Card games are a staple in California tribal casinos.
Indian gambling in California has transitioned from outpost bingo halls to destination casinos and resorts since the state's tribal governments signed gaming compacts with Gov. Gray Davis in 1999. A decade later, the state was home to the small Lucky 7 Casino in the extreme northwest corner, the Golden Acorn Casino in southern San Diego County and 56 other casinos in between. California tribal casinos house nearly 64,000 slot machines and are allowed to offer banked card games and poker.
Pechanga Resort & Casino
Pechanga Resort & Casino, in Riverside County about 65 miles northeast of San Diego International Airport, is the largest casino in the state. The 188,000-square-foot gaming floor contains more than 3,000 slot machines, 130 tables of banked games and a 54-table poker room. A 517-room luxury hotel features a swimming pool and health club. The property includes eight restaurants, a fast-food court and four entertainment venues as well as the 7,219-yard Journey at Pechanga championship golf course.
Pechanga Resort & Casino
45000 Pechanga Parkway
Temecula, CA 92592
(909) 693-1819
pechanga.com
Table Mountain Casino
Table Mountain Casino, opened as a bingo hall on New Year's Eve 1987, is the largest casino in central California with 2,000 slot machines, 38 gaming tables and 10 poker tables. The 700-seat bingo hall doubles as a theater that regularly hosts national headliners. The Table Mountain Rancheria Band of Indians operates the property about 23 miles north of Fresno Yosemite International Airport. The casino offers free shuttle service to and from several area locations on weekdays.
Table Mountain Casino
8184 Table Mountain Road
Friant, CA 93626
(800) 541-3637
tmcasino.com
Cache Creek Casino Resort
Cache Creek Casino Resort, about 40 miles west of Sacramento International Airport and 100 miles north of San Francisco International Airport, is the largest casino in Northern California. The Yocha-De-He Wintun Nation opened the casino in 1985 as a bingo hall. The current facility, which opened in 2004, features 2,400 slot machines, 122 gaming tables, a 200-room hotel, nine restaurants, a nightclub, a convention center and a health spa. The property includes the 7,300-yard Yocha-De-He championship golf course. The tribe in October 2009 dropped plans for a property expansion, citing the poor economic climate.
Cache Creek Casino Resort
14455 State Highway 16
Brooks, CA 95606
(800) 992-8686
cachecreek.com
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