The Gardens Casino

What The Gardens Casino does

The Gardens Casino is a privately held, single-location cardroom casino in Hawaiian Gardens, California, serving adult consumers seeking legal poker and table-game gambling in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the property sits at 11871 Carson Street in Hawaiian Gardens — the smallest city in Los Angeles County — and is one of approximately 72 licensed cardrooms in California. Originally opened in 1997 (rebranded from Hawaiian Gardens Casino in 2016), the casino completed a $90 million renovation and expansion in 2016 that nearly quadrupled the facility's footprint and added a 39-table VIP poker room. Headcount is reported in the 1,001–5,000 range, making it a significant employer in a small municipality that reportedly derives up to 60% of its general funds from casino-related tax revenue.

The Gardens offers ten distinct card and table games — No Limit Hold'em, Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Seven Card Stud, Blackjack Poker, Gardens Baccarat, Three Card Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold'em, Pai Gow Poker, and Joker's Wild Pai Gow Poker — alongside a tournament program that includes weekly No Limit Hold'em events ($100–$250 buy-ins, $10,000–$20,000 guarantees), daily Sit-N-Go tournaments, and major multi-day championship series. Since 2017 the venue has been a recurring World Poker Tour (WPT) host, including the WPT500 Los Angeles which drew 3,266 entries and generated a $1.6 million prize pool. Supporting technology consists of standard casino gaming equipment, electronic tournament management systems, native iOS and Android applications, and an in-house safety infrastructure (chip disinfection machines, electrostatic sprayers, enhanced HVAC) deployed under EPA-approved protocols.

Revenue is generated primarily through gaming collection fees and tournament entry/service charges across poker and table games, supplemented by food and beverage sales at the on-site Triple 7 Sports Bar & Grill and promotional programs such as Bonus Jackpot and Splash the Pot. A player card program supports play tracking, rewards accrual, and casino credit services. Pricing is event-driven and not publicly standardized; weekly tournaments price from $100–$250 with $10,000–$20,000 guarantees, and major championship series carry prize pools exceeding $1 million. The business carries significant single-venue geographic concentration and faces material regulatory pressure from California Attorney General regulations effective April 2025 that restrict blackjack-style games and limit third-party proposition player activity across the state's cardroom industry.

Name

The Gardens Casino

Legal name

Hawaiian Gardens Casino

Website

https://thegardenscasino.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The Gardens Casino is a single-location cardroom casino in Hawaiian Gardens, California, offering 10+ poker and table games, 24-hour dining, and major World Poker Tour tournaments to adult gaming patrons in the Los Angeles area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casino / Cardroom Gaming

NAICS

Casinos (except Casino Hotels) (71321), Gambling Industries (7132)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Cardrooms & Poker Rooms (Land-Based) (MPAEAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Casino Poker Operations (Land-Based) (MPAEAEAB), Casino Table Games Operations (MPAEAAAN)

Keywords

• Cardroom casino
• Poker tournaments
• Table games
• Gaming entertainment
• Casino dining

Headquarters

HQ city

Hawaiian Gardens

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Gaming Collections and Fees: The casino generates revenue through collection fees from card games including poker variants (No Limit Hold'em, Omaha, Seven Card Stud), table games (Baccarat, Blackjack Poker, Three Card Poker, Pai Gow Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold'em), and tournament buy-ins with associated entry fees and service charges.
2. Food and Beverage: The on-site restaurant Triple 7 Sports Bar & Grill operates 24/7 and features cross-culture cuisine including Vietnamese, Thai, American, Mexican, and Italian options, along with handcrafted cocktails, wine, and craft beer.
3. Tournament Operations: Major tournament series including WPT events, weekly tournaments, and special events with guaranteed prize pools funded by entry fees, with service charges and bounties on eliminated players.
4. Promotional Jackpots: Bonus jackpot and Splash the Pot promotions that generate excitement and player spending through promotional prize distributions.
5. Player Card Program: Players cards used for tracking play, providing player rewards, and enabling casino credit services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Gardens Casino is a 24/7 single-location cardroom in Hawaiian Gardens, California offering more than 10 poker and table games (including No Limit Hold'em, Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Seven Card Stud, Gardens Baccarat, Blackjack Poker, Pai Gow Poker, Joker's Wild Pai Gow Poker, Three Card Poker, and Ultimate Texas Hold'em), a comprehensive poker tournament program that includes weekly events and the annual WPT Gardens Poker Championship, and a 24-hour on-site restaurant (Triple 7 Sports Bar & Grill) serving multi-cuisine food and beverages.

Product overview

The Gardens Casino is a cardroom/poker casino operating as a single-location facility in Hawaiian Gardens, California. The core offering consists of ten distinct card and poker table games including No Limit Hold'em, Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Seven Card Stud, Blackjack Poker, Baccarat (Gardens Baccarat), Three Card Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold'em, Pai Gow Poker, and Joker's Wild Pai Gow Poker. Adjacent to the gaming floor, the casino operates Triple 7 Sports Bar & Grill, a 24-hour restaurant serving international cuisine. The casino also hosts a comprehensive poker tournament program featuring major series events, weekly tournaments, daily events, and annual championship tournaments including the WPT Gardens Poker Championship. Promotional offerings include the Bonus Jackpot and Splash the Pot programs. Digital services include iOS and Android mobile applications. The casino underwent a $90 million renovation and expansion in 2016 that quadrupled its size.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Triple 7 Sports Bar & Grill: The casino's on-site restaurant featuring cross-culture foods including Vietnamese, Thai, American, Mexican, and Italian cuisines, along with handcrafted cocktails, locally sourced wine, and California craft beers.

Products and services

• No Limit Hold 'em Poker variant where players receive two downcards and five community cards and may bet any amount of their chips at any time during a hand; for adult (21+) cardroom patrons.
• Texas Hold 'em Popular poker variant where players use two downcards and five community cards to make the best five-card hand, with blinds stimulating action; for adult (21+) cardroom patrons.
• Omaha Poker variant where each player receives four downcards and must use exactly two hole cards with three board cards to make a hand, often played high-low split; for adult (21+) cardroom patrons.
• Seven Card Stud Classic poker game played with two downcards and one upcard before the first betting round, followed by three more upcards with betting rounds; the best five-card hand wins; for adult (21+) cardroom patrons.
• Gardens Baccarat Baccarat variant that eliminates the commission on Banker Line wagers and features a 'Bonus 7' bet for three-card winning Bank hands totaling seven points; for adult (21+) cardroom patrons.
• Blackjack Poker Card game played with a standard 52-card deck where the objective is to achieve a higher ranking hand than the player-dealer; two aces of hearts is the highest ranking hand; for adult (21+) cardroom patrons.
• Pai Gow Poker Table game played with a 53-card deck including a joker where players split seven cards into a two-card front hand and a five-card back hand to beat the banker; for adult (21+) cardroom patrons.
• Joker's Wild Pai Gow Poker Pai Gow poker variant played with a 53-card deck including jokers that act as any card; players create two hands (two-card and five-card) to beat the player-dealer; for adult (21+) cardroom patrons.
• Three Card Poker Casino table game played with a standard 52-card deck where players receive three cards and must decide to fold or stay by making a Play Bet equal to the Ante; for adult (21+) cardroom patrons.
• Ultimate Texas Hold 'em Casino table game using a standard 52-card deck where players compete against the dealer using community cards, with betting options at 3x/4x, 2x, or 1x the Ante; for adult (21+) cardroom patrons.
• Triple 7 Sports Bar & Grill 24-hour on-site restaurant and bar at the casino featuring cross-culture foods including Vietnamese, Thai, American, Mexican, and Italian cuisines, handcrafted cocktails, locally sourced wine, and California craft beers; open to casino patrons and walk-in diners.
• Poker Tournaments Tournament program including major series events (such as the annual WPT Gardens Poker Championship), weekly tournaments with guaranteed prize pools, Sit-N-Go tournaments available on demand, and bounty-format events; for adult (21+) poker players.
• The Gardens iOS Mobile App Native mobile application for Apple iOS devices enabling casino patrons to access The Gardens Casino information and engagement features on iPhone and iPad.
• The Gardens Android Mobile App Native mobile application for Android devices enabling casino patrons to access The Gardens Casino information and engagement features.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly quadrupled facility size after $90 million renovation
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• World Poker Tour (WPT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2017The Gardens Casino has hosted multiple World Poker Tour events including the WPT500 Los Angeles (May 2017) with $1.6M prize pool and 3,266 entries, WPT Gardens Poker Festival (July 2018), and WPT Gardens Poker Championships (2019, 2020). These events feature live streaming, professional commentators, and significantly boost the casino's national profile and tournament credibility.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Commerce Casino: Largest cardroom in the world, located in Commerce, CA — adjacent to Hawaiian Gardens. Operates poker and table games under the same California cardroom regulatory framework and serves the same LA County player base, making it the closest direct comparable.
• Hollywood Park Casino: Inglewood, CA cardroom offering poker and table games under the same California regulatory structure. Comparable in scale and customer mix to The Gardens, competing directly for LA-area poker players.
• Hustler Casino: Gardena, CA cardroom offering poker and table games in the same Southern California market. Directly comparable business model and regulatory exposure, including dependence on TPPP banking.
• Bay 101 Casino: San Jose, CA cardroom operating poker and table games under California's cardroom framework. Comparable product mix and regulatory environment, though it serves the Bay Area rather than LA.
• Parkwest Casino Cordova: Northern California cardroom offering poker and table games under the same California cardroom framework. Comparable business model and TPPP-related regulatory exposure.
• Bicycle Hotel & Casino: Bell Gardens, CA cardroom with hotel offering poker and table games. Operates under California's cardroom regulations in the same LA-area market, recently absorbed operations from The Bike Casino brand.
• Oaks Card Club: Emeryville, CA cardroom offering poker and table games. Comparable California cardroom operating model with similar regulatory exposure to the 2025 changes.

Broad incumbents

• Thunder Valley Casino Resort: Sacramento-area tribal casino resort with table games and poker. Operates under different (tribal) regulatory framework but competes for California poker players and offers similar product types at larger scale.
• Wynn Resorts: National luxury integrated resort operator with major Las Vegas poker rooms. Not a California peer but a relevant incumbent comparable for premium poker tournament operations and brand positioning at the high end of the market.
• Pechanga Resort Casino: Large tribal casino resort in Temecula, CA offering poker and table games. Competes for Southern California poker players but operates under tribal rather than cardroom regulation, providing a structural benchmark.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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