California Casinos

Gambling in California was unregulated and dangerous until the state passed the 1984 Gaming Registration Act. The casino laws in this state were further tightened with the 1997 Gambling Control Act, and today, all casinos in California must be licensed under this law. This state also has card rooms, which are strictly regulated under California law.



Most California casinos are open 24 hours where the legal gambling age usually is 18 or 21 years of age.  Legally the California can offer electronic gaming machines, blackjack and other various house banked card games. The state is prohibited to offer player banked blackjack which is why casinos offer a version of black jack that is played to 22 instead of 21. The house takes a commission on these games anywhere from two to five percent of the total bet. 

The California tribes are not required to release their slot percentage paybacks and do not have minimum returns on their gaming machines.  In general you will find the following games in California casino: video poker, video keno, slots and other optional games such as blackjack, Caribbean Stud Poker, off track betting and baccarat.

    Agua Caliente Casino
    32-250 Bob Hope Drive
    Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
    Employment Website
    Description: Agua Caliente offers more than 1,000 slot and video poker machines.  It also features over 46 gaming tables, a cabaret theme lounge, good food and all the trimmings. It is owned by the Cahuilla Indians and is located in the Coachella Valley.

    Augustine Casino
    84001 Avenue 54
    Coachella, CA 92236
    Employment Website
    Description: Features blackjack, poker and various other table games.  In addition the casino offers slots and entertainment. Cafe 54 can be found within the casino where  an array of delicious food can be found on the menu. The company likes for their employees to be part of a team, and includes benefits for those hired to work in the casino.

    Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino
    1932 Wildcat Canyon Road
    Lakeside, CA 92040
    Phone: (619) 443-2300
    Employment Website
    Description: The San Diego Business Journal voted this casino one of the “best places to work” on two separate occasions. In addition to being located in sunny San Diego the casino offers a multitude of games, boasting a players club and other table games for serious gamers.

    Black Bart Casino
    PO Box 1177
    Willits, CA 95490
    Phone: (707) 459-7330

    Black Oak Casino
    19400 Tuolumne Road North
    Tuolumne, CA 95379
    Phone: (209) 928-9300
    Employment Website
    Description: This casino has a little bit for everyone.  There is slot machines, table games and even a smoke free area for those who wish to play the games without the smoke.  The casino also offers an underground arcade and bowling alley to keep the younger ones entertained.  

    Blue Lake Casino
    777 Casino Way
    Blue Lake, CA 95525
    Phone: (707) 668-9770
    Employment Website
    Description: Blue Lake Casino offers multiple tables of black jack, spanish21 and poker. If you’re in the mood for a tournament whether it be poker or slots you can almost always find one here.

    Cache Creek Indian Bingo & Casino
    14455 Highway 16
    Brooks, CA 95606
    Phone: (530) 796-3118
    Employment Website
    Description: Cache Creek began as bingo hall and has grown to be a casino resort in Northern California.  The casino is owned by the Wintun Indians and features a full service heath spa, deluxe hotel, fine dining and entertainment in addition to it’s gaming.

    Cahuilla Creek Casino
    PO Box 390845
    Anza, CA 92539
    Phone: (951) 763-1200

    Casino Pauma
    777 Pauma Reservation Road
    Pauma Valley, CA 92061
    Phone: (760) 742-2177
    Employment Website
    Description: This casino offers various themes nights throughout the week in addition to their gaming.  Entertainment, dining and a Palm Club Membership is offered at this casino.

    Cherae Heights Casino
    PO Box 635
    Trinidad, CA 95570
    Phone: (707) 677-3611
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    Chicken Ranch Bingo
    16929 Chicken Ranch Road
    Jamestown, CA 95327
    Phone: (209) 984-3000

    Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino
    711 Lucky Lane
    Coarsegold, CA 93614
    Phone: (559) 692-5200
    Employment Website
    Description: Near the beautiful rock of Yosemite lies this casino.  Enjoy almost 2,000 slot machines, various table games and fun dining entertainment at this casino and hotel.

    Chumash Casino Resort
    3400 East Highway 246
    Santa Ynez, CA 93460
    Phone: (805) 686-0855
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    Description: This casino exudes elegance.  It offers table games, slots, bingo and that’s just the gaming!  An indulgent spa awaits their guest along with top of the line entertainment with big names such as Bill Crosby and LeAnn Rimes.

    Colusa Casino Resort & Bingo
    3770 Highway 45
    Colusa, CA 95932
    Phone: (530) 458-8844
    Description: This California casino offers a great employee package for anyone who wishes to work here.  A brand new fitness facility was recently built next door to the casino and is a good source of recreation and workout for employees. All the trimmings that go along with a good casino such as gaming, entertainment and dining are offered.

    Coyote Valley Shodakai Casino
    7751 N. Sate Street
    Redwood Valley, CA 95470
    Phone: (707) 485-0700
    Employment Website
    Description: This casino is located off of beautiful highway 101 in the Redwood Valley.  The company offers fun and exciting casino table games, slots and more. Shodakai boasts professional growth for those employees that excel in their position.

    Desert Rose Casino
    901 County Road 56
    Alturas, CA 96101
    Phone: (530) 233-3141

    Diamond Mountain Casino
    900 Skyline Drive
    Susanville, CA 96130
    Phone: (530) 252-1100
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    Description: This casino opened in 1996 and benefits the Paiute, Maidu, Pit River, and Washoe Indians. Casino recently underwent a large expansion project and now offers a cafe, sports bar, and bountiful areas to play slots and black jack fun.

    Eagle Mountain Casino
    PO Box 1659
    Porterville, CA 93258
    Phone: (559) 788-6220
    Employment Website
    Description: This casino is located in Southern California.  Employees can enjoy a great benefit package including discounts to local gym memberships and more.  The casino offers a fun flair for entertaining and gaming.  The Oak Tree restaurant is a well known dining facility that infuses the orient into Tex Mex cuisine.

    Elk Valley Casino
    2500 Howland Hill Road
    Crescent City, CA 95531
    Phone: (707) 464-1020
    Description: This casino features black jack tables, video gaming machines, slots, bingo and a players club. It is open 24 hours a day and offers lunches and frequent buffets.

    Fantasy Springs Casino
    82-245 Indio Springs Drive
    Indio, CA 92203
    Phone: (760) 342-5000
    Employment Website
    Description: Located in Coachella Valley near the Palm Springs area. After hours cocktail bars are bountiful and the gaming is lively to say the least. The casino features both smoking and non-smoking slot areas and offers a number of table games including black jack.

    Feather Falls Casino
    3 Alverda Drive
    Oroville, CA 95966
    Phone: (530) 533-3885
    Website
    Description: Located in the Northern CA foothills this casino offers a casual and fun atmosphere to play games. The Dreamcatcher buffet is a favorite.  Employees enjoy a competitive salary and a great benefits package.

    Gold Country Casino
    4020 Olive Highway
    Oroville, CA 95966
    Phone: (530) 538-4560
    Employment Website
    Description: A rewarding place to work this company offers their employees competitive salary and a great benefit package including free membership to the local gyms!  The casino is located in Gold Country of N. California. It is the  home to a show room that frequently features headline entertainment, an elegant hotel and great dining. The company offers individuals an opportunity to work in the following areas: Gaming, Hotel, Food and Beverage, Administration and Facilities.

    Golden Acorn Casino and Travel Center
    1800 Golden Acorn Way
    Campo, CA 91906
    Phone: (619) 938-6000
    Employment Website
    Description: The casino boasts over 750 of vegas style slots, tables of black jack and various poker games.  All the action of vegas infused with Southern California charm!

    Harrah’s Rincon Casino & Resort
    33750 Valley Center Road
    Valley Center, CA 92082
    Phone: (760) 751-3100
    Employment Website
    Description: This resort is a 21 story high casino and hotel that towers over the Palomar Mountain and valleys. The resort offers a spa and a nearby golf course.  Plenty of headline entertainment and Vegas style gaming are offered at this casino and resort.

    Havasu Landing Resort & Casino
    5 Main Street
    Havasu Lake, CA 92363
    Phone: (760) 858-4593

    Hopland Sho-Ka-Wah Casino
    1301 Nakomis Road
    Hopland, CA 95449
    Phone: (707) 744-1395
    Employment Website
    Description: This casino helps support the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians. This casino began in 1998 and has since expanded to offer 550 slots, ten table games and a large bingo hall with a capacity of 1,000.

    Jackson Rancheria Casino & Hotel
    12222 New York Ranch Road
    Jackson, CA 95642
    Phone: (209) 223-1677
    Employment Website
    Description: This casino and hotel is located in Jackson, California. This casino is chock full of entertainment including concerts and arcades, gaming, players club and a variety of choice dining options.

    Konocti Vista Casino Resort & Marina
    2755 Mission Rancheria Road
    Lakeport, CA 95453
    Phone: (707) 262-1900
    Employment Website
    Description: Konocti Vista Casino is situated near the largest natural lake, Clearlike. The casino offers great family dining options with a special Prime Rib dinner every Friday and Saturday night. The casino offers Vegas style slots, video poker and bingo, live poker and table games including the favorite Texas Hold em!

    Lucky Bear Casino
    PO Box 729
    Hoopa, CA 95546
    Phone: (530) 625-5198

    Lucky 7 Casino
    350 N. Indian Road
    Smith River, CA 95567
    Phone: (707) 487-7777
    Website
    Description: This casino offers a bingo room, card table room where black jack can be played and over 300 slot machines. The casino frequently puts on events and has a variety of dining. The casino is located in Smith River, CA.

    Mono Wind Casino
    37302 Rancheria Lane
    Auberry, CA 93602
    Phone: (559) 855-4350

    Morongo Casino Resort and Spa
    49750 Seminole Drive
    Cabazon, CA 92230
    Phone: (951) 849-3080
    Employment Website
    Description: Located just 20 minutes outside of Palm Springs in Southern California.  The elegant hotel has over 323 rooms and the gaming floor is the largest on the West coast. The casino resort is owned and operated by the Morongo Band of Mission Indians.  There is plenty to do at this casino which features a state of the art health spa, festive nightlife and luxury hotel accommodations.

    Paiute Palace Casino
    2742 N. Sierra Highway
    Bishop, CA 93514
    Phone: (760) 873-4150

    Pala Casino Resort and Spa
    11154 Highway 76
    Pala, CA 92054
    Phone: (760) 510-5100
    Employment Website
    Description: In addition to the slots and high stakes table games this casino offers a fitness center, spa, shopping a variety of dining, pool and salon. A golf course and local wineries are nearby for even more indulgence.

    The Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino
    17225 Jersey Ave.
    Lemoore, CA 93245
    Phone: (866) 4-PALACE
    Employment Website
    Description: Tachi Palace has a full compliment of casino gaming, featuring 2,000 of the newest slot and video games to the best casino classics. Plus, 42 table games and a 1,200-seat state-of-the-art bingo hall.

    Paradise Casino
    450 Quechan Drive
    Ft. Yuma, CA 92283
    Phone: (760) 572-7777
    Employment Website
    Description: This casino offers poker, bingo, black jack and slots. The gaming is infused with headline entertainers such as Willie Nelson and B.B. King.  The Seahorse restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner and offers a daily dinner special.

    Pechanga Resort and Casino
    45000 Pechanga Parkway
    Temecula, CA 92592
    Phone: (951) 693-1819
    Employment Website
    Description: This casino and resort supports the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians. The casino is located in the beautiful Temecula Valley.  Aside from the gaming and the lovely health spa within the resort the local area abounds in things to do.  The countryside is covered in vineyards and the mountains give way to great mountain biking, hiking and horseback riding.

    Pit River Casino
    20265 Tamarack Ave.
    Burney, CA 96013
    Phone: (530) 335-2334
    Employment Website
    Description: Video poker tournaments and Texas Hold em are part of the gaming fun at this casino! The casino is located in the beautiful area of Burney, California.

    Red Fox Casino & Bingo
    300 Cahto Drive
    Laytonville, CA 95454
    Phone: (707) 984-6800

    River Rock Casino
    3250 Hwy 128 East
    Geyserville, CA 95441
    Phone: (707) 857-2777
    Employment Website
    Description: Historic art work, beautiful vineyards, headline entertainment and fine dining accompany the gaming found at this casino. The bungalow style venue offers great views on their desk for those who wish to take a moment to relax before heading back into the games!

    Robinson Rancheria Resort and Casino
    1545 E. Highway 20
    Nice, CA 95464
    Phone: (707) 275-9000
    Employment Website
    Description: A 600 seat bingo hall, Blackjack, Texas hold em are some of the gaming you will find at this casino.  A spots bar, grill, gift shop, large show room for headliners and a full service conference facility. 

    Rolling Hills Casino
    2655 Barham Ave
    Corning, CA 96021
    Phone: (532) 528-3500

    San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino
    5797 North Victoria Ave
    Highland, CA 92346
    Phone: (909) 864-5050
    Employment Website
    Description: Bingo, Blackjack, a players club, slots and all the other gaming good are offered at this casino.  A plethora of shopping and dining is available at San Manuel. Live Karakoke, high stakes Bingo and double jackpots are just some of the events that are offered.

    Soboba Casino
    23333 Soboba Road
    San Jacinto, CA 92583
    Phone: (909) 654-2883
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    Description: Soboba, located in Southern California, has featured entertainers such as INXS and Trisha Yearwood. Cafe Soboba is a 24 hour dining facility while the new addition: Manhattan Soboba Restaurant & Bakery offers more specialized dishes. The casino boasts over 2,000 slot machines, numerous new penny games, 350 seat Bingo room and all the favorite table games.

    Spa Resort Casino
    140 N. Indian Canyon Drive
    Palm Springs, CA 92262
    Phone: (760) 323-5865
    Employment Website

    Spotlight 29 Casino
    46200 Harrison Place
    Coachella, CA 92236
    Phone: (760) 775-5566
    Description: Located in Coachella, California this casino offers a five star restaurant and slots and tables are always ready to go.

    Sycuan Resort & Casino
    5469 Casino Way
    El Cajon, CA 92019
    Phone: (619) 445-6002
    Employment Website
    Description: This company likes to make their employees feel like they are part of a family.  They do this by showing their employees in respect and expect their employees reciprocate that respect to the guests at the casino.  Throughout the year the company sponsors employee events to bring the family a little closer together. The casino supports the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation and is very involved in the community with it’s other operations.

    Table Mountain Casino & Bingo
    8184 Table Mountain Road
    Friant, CA 93626
    Phone: (559) 822-2485
    Employment Website
    Description: Slot machines, Bingo and table games and oh my! This casino is known for bingo and there is plenty of it to see why.  Table Mountain This casino offers a large event center, mountain feast buffet and trading post where you can find native American artifacts.

    Thunder Valley Casino
    1200 Athens Ave
    Lincoln, CA 95648
    Phone: (916) 408-7777
    Employment Website

    Twin Pine Casino
    22223 Highway 29 at Rancheria Road
    Middletown, CA 95461
    Phone: (707) 987-0197
    Employment Website

    Valley View Casino Resort
    16300 Nyemii Pass Road
    Valley Center, CA 92082
    Phone: (760) 291-5500
    Employment Website

    Viejas Casino
    5000 Willows Road
    Alpine, CA 91960
    Phone: (619) 445-5400
    Employment Website

    Win-River Casino
    2100 Redding Rancheria Road
    Redding, CA 96001
    Phone: (530) 243-3377

 

 

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