This leads to more players seeing the flop and more action in the games. The Casino has a number of poker jackpots and prizes with more than $27 million in jackpots paid to players. The poker games all feature three blinds, meaning that the player on the button also posts a blind bet. The California Grand Casino offers Texas hold 'em poker games. In 2009, the California Grand Casino moved into a new building. The original building bears a historical marker from the Pony Express Trail Association. The hotel became a stagecoach and Wells Fargo Pony Express Stop in 1860. The casino started in 1854 when the Woodford Hotel and Saloon opened its doors on what is now Pacheco Boulevard and offered alcohol, prostitution, and gambling. Eight times the California Grand Casino has been voted Best Casino in the San Francisco East Bay, including Best Local Casino for 2023, by readers of the Bay Area News Group which includes the East Bay Times, San Jose Mercury News and Oakland Tribune. Ī new casino facility opened across the street in July 2009 with 19 gaming tables, a bar and a restaurant called The Grand Cafe. According to Card Player magazine, the California Grand Casino is the oldest continuously operating poker room in the world, with poker games since 1854. The original hotel and card room was a Pony Express stop in 1860. The California Grand Casino is a cardroom located in Pacheco, California.
