TUCSON, AZ – The Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise has named Karen A. Listo as General Manager of Desert Diamond Casino West Valley and Desert Diamond Casino White Tanks, both operating in the West Valley of the Phoenix metro area. Listo had been serving as Interim General Manager for both properties.
With over 30 years of gaming experience, Listo brings a wealth of industry expertise to her role in leading the West Valley properties. During her tenure, Desert Diamond Casino has grown into Arizona’s premier gaming operation with five casinos, three in Southern Arizona and two in the West Valley. Most recently, Listo served as GM for the Southern Arizona properties before stepping into the Interim GM role at West Valley. She is an enrolled member of the Tohono O’odham Nation from the Sells District.
“We are thrilled Karen has accepted the General Manager position for our two West Valley properties,” said Daniele Chilton, CEO for the Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise. “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.”
“I am both humbled and honored to serve as General Manager for our two West Valley casinos,” said Listo. “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.”
