Quick.  Name the first place you think of when it comes to gambling.  Vegas?  Forget that trek across the desert.  You’re in the OC now.  And gaming action is so much closer than you think.  Ready for the two-dozen-plus casinos SoCal has to offer?  We’ve got tons of hot spots to choose from.  And all less than two hours from your hotel.

Play in LA
Cruise to LA for a day and experience Commerce Casino, one of SoCal’s largest casinos.  On a hot streak and can’t pull yourself from the game?  They’ll take care of you with tableside deli service.  Or discover poker, blackjack and horseracing at Hollywood Park.  And during the fall racing season, you’ll dine in style at the Turf Club Restaurant without missing a moment.  There’s also the 80-table Normandie Casino and the 55-table Hustler Casino in Gardena, the Bicycle Casino and restaurant in Bell Gardens, and at Crystal Park Casino in Compton you can enjoy 24-hour poker.

Gamin’ with Locals
Take it from us – (The Gardens) Hawaiian Gardens Casino in Hawaiian Gardens is a favorite among OC locals.  Its unique tropical setting and massive amounts of gaming action entice visitors and residents.  For those who dig the Asian games, they’ve got 13-card Chinese poker, 5-card stud, Pai Gow poker, blackjack poker 21, Pai Gow tiles and super pan 9.  And for the serious poker aficionado, they also offer 7-card stud, Crazy Pineapple, low ball, Mexican poker, Texas Hold ’em, Omaha and 7-card stud high low.  Not to mention the tons of sit-n-go and shootout tournaments that take place here almost every day of the week.  And it’s just outside of OC, off I-605.  Think it can’t get any better?  This place even boasts a massage parlor.  Talk about a little slice of heaven.

Want to know more?  Click here and follow Cali-Clad to paradise at The Gardens at Hawaiian Gardens Casino.  Let him be your local tour guide.

Lots of Slots
If you’re itchin’ for some slot machine action, enjoy the 3,000 slots featured at San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino.  For this one you’ll have to head a bit farther though – a little over an hour northeast in Highland off the 30 freeway.

Anyway you wanna play it, OC’s got you covered.