History

However card clubs owners may not have a stake in any of the bets or games of chance. The visitors pay an admission fee or a set fee per game. Many Native American tribes have attempted to purchase these card clubs and afterward convert them into Native American land trusts. Subsequently they have tried to turn these sites into Las Vegas Style Casinos, these attempts have been met with fervent opposition. Many of these card clubs were originally real casinos and brothels but were forced to go out of business or convert to their current formats when the old days of the West dissipated and federal law banned gambling. Many today are focused on attracting the Asian community and are Chinese operated. Notable halls are Casino San Pablo

Casino San Pablo

Casino San Pablo is a Native American reservation with a gambling hall located in San Pablo, California. It is operated by the Lytton Band of Pomo Indians.-History:...

 and the Bay 101

Bay 101

Bay 101 is a cardroom in San Jose, California. Like other California cardrooms, Bay 101 offers poker cash games and tournaments as well as special "California" style table games....

 in San Jose

San Jose, California

San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...

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