Cochinoman tech, sushi, poker
All the casinos in Los Angeles (other than Indian casinos) are player vs. player style games. That means no slots, roulette, craps and the like. Mostly, it’s Asian games (Super Pan 9, Pai Gow) and “California Games” (No Bust BlackJack, 21st Century Baccarat) and all types of poker games.
Most of the casinos have a “Corporation” which basically has unlimited money to cover the table for the Asian and California games. This means that when the “Corporation” is the bank, money will always cover your bet. That’s good if you win, and obviously, bad if you lose.
For more information on what benefits you get from each casino’s membership cards, see this article.
Bicycle Club
The Bicycle Club, often called the “Bike” is not the biggest but possibly the friendliest. If you play the higher limit poker tables, all food is free. Nice. They also keep expanding the poker area. Like Commerce, they have some big tournaments during the year and as of 2016, they have a hotel.
Bicycle Club
7301 Eastern Ave.
Bell Gardens, CA 90201
(562) 806-4646
(562) 806-4646 ext. 545 (Welcome Center)
info@thebicyclecasino.com
thebike.com
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Caribe Casino [Closed since 2009?]
The smallest casino in Los Angeles by far. This place is smaller than a regular sized restaurant. There used to be some action when Craig was the manager but it seems to be dead these days.
Caribe Casino
7617 Atlantic Blvd.
Cudahy, CA 90201
(323) 560-5995
playclubcaribe.com
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Commerce
They claim to be the largest poker casino in the world. I’m not sure if that’s true but it certainly is the largest in LA. It takes a long time to get table-side food so be patient. They also have a hotel there in case you get tired, and they have the biggest poker tournaments in LA during the year (LAPC). You can also have your home game here by making reservations for your own table. If you want poker action 24/7, at almost any level, come here.
Commerce Casino
6131 Telegraph Rd.
City Of Commerce, CA 90040-2501
(323) 721-2100
casino@commercecasino.net (General)
tournaments@commercecasino.net (Tournaments)
commercecasino.com
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[was Hawaiian Gardens Casino]
[was Normandie Casino]
