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California is the most populous state in the US. It is also one of the few that has legalized poker. Unlike Nevada or Atlantic City, which legalized all gambling, in California only poker and a few other card games are legal for gambling purposes (except the lottery and horse racing, of course). Accordingly, a number of companies and rooms have sprung up to focus on offering poker to the public.

Interestingly, unlike most of the US, poker rooms in California are not usually part of larger casinos but are standalone poker/card halls in their own right that offer mainly poker, with additional card games like 21st Century Blackjack and Pan on the side. This results in a particular business focus on poker that can be most gratifying for a serious player. California has currently placed a moratorium on opening new cardrooms, or expanding existing cardrooms, through 2015; ironically (though obviously), this ban has been extended from its previous expiration date of 2007 by heavy lobbying from existing cardrooms.

San Francisco Bay Area[]

Size Rating City Casino Name & Link Games Other
L 5chip Colma (San Francisco) Lucky Chances Casino L NS O8 No Smoking Jackpots
L 4chip Emeryville (Oakland) Oaks Card Club L O8 7 No Smoking Jackpots
S 1chip Gilroy Garlic City Club S No Smoking Jackpots
M 2chip Hayward Palace Card Club L N No Smoking Jackpots
M 4chip Pacheco (Martinez) California Grand Casino L N O8 No Smoking Jackpots
L 4chip San Bruno (SFO Airport) Artichoke Joe's L N O8 No Smoking Jackpots
L 5chip San Jose Bay 101 L NS 7 No Smoking
L 4chip San Jose Casino M8trix L N No Smoking
L 3chip San Pablo Casino San Pablo L N 7 Smoky Room Jackpots Full casino
S 2chip San Rafael Club San Rafael L N O8 No Smoking
S 1chip Santa Cruz Ocean View Card Room L N O8 No Smoking
Sacramento area
S 3chip Citrus Heights The Lucky Derby L NS O8 No Smoking Jackpots
S 2chip Citrus Heights Phoenix Casino L N O8 No Smoking Jackpots
S 1chip Folsom Lake Bowl Card Room L N No Smoking
S 2chip Lincoln Thunder Valley Casino L N Full casino
S 2chip Rancho Cordova Rancho's Club L O8 B No Smoking Jackpots
S 2chip Sacramento Capitol Casino L N No Smoking Indoor Smoking Room Jackpots
S 3chip Sacramento Casino Royale L N No Smoking Jackpots
S 2chip Sacramento Limelight Bar L B No Smoking
S 1chip Sacramento Silver Fox L No Smoking Jackpots
Other Northern California
S 3chip American Canyon Napa Valley Casino L N O8 No Smoking
S 2chip Antioch 19th Hole L No Smoking
S 2chip Antioch Kelly's Casino L N No Smoking
S 2chip Atascadero Outlaws Card Parlour L O8 No Smoking Jackpots
S 1chip Auburn Deuces Wild Casino N No Smoking Jackpots
M 3chip Bakersfield Golden West Casino L O8 N No Smoking Jackpots
S 1chip Benicia Pastime L O8 [[Crazy O8|C]] Smoky Room
M 3chip Brooks (west of Sacramento) Cache Creek Casino L N Smoky Room Jackpots Full casino
S 2chip Cameron Park (east of Sacramento) Blacksheep Casino Company N No Smoking
S 3chip Coarsegold Chukchansi Gold L N No Smoking Jackpots Full casino
- - Chico Angie's Poker Club
S 3chip Clovis (near Fresno) 500 Club L NS O8 No Smoking Jackpots
S 3chip Colusa Colusa Casino Resort L No Smoking Jackpots Full casino
L 4chip Fresno Club One L NS O8 No Smoking Jackpots
S 3chip Friant (near Fresno) Table Mountain Casino L N No Smoking Jackpots Full casino
S 3chip Geyserville River Rock Casino L N No Smoking Jackpots Full casino
S 2chip Grover Beach Central Coast Casino L No Smoking Jackpots
S 2chip Hopland Sho-Ka-Wah Casino L N Smoky Room Jackpots Full casino
S 2chip Isleton Hotel Del Rio and Casino L No Smoking
S 2chip Isleton Rogelio's L No Smoking
M 3chip Jackson Jackson Rancheria L N O8 Full casino No Smoking Jackpots (web)
(No Poker) Lakeport Konocti Vista Casino Does not offer poker anymore
M 3chip Lemoore Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino L N No Smoking Jackpots Full casino
M 3chip Livermore Lucky Buck Card Club L O8 No Smoking Jackpots
S 1chip Livermore Livermore Saloon and Casino L No Smoking Jackpots
S 1chip Lodi Jack's Back Card Room B Smoky Room
(No Poker) Madera La Primavera Pool Hall Does not offer poker anymore
S 2chip Marina Marina Club N S No Smoking Jackpots
S 2chip Marina Mortimer's Card Room L N No Smoking
S 3chip Manteca Casino Real L N O8 No Smoking Jackpots
S 2chip Merced Merced Poker Room L O8 No Smoking Jackpots
S 2chip Merced Poker Flats Casino L No Smoking Jackpots
(No Poker) Napa Hemphill Card Room No longer exists
S 2chip Nice Robinson Rancheria Resort & Casino L N Smoky Room Jackpots Full casino (web)
S 2chip Oakdale Mike's Card Casino L O8 No Smoking Jackpots
- - Oroville Feather Falls Casino
- - Oroville Gold Country Casino
S 2chip Paso Robles Central Coast Casino S N No Smoking Jackpots
M 3chip Petaluma The 101 Casino L N O8 No Smoking Jackpots
S 2chip Petaluma River Card Room L N O8 7H No Smoking
- - Porterville Eagle Mountain Casino
S 2chip Redding Win-River Casino L N O8 No Smoking Jackpots Full casino
(Closed) Salinas Cap's Saloon Closed
S 3chip Salinas Bankers Casino L N No Smoking
S 1chip Soledad Ven-A-Mexico   No Smoking
S 1chip Stockton Saigon Casino Club L No Smoking Jackpots
S 1chip Stockton Delta Card Room L No Smoking Jackpots
S 2chip Stockton Cameo Club L N No Smoking Jackpots
S 2chip Tracy Comstock Card Club L N No Smoking Jackpots
S 2chip Turlock Turlock Poker Room L O8 No Smoking
S 1chip Watsonville Cesar's Club S No Smoking

Los Angeles area[]

Size Rating City Casino Name & Link Games Other
XL 5chip Bell Gardens Bicycle Casino L N 7 7H O8 M No Smoking Jackpots
XL 5chip Commerce Commerce Casino L N P 7 7H No Smoking Jackpots
M 2chip Compton Crystal Casino L No Smoking
S 2chip Cudahy Club Caribe L No Smoking Jackpots
L 5chip Gardena Hustler Casino L N O8 No Smoking Jackpots
L 3chip Gardena Normandie Casino L N No Smoking Jackpots
XL 3chip Hawaiian Gardens Hawaiian Gardens L N O8 7 7H M No Smoking Jackpots
L 4chip Inglewood Hollywood Park L N O8 7 No Smoking Jackpots
San Diego area
M - Chula Vista Village Club L O8 No Smoking (web)
S 2chip San Diego Lucky Lady Card Room L N B No Smoking Jackpots
S 2chip San Diego Palomar Card Club L N No Smoking Jackpots
M 3chip Alpine, east of San Diego Viejas L N Full casino
M 3chip Lakeside Barona Casino L N Jackpots Full casino
L 4chip Oceanside Ocean's Eleven L N O8 7H No Smoking Jackpots
S 3chip - Sycuan Casino L N No Smoking Jackpots Full casino
S 3chip Valley Center Valley View Casino L N O No Smoking Jackpots Full casino
M 3chip Valley Center Harrah's Rincon L N No Smoking Jackpots Full casino
Other Southern California
S 1chip Blythe Bruce's Bar and Casino L No Smoking
M 3chip Cabazon, About 20 miles West of Palm Springs Casino Morongo L N No Smoking Jackpots Full casino
S 2chip Campo / Boulevard Golden Acorn Casino L Full casino
S 2chip Coachella, east of Palm Springs Spotlight 29 L N No Smoking Jackpots Full casino
S 1chip El Centro Tommy's Bar and Casino L N No Smoking
M 4chip Highland San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino L N O8 7 No Smoking Jackpots Full casino
L 3chip Lake Elsinore Lake Elsinore Hotel & Casino L N O8 7H Jackpots No Smoking
M 3chip Pala Pala Casino Spa Resort L N No Smoking Jackpots Full casino
S 1chip Pauma Valley Casino Pauma L N Smoky Room Jackpots Full casino
M 3chip Rosamond (north of L.A.) Diamond Jim's Casino L N O8 Jackpots
S 2chip San Jacinto Soboba Casino L N No Smoking Jackpots Full casino
M 3chip Santa Ynez Chumash Casino L N No Smoking Jackpots Full casino
L 4chip Temecula Pechanga Resort & Casino L N O8 7 7H No Smoking Jackpots Full casino
S 2chip Ventura Players Poker Club
S 3chip Winterhaven Quechan Paradise Casino L N No Smoking Full casino

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