Northern california casino

Of the 66 casinos in California, 43 of them are located in Northern California.

We’re talking about casinos with slot machines. Most of these 43 Indian casinos have table games like blackjack and poker as well.

In addition to this list of forty-three casinos, there are numerous card rooms in Nor Cal. However card rooms mostly just cater to poker players, and they aren’t allowed to have slots or video poker machines.

Although there is no official government designation, Northern California is generally understood as consisting of the state’s 48 northernmost counties.

Start at San Luis Obispo on the coast, and draw a line east to Bakersfield and then on further east to the Nevada border. For the purposes of this article, everything above that is considered Northern California.

There are casinos spread throughout Northern California, from casinos just south of Fresno, all the way north to the California/Oregon state line.

They range from luxurious resorts with golf courses, beautiful hotels, fine restaurants, and thousands of slot machines, to tiny road-side joints with just a few slots situated in small pre-fabricated buildings. One of these casinos is actually a truck stop with some slots.

(Here’s a map showing you all 43 casinos in Northern California)

Because Indian casinos have to be on, well, Indian land, there aren’t all ideally located in terms of population.

For example, tiny Bishop, California, with less than 4, people, has a casino, while San Francisco does not. And there are four casinos near Fresno, whereas San Jose, (twice its population), has none.

Nevertheless, you will find a casino within a short driving distance from almost all areas of Northern California.

The Sacramento area is one metropolitan with a bounty of nearby gambling dens. The seven casinos near Sacramento include some of the largest in the state including a newer one, the Sky River Casino, that opened in August of And all are within 50 miles of the city&#;s core.

Biggest Casinos in Northern California

The largest casino in Northern California is the Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln. This resort, located 30 miles east of Sacramento, has received the AAA Four Diamond Award for six years in a row.

The resort’s 17 story hotel tower has rooms. There is a beautiful pool area, 12, square foot spa, 4 restaurants and a food court, a 2, seat concert venue, along with a 5, seat amphitheater.

The casino itself, is one of the largest in all of the USA, with nearly a quarter-million square feet of casino floor space. In addition to 3, slot machines and table games, Thunder Valley has a poker room and seat bingo hall.

Other major casinos in the northern part of the Golden State include:

Graton Resort and Casino &#; With 3, slot machines, it is the 3rd biggest casino in California (based on number of gaming machines). The $ million dollar resort also has over table games, a spa, and a room hotel.

Cache Creek Casino &#; Forty-six miles northeast of Sacramento, it has 2, slot machines, table games (including the 14 table poker room), a new room hotel, 9 restaurants, and an 18 hole golf course.

Table Mountain Casino &#; Just 25 miles from Fresno, Table Mountain has 2, slot machines, 40 table games, a ten-table poker room, and a seat bingo parlor.

Tachi Palace Casino &#; In between Fresno and Bakersfield, this huge casino rises up from seemingly nowhere.

At , square feet of casino gaming space, it’s one of the state’s largest casinos, even though a lot of that square footage is part of the bingo hall. The casino also has 2, slot machines, and 33 table games, including a small 7-table poker room. The curved seven-story hotel boasts rooms, a spa, entertainment venues and bars.

Full List of Northern California Casinos

Here’s a list of the 42 Indian casinos in Northern California, followed by their respective locations:

• Bear River Casino Hotel – Loleta, CA
• Black Oak Casino – Tuolumne
• Blue Lake Casino & Hotel &#; Blue Lake
• Cache Creek Casino Resort – Brooks
• Cher-Ae Heights Casino – Trinidad
• Chicken Ranch Casino – Jamestown
• Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino – Coarsegold
• Colusa Casino Resort – Colusa
• Coyote Valley (Shodakai Casino) &#; Redwood Valley
• Desert Rose Casino – Alturas
• Diamond Mountain Casino & Hotel – Susanville
• Eagle Mountain Casino – Porterville
• Elk Valley Casino – Crescent City
• Feather Falls Casino & Lodge – Oroville
• Garcia River Casino &#; Point Arena
• Gold Country Casino & Hotel – Oroville
• Graton Resort & Casino &#; Rohnert Park
• Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento at Fire Mountain &#; Wheatland
• Harrah&#;s Northern California &#; Ione
• Hidden Oaks Casino &#; Covelo
• Jackson Rancheria Casino & Hotel – Jackson
• Konocti Vista Casino – Lakeport
• Lucky 7 Casino &#; Smith River
• Lucky Bear Casino – Hoopa
• Mono Wind Casino – Auberry
• Pit River Casino – Burney
• Rain Rock Casino &#; Yreka
• Red Fox Casino – Laytonville
• Red Hawk Casino – Placerville
• Redwood Hotel and Casino – Klamath
• River Rock Casino – Geyserville
• Robinson Rancheria Resort & Casino – Nice
• Rolling Hills Casino – Corning
• Running Creek Casino – Upper Lake
• Sherwood Valley Rancheria Casino – Willits
• Sky River Casino &#; Sacramento
• Table Mountain Casino – Riverside
• Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino – Lemoore
• Thunder Valley Casino Resort – Lincoln
• Twin Pine Casino & Hotel – Middletown
• Wanaaha Casino – Bishop
• Win-River Casino &#; Redding

Notes

*** The Hidden Oaks Casino in Mendocino County is no longer on the official list from the California Gaming Commission, however as of this update in , it is still apparently in operation.

(Related: Casinos in Southern California)

*** The Sho-Ka-Wah Casino in Hopland counts among the 42, as it still has an active license. However the casino closed in due to the wildfires. A planned re-opening still has yet to be announced.

*** Lastly, there are some slot machines at a gas station in Independence, California. Called the &#;Winnedumah Winn&#;s Casino,&#; this casino is not on California Gaming Commission&#;s website however.

(By Steve Beauregard. Photos courtesy of the respective resort&#;s press rooms)