Karen Listo named general manager of Desert Diamond Casino West Valley and White Tanks
Listo had been serving as interim general manager for the properties in Arizona.
US.- The Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise (TOGE) has appointed Karen A. Listo as general manager of Desert Diamond Casino West Valley and Desert Diamond Casino White Tanks in Arizona. Listo had been serving as interim general manager for the properties.
Listo has more than 30 years of industry experience. She worked as general manager for the Southern Arizona properties before becoming interim general manager at West Valley. She is an enrolled member of the Tohono O’odham Nation from the Sells District.
Desert Diamond Casino has five casinos, three in Southern Arizona and two in the West Valley. Desert Diamond Casino White Tanks opened at San Lucy on December 2024. It has a 184,000-square-foot gaming floor with 900 Class III slot machines, a poker room, retail sportsbook and table games, including blackjack, roulette, and baccarat.
Daniele Chilton, CEO for the Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise, said: “We are thrilled Karen has accepted the General Manager position for our two West Valley properties. Our gaming operations now employ nearly 4,000 team members across our facilities and have become a major economic engine for the Tohono O’odham Nation and the Arizona economy. With her extensive leadership skills, Karen will play a key role in growing our West Valley operations.”
Listo commented: “I am both humbled and honored to serve as general manager for our two West Valley casinos. In just a few short years, our West Valley operations have earned a reputation as leaders in gaming entertainment across the Phoenix Valley. We have built a strong enterprise from our humble beginnings as a bingo facility, and I look forward to working to continue to build on this success and move our operations forward.”
Arizona’s sports betting handle totalled $464m in July, according to the Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG). That represents a 13.1 per cent increase when compared to July 2024 and a 14.4 per cent decrease from June 2025. The state collected $3.9m in privilege fees.
