California Grand Casino History
The California Grand Casino is a cardroom located in the Pacheco, California. The original hotel and card room was a Pony Express stop in 1860. According to Card Player magazine, the California Grand Casino is the oldest continuously operating poker room in the world, with poker games since 1854.
A new casino facility opened across the street in July 2009 with 19 gaming tables, a bar and a restaurant called The Grand Cafe. In 2013, the California Grand Casino was voted Best Casino in the San Francisco East Bay by the Bay Area News Group, which includes the Contra Costa Times, San Jose Mercury News and Oakland Tribune. The casino won the prize again in 2014 and 2015.
History
The casino started in 1854 when the Woodford Hotel and Saloon opened its doors on what is now Pacheco Boulevard and offered alcohol, women and gambling.[3] The hotel became a stagecoach and Wells Fargo Pony Express Stop in 1860. The original building bears a historical marker from the Pony Express Trail Association.
In 1979, Lamar "Wil" Wilkinson, a poker player who has made 7 final tables at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, purchased the casino. He changed the name to the California Grand Casino, and in 2009 moved the casino into a new building.
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