arizona.

The Navajo Nation owns three casinos in New Mexico and one in Arizona. For more information, visit these pages:

Fire Rock Navajo Casino
249 Route 118 East, Church Rock, NM 87311, (866) 941-2444

Flowing Waters Casino
2710 US Highway 64, Waterflow, NM 87421, (505) 368-2300

Northern Edge Casino
P.O. Box 4500, Farmington, NM 87401, (505) 960-7000

Twin Arrows Casino Resort
22181 Resort Boulevard, Flagstaff, Arizona 86004, (928) 856-7200, (855) 946-8946

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Laguna Pueblo planning race track and casino in Curry County

May 27, 2018

The Laguna Pueblo already owns two casinos, restaurants, hotels, and gas stations. Now they are looking into developing a new business that will not be located on their land.

It would be located near Clovis in Curry County. The project would be a race track and casino. This is not the first time the tribe has attempted to expand their gaming industry off of their reservation.

Off reservation gaming has been part of their plans for many years.

In 2011 the tribe made their first attempt to build a racino in Albuquerque at the fairgrounds. The bid for the project was rejected. The surrounding community was also opposed to the project.

In 2016 the tribe then attempted to purchase a riverboat in Lake Charles owned by the Isle of Capri. Over $20 million was lost when the project was not approved.

In ten years, $100 million has been earned from the different businesses owned by the pueblo.

In 2013 records from Tribal Council meetings show the growing concern of revenue from their two casinos and their other businesses becoming stagnant. Dancing Eagle Casino and Route 66 Casino are both owned by the tribe. Expanding their sources of revenue became of interest.

The racino in Curry County is in the beginning development of plans. Applications have not been submitted so far to the New Mexico Racing Commission.

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News Headlines Continued

Route 66 Casino reopens June 27June 24, 2020 - Route 66 Casino opens Saturday with requirements for temperature checks and face masks. Slot machines are configured for social distancing. No poker. The hotel and restaurants will operate at 50% capacity.... Read moreFirst New Mexico Indian casinos reopenJune 17, 2020 - Three Indian casinos in New Mexico have reopened despite recommendations from Gov. Grisham. These casinos are Isleta Casino & Resort, Ohkay Hotel Casino and Taos Mountain Casino.... Read moreNavajo Nation extends casino closures into JulyJune 9, 2020 - The Navajo Nation has been greatly hurt by COVID-19 forcing the Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise to extend the closure of its casinos until July. The Navajo tribal government is closed through July 5.... Read moreFirst Native American-owned film studio is born in closed casinoMarch 22, 2020 - Camel Rock Studios, owned by the Tesuque Pueblo, has taken over the facilities of the former Camel Rock Casino which relocated the newly-built Tesuque Casino in late 2018.... Read moreNavajo celebrate 11th anniversary of first casinoNovember 24, 2019 - Fire Rock Navajo Casino became the first Navajo casino when it opened its doors on November 19, 2008. Its financial success was soon followed by the building of three more Navajo casinos.... Read moreSandia Resort is adding 72,000 sq-ft expansionAugust 23, 2019 - A 3-level expansion will be added to the southeastern edge of Sandia Resort & Casino. The top floor will be a 25,000-square-foot sports venue with a 30-ft sports bar, restaurant, outdoor decking, and indoor golf simulators.... Read moreIsleta Resort & Casino opens sportsbookAugust 18, 2019 - Isleta opened the fourth sportsbook in New Mexico on Monday taking bets on in-state college games of the Lobos and Aggies. Sports betting is open everyday from 8 am till 1 pm in a temporary... Read moreNew Sports Book at Inn of the Mountain Gods opens July 25June 24, 2019 - The Mescalero Apache Tribe has partnered with William Hill to provide the technology and daily operation of a sportsbook inside the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino.... Read moreIsleta Resort & Casino will open food court in AugustMay 7, 2018 - Isleta is preparing to open its new food court which will feature two new eateries Fatburger and Panda Express. This addition is part of the ongoing $40M upgrade to the casino.... Read moreIsleta Resort and Casino will add sports bettingApril 24, 2019 - In a press reslease yesterday Isleta Casino announced plans to become the third casino in New Mexico to offer sports wagering. The opening date will be scheduled for sometime this summer.... Read moreNew Mexico Indian Livestock Days will be May 7-9 at Route 66 Casino HotelApril 18, 2019 - NM Indian Livestock Days will be held this year in Albuquerque at the Route 66 Casino Hotel. This is a New Mexico State University event that provides research information... Read moreSports Betting comes to Buffalo Thunder CasinoMarch 11, 2019 - Today Buffalo Run Casino opened its new Race and Sports Book which introduces sports wagering to its existing para-mutuel wagering. Bets on sports or races can be placed on kiosks or with a teller.... Read moreNew plans for closed Camel Rock CasinoDecember 06, 2018 - The Camel Rock Casino is closed and replaced by the new Tesuque Casino. The casino is now vacant but new plans for its use are expected to be announced in the next few months.... Read moreTesuque Casino opens and Camel Rock Casino closesNovember 24, 2018 - The new Tesuque Casino opened on November 23, 2018. It replaces the 23-year-old Camel Rock Casino, which was closed the next day. The new casino offers 800 slots and 10 table games.... Read moreInn of the Mountain Gods opens luxury spaNovember 1, 2018

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- The new luxury spa opened last week showcasing a warm design inspired by the culture of the Mescalero tribe. The salon offers full service treatments.... Read moreSanta Ana Star opens first sports book in New MexicoOctober 10, 2018 - The first legal sports book in New Mexico opened on October 16 at the Santa Ana Star Casino & Hotel. Sports wagering is now available on NFL, MLB, NBA, NASCAR, and college games.... Read moreIsleta Casino expands bingo and poker roomsJuly 13, 2018 - Isleta Casino opened its new poker room and its new 400-seat bingo room to the public. It is part of a $40 million expansion project that also upgraded the Isleta Showroom.... Read moreSanta Ana Star opens new hotelJune 29, 2018 - Santa Ana Star Casino has opened its new 7-story hotel offering 204 non-smoking guest rooms. It also includes retail space, meeting and event space, and a steakhouse.... Read moreLaguna Pueblo planning race track and casino in Curry CountyMay 27, 2018 - The Laguna Pueblo is planning a new, off reservation gaming operation consisting of a race track and casino. It will be located near Clovis in Curry County.... Read moreNorthern Edge Casino celebrates 6th Anniversary
01.16.2018 - The Northern Edge Casino is celebrating 6 years in operation. The casino is owned by the Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise. Between $19 million and $21 million is earned at the... Read more12.20.2017 New Santa Fe casino planned by Tesuque Pueblo12.04.2017 San Felipe Pueblo renames casino Black Mesa07.19.2016 - $50M Expansion Plan for Santa Ana Star Casino03.19.2016 - Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino Hotel Breaks Ground Headlines continued...

07.14.2015 Motion Filed by Fort Sill Apache Includes New Defendants
06.30.2015 Pojoaque Pueblo Casinos in Jeopardy without a New Compact
04.15.2015 Compact Signed Between Gov Martinez and Five Tribes
04.14.2015 NM to Allow Gamblers to Self Ban from Casinos
03.24.2015 Gaming Compact Signed by Navajos and NM
03.11.2015 New Mexico Gaming Compact Approved by Senate
03.06.2015 New Parking Structure Opens at Sandia Resort and Casino
03.04.2015 Laguna Pueblo Supports New Mexico Gaming Compact
03.02.2015 Proposed New Mexico Gaming Compact Approved by Committee
02.27.2015 New Mexico Tribal Gaming Compact To Expire
01.27.2015 Possible Fed Law Violation by Proposed Fort Sill Apache Casino

12.30.2014 NM Gov and Jicarilla Apache Nation Agree on New Compact
12.30.2014 Navajo Tribe Proposes Gaming Compact with New Mexico
06.11.2014 Fort Sill Apache Tribe Sues National Indian Gaming Commission
03.16.2014 Jemez and Zuni Express Interest in Casinos
03.07.2014 Isleta Resort and Casino Hosts March Promotions
03.05.2014 Acoma and Laguna pueblos Testify Against Navajo Gaming Compact
02.20.2014 Casino Compact with Navajo Nation Denied by Senate
02.18.2014 NM House Approves Gaming Compact with Navajo Nation
02.10.2014 New Gaming Compact between New Mexico and Navajo is Approved
01.02.2014 Proposed Gaming Compact would allow for More Navajo Casinos

11.22.2013 Expansion of The Sandia Resort & Casino
11.20.2013 Santa Ana Star Casino Lawsuit Sent to Tribal Court
08.13.2013 New slot technology at Isleta Resort & Casino
07.07.2013 Casino At The Downs Opens High Competition Begins
07.03.2013 New Isleta Resort & Casino Prepares to Open
06.29.2013 Alcohol Allowed In Navajo Nation AZ Casinos not NM
06.28.2013 Santa Ana Star Casino Celebrates 20 years
06.24.2013 NM Gaming Official Shortage Makes Difficult to Audit Casinos and Racetracks
06.11.2013 Hard Rock Hotel Casino Albuquerque renamed Isleta Resort and Casino
06.11.2013 Ohkay Hotel Casino Pays Out $5,000 Lady Luck Jackpot
06.10.2013 A Look Inside the New Downs Racetrack and Casino
06.05.2013 The Downs Racetrack & Casino Hopes To Lease 100 New Slots
05.07.2013 Ohkay Hotel Casino Announces New Chief Winning Officer
05.02.2013 Downs Casino To Host 2 Day Job Fair
05.02.2013 The Downs Undergoes Renovation and Brings New Jobs

11.08.2012 Isleta Pueblo No Longer using Hard Rock name
09.15.2012 Tribal Casinos on Track for Record Profits
08.31.2012 Downs of Albuquerque faces delay due to soil conditions
01.11.2012 Northern Edge Navajo Casino Prepares to Open

06.22.2011 Jemez Pueblo host Public Forum to promote Off Reservation Casino
06.11.2011 New Mexico Indian Tribes fight to stop Jemez Pueblo Casino
06.01.2011 Downs at Albuquerque Racetrack and Casino Extends Lease
04.29.2011 New Mexico Indian Casinos tries for Immunity from injury lawsuits
02.26.2011 Ground broken for Northern Edge Navajo Casino
01.07.2011 Buffalo Thunder Casino Resort Announces New Management

11.12.2010 Navajo will build $120 million Twin Arrows Casino in AZ
10.13.2010 Flowing Water Navajo Casino opens
08.28.2010 Navajo prepares to build 2 new casinos
08.24.2010 Albuquerque Film Festival at Hard Rock Hotel Casino
07.26.2010 Jemez Pueblo casino proposal revisited in Anthony
06.12.2010 Isleta changes name to Hard Rock Casino
05.30.2010 Navajo building 5 new casinos
02.11.2010 Navajo tribe plans new casinos
01.28.2010 Ground breaking for Sun and Sky Natural Amphitheatre

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12.20.2009 Dancing Eagle Casino reopens after renovation
11.30.2009 Fire Rock Casino has winning 1st year
10.27.2009 Santa Ana Star Casino launches TV-game promos
10.15.2009 Isleta Casino becoming 'Hard Rock Albuquerque'

04.28.2009 Fire Rock Casino is the 'most successful' in New Mexico
04.03.2009 Fire Rock's success spurs plans for 3 new casinos
03.28.2009 Fire Rock Casino expands slot machines
02.24.2009 Buffalo Thunder says it will 'weather the storm'

11.18.2008 New Sky Ute Casino opens
11.14.2008 Fire Rock Navajo Casino Opens
09.04.2008 Racetrack and casino approved for Raton
08.26.2008 Racing commissioner okays track in Raton
08.08.2008 Fort Sill Apaches casino rejected by federal judge

07.31.2008 Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino in Sante Fe
07.29.2008 Rule won't affect Apache casino plan
07.28.2008 New BIA rule excludes Fort Sill Apache and Jemez Pueblo casinos
07.24.2008 Navajo plan second casino
07.18.2008 Feds investigate Fort Sill Apache poker meet
07.18.2008 BIA limits distance for new casinos
07.10.2008 Murder suspect kills self following foot chase
07.09.2008 One killed in shooting at Isleta Casino
07.03.2008 Isleta rail station on track for Sept. opening

06.26.2008 Navajo's Fire Rock Casino opens in October
06.25.2008 Fort Sill Apaches hosting poker tournaments at NM casino
06.24.2008 Isleta Casino and Resort set to open
06.16.2007 Fort Sill Apaches withdraw bingo machines from NM casino

05.27.2008 Downs at Albuquerque move to Moriarty is approved
05.20.2008 NIGC rejects Fort Sill Apache's plan for NM casino
05.06.2008 Sky Ute Casino Resort Construction (Colorado)

04.07.2008 Fort Sill Apache Tribe Will Open Diner & Smoke Shop
04.04.2008 Tucumcari Racino Application Submitted

03.24.2008 Nambe Pueblo Downscales Plan for Casino
03.13.2008 Plenty of places to eat at Route 66 Casino Hotel
03.02.2008 Court settlement could affect tribal casino opening

02.28.2008 Richardson Blocks Roads to Akela Flats Casino
02.01.2008 Navajo Approve Alcohol Sales in New Casino
01.09.2008 Chiricahua Apache Plan Akela Flats Casino
01.31.2008 Tucumcari Racino Planned
01.09.2008 Chiricahua Apache Plan Akela Flats Casino
01.07.2008 Fed Rejects Jemez Pueblo Casino Plans

12.03.2007 Navajo Building New Casino Near Gallup

09.19.2007 New 'Buffalo Thunder Resort' Opens August 2008
06.16.2007 Fort Sill Apaches withdraw bingo machines from NM casino

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Pat Garrett was a cowboy, rancher, and lawman who is best known for killing Billy the Kid.

Born in Chambers County, Alabama on June 5, 1850, Patrick Floyd Jarvis Garrett was one of seven children born to John and Elizabeth Garrett. Three years later, Pat’s father, John Garrett, purchased a Louisiana plantation in Claiborne Parish, where young Garrett grew up.

A tall, thin angular man with prominent cheekbones, Garrett left Louisiana for Dallas County, Texas at the age of 19. There, he worked on the large LS Ranch in west Texas as a cowboy and cattle gunman when rustling was rampant in the area.

From there he joined up with W. Skelton Glenn, as a buffalo hunter. However, he soon got into a disagreement with a fellow hunter over some hides. The altercation led to gunplay and when the other man drew on Garrett, Pat shot him dead.

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By 1878, he had moved on to Fort Sumner, New Mexico just as the Lincoln County War was drawing to an end. The battle between rival gangs spawned a storm of lawlessness and violence which would continue in southeastern New Mexico for the next two decades.

Garrett first went to work on Peter Maxwell’s ranch. A year later he quit and worked as a bartender at a saloon called Beaver Smith’s. Soon after, he married a woman named Juanita Martinez, but she died before the end of the year. A little more than a year later, on January 14, 1880, he married Apolinaria Gutierrez. The two would have nine children over the years.

It was at the saloon that Pat Garrett met and often gambled with William Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid. The two were seen together so often they soon took on the nicknames of “Big Casino” and “Little Casino.”

On November 7, 1880, Garrett was appointed as the Lincoln County Sheriff. Friends or not, his first vow was to bring the current reign of lawlessness to an end with the primary goal of apprehending Billy the Kid.

On December 15, 1880, Governor Wallace put a $500 reward on Billy’s head and Pat Garrett began the relentless pursuit of the outlaw. Garrett set-up many traps and ambushes in an attempt to apprehend Billy, but the Kid seemed to have an animal instinct that warned him of danger. However, that was not to last.

On December 19, 1880, Garrett confronted Billy and his gang when they rode into Fort Sumner, New Mexico, killing Tom O’Folliard, but the rest of the gang escaped. Soon, the determined Garrett and his posse tracked the outlaws down to Stinking Springs and surrounded the hideout. After a several day siege, the posse killed Charlie Bowdre and captured Billy the Kid, Dirty Dave Rudabaugh, Tom Pickett, and Billy Wilson on December 23, 1880.

Billy the Kid was tried and sentenced to hang in Lincoln, New Mexico on May 13, 1881. However, he escaped from jail on April 18, 1881, killing two guards in the process.

Peter Maxwell’s house at Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

Garrett went after the Kid once again and arrived at Peter Maxwell’s ranch on July 14, 1881, to question him about Billy’s whereabouts. As Maxwell and Garrett sat in Peter’s darkened bedroom in Old Fort Sumner, Billy unexpectedly entered the room. The Kid didn’t recognize Garrett in the poor lighting conditions and asked “¿Quien es? ¿Quien es?” (Spanish for “Who is it? Who is it?), to which Garrett responded with two shots from his revolver, the first striking Billy’s heart.

Billy the Kid was buried in a plot in-between his dead friends Tom O’Folliard and Charlie Bowdre the next day at Fort Sumner’s cemetery.

Though the New Mexican newspaper said, “…Sheriff Garrett is the hero of the hour,” most people in the area saw him as a villain for having killed a favorite son. Although he had put his life on the line for his community, he lost the next election for sheriff of Lincoln County.

Garrett then turned to ranching and began to write a book about Billy the Kid. Published in 1882, The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid, the Noted Desperado of the Southwest, didn’t sell well as eight books had already beat him to the press.

In 1884, Garrett ran for New Mexico state senator where he again lost the election. Fed up, Garrett moved his family to Tascosa, Texas where he became captain of the LS Texas Rangers. However, this role would not last long, as Garrett quit within just a few weeks and returned to southeastern New Mexico, this time to Roswell.

In 1890 he ran for sheriff of the newly created Chaves County. However, when he lost, he bitterly left New Mexico once again, living in Uvalde, Texas, where he raised and raced horses for several years.

In 1899, Garrett purchased a ranch in the San Andres Mountains of New Mexico, and in October, he was appointed sheriff of Dona Ana County. His family stayed on the ranch while Pat worked in Las Cruces, Mesilla, and Dona Ana.

On December 16, 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt, infatuated by gunfighters in the West, appointed Garrett as a United States Customs Collector at El Paso, Texas. However, it was a controversial appointment and when his term was over in 1905, Roosevelt refused to reappoint him. Garrett and his family returned to the ranch but Garrett was soon in the midst of financial difficulties due to back taxes and liability for a loan he had co-signed for a friend.

Becoming increasingly morose over the situation, he began to drink and gamble too much. However, still trying to make a living, he started a new horse breeding operation. To help with his financial problems, Garrett leased part of his land to a man named Wayne Brazel who was to graze cattle upon the land. However, he soon found that Brazel had brought in several thousand goats, which were considered to be even worse than sheep, as far as cattlemen were concerned.

Owing money to many people in the Roswell area, Garrett desperately approached another rancher named Carl Adamsson in January 1908 to see if he might be interested in buying his ranch. However, when he neared Adam’s home, Carl’s wife, Amanda, ordered him from the property at gunpoint.

Pat Garrett in 1906

Adamson and Garrett met later and agreed on the sale. But, Wayne Brazel refused to break his five-year lease unless Garrett bought his goats. Brazel and Garrett made the deal, but soon Brazel wanted even more money. Though angry, Garrett finally agreed to Brazel’s terms.

On February 29, 1908, Garrett and Adamson were in a buckboard bound for Las Cruces, where they would meet Brazel to close the deal. On the way, Brazel caught up with them and as words grew heated, Adamson threatened to back out of the purchase. Afterward, Brazel rode on while Garrett and Adamson continued in the buckboard.

Just miles outside of Las Cruces, they stopped the wagon and while Adamson was relieving himself off the back of the buckboard, three shots rang out. Pat Garrett lay dead. Adamson left his body in the desert and continued on to Las Cruces. Once there, Adamson swore he never saw who shot Garrett and Brazel confessed to the shooting, claiming it was self-defense.

When the body was retrieved, numerous cigarette butts were found off the trail, indicating that someone had been waiting for them. This led to the belief that the shooting was an obvious conspiracy, involving two more people. Allegedly, Brazel took the “fall” for the murder because he was single. Also implicated in the killing was hired assassin, Killin’ Jim Miller because Carl Adamson was married to a cousin of Jim Miller’s wife, Sallie. However, most historians deem this unlikely.

While Garrett’s remains lay in the undertaker’s parlor, dozens of gawkers came to see the man who had killed Billy the Kid. On March 5, 1908, he was buried in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

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Brazel was later tried; however, he was acquitted of the crime. Controversy still exists over whether Garrett’s murder was a conspiracy in order to gain his land or if it was just simply the dispute with an irate Brazel.

In May of 2017, Doña Ana County officials announced in a press release that a County Clerk’s office employee had found a document in a box of un-archived materials dated July 9, 1908. It is the handwritten Coroner’s Jury Report, signed by seven jurors, that references Wayne Brazel’s involvement. According to the press release, the document says:

“We the undersigned Justices of the Peace and Coroners Jury have attended the investigation of the body of Pat Garrett who was reported dead within the limits of Precinct No. 20, County of Doña Ana, territory of New Mexico on about five miles northeast of the town of Las Cruces and find that the deceased came to his death by gunshot wounds inflicted by one Wayne Brazel.”

© Kathy Weiser/Legends of America, updated February 2020.

Also See:

Billy the Kid – Fatal Shot in the Dark (by Pat Garrett, 1882)

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Pat Garrett and the Man Hunt (by Emerson Hough, 1906)