OAKS CARD CLUB

What OAKS CARD CLUB does

Oaks Card Club is a privately held, single-location cardroom and casino operating at 4097 San Pablo Ave, Emeryville, California, since 1898. The club serves adult recreational gamblers (21+) in the Bay Area and runs continuously, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. The facility offers a portfolio of poker variants (No-Limit and Limit Texas Hold'em, Omaha Hi/Lo Split, Seven Card Stud) and California house-banked table games (Pai Gow Tiles, Pai Gow Poker, Three Card Poker with 6-Card Bonus, EZ Baccarat, Pure 21.5 Blackjack, and Black Jack). Game offerings are individually approved by the California Gambling Control Commission under GEGA-prefixed licenses, and the club promotes progressive Bad Beat Jackpots (up to $100,000 max on Pai Gow) and daily High Hand promotions to drive table traffic.

Operations are supported by a small set of third-party systems: the Cobblestone platform for floor transaction tracking under federal Title 31 anti-money laundering requirements, third-party payment processors for food and beverage credit card sales, and Everi for ATM and cash advance services (revenue shared with Everi). Revenue is generated primarily through table game rake and minimum bets across the poker and California games portfolio, with secondary income from on-site dining and bar services and the ATM/cash advance arrangement. Distribution is exclusively walk-in, retail-based at the single Emeryville storefront, with no online or mobile gaming offerings; customer acquisition relies on the physical location, 24-hour availability, promotional jackpots, word-of-mouth within the poker community, and a light digital marketing presence (website, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, email newsletter). Ownership sits with the Oaks Club Room entity, and no public financial disclosures, funding events, M&A activity, or leadership changes are recorded.

Name

OAKS CARD CLUB

Legal name

Oaks Card Club

Website

https://oakscardclub.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1898

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Oaks Card Club is a privately held, single-location cardroom and casino in Emeryville, California, operating since 1898 on a 24/7 basis. It serves adult Bay Area gamblers with poker variants, California house-banked table games, and progressive Bad Beat Jackpots.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Card Room & Casino Gaming

NAICS

Casinos (except Casino Hotels) (713210), Casinos (except Casino Hotels) (71321)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Live Poker Rooms & Cardrooms (Land-Based) (MPAEAEAA)

Keywords

• Card room gaming
• Poker tournaments
• Casino table games
• Food and beverage
• Casino promotions

Headquarters

HQ city

Emeryville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Gaming Table Operations: Revenue generated from table game operations including poker (No-Limit Hold'em, Omaha Hi/Lo, Stud) and California games (Pai Gow Tiles, Pai Gow Poker, Three Card Poker, EZ Baccarat, Pure 21.5 Blackjack). Income derived from rake, minimum bets, and promotional contributions.
2. Food and Beverage Services: On-site dining and bar services. Credit card payment processing handled through third-party payment processors for food and beverage sales.
3. ATM and Cash Advance Services: Cash advance and ATM services operated through Everi. Revenue shared with Everi for ATM/cash advance transactions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Oaks Card Club is a licensed card room in Emeryville, California operating 24/7 since 1898. It sells live poker (No-Limit Hold'em, Omaha Hi/Lo, Stud) and California house-banked table games including Pai Gow Tiles, Pai Gow Poker, Three Card Poker, EZ Baccarat, and Pure 21.5 Blackjack, alongside progressive bad beat jackpots, daily high-hand promotions, on-site food and beverage service, and ATM/cash-advance services through Everi.

Product overview

Oaks Card Club is a single-location casino and poker room offering a portfolio of gaming products. The core offerings consist of Poker (Texas Hold'em and Omaha Hi/Lo Split) and California Games (Pai Gow Tiles, Pai Gow Poker, Three Card Poker, EZ Baccarat, Pure 21.5 Blackjack, and Black Jack). These gaming products are supported by promotional features including Bad Beat Jackpots and Ongoing Promotions, with poker tournaments also available. The club operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Poker Games Live poker variants offered 24/7 at the Emeryville card room, including No-Limit Hold'em, Omaha Hi/Lo, and Stud. Customers sit at live tables and pay rake per hand played. Variants and minimum buy-ins differ by table (e.g., $100 No-Limit Hold'em, $20-$40 minimums on other tables).
• California Table Games House-banked casino-style table games permitted under California card-room regulations, including Pai Gow Tiles, Pai Gow Poker, Three Card Poker, EZ Baccarat, and Pure 21.5 Blackjack. Players bet directly against the house on live tables in the Emeryville card room.
• Bad Beat Jackpots Progressive jackpot pool(s) funded by a per-hand contribution ($1 per hand for jackpot eligibility) that pay out to players holding premium losing hands in qualifying poker games. Three linked bad beat jackpots are offered, with the top pool reaching $100,000.
• Daily High Hand Promotions An ongoing promotion awarding cash prizes to the player making the highest qualifying poker hand during defined daily windows at qualifying tables.
• Food and Beverage Service On-site bar and kitchen serving food and beverages to guests playing at the tables, enabling extended sessions without leaving the venue.
• ATM and Cash Advance Services On-site ATM access and cash-advance transactions provided through Everi, allowing players to convert digital wallets, debit/credit cards, or cash into chips and buy-ins at the gaming tables.

Quantifiable outcome

• $100,000 maximum Bad Beat jackpot for Pai Gow
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Lessinger Gaming, LLCminorOthersLicensing relationship for the 'Zoo Bac' game trademark. Lessinger Gaming, LLC (a Nevada limited liability company) owns the registered trademark and patent pending for Zoo Bac, which Oaks Card Club uses under license.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Lucky Chances Casino: Colma-based cardroom operating poker and table games with similar promotional and game mix to Oaks. Competes for the same San Francisco Bay Area discretionary gaming spend.
• Hawaiian Gardens Casino: California cardroom offering poker, Pai Gow, and house-banked games under same state regulatory framework as Oaks. Direct operational comparable in game mix and rake-based revenue model.
• Bay 101 Casino: Bay 101 is a Northern California cardroom in San Jose operating poker and table games similar to Oaks, with comparable stake structures and 24-hour operations. Direct competitor for Bay Area poker and California games spend.
• Hollywood Park Casino: Inglewood-based cardroom providing poker, California games, and tournament play under the same California Gambling Control Commission oversight. Comparable in single-location cardroom operating model.
• The Commerce Casino: The largest cardroom in the world, located in Commerce, CA, offering poker and California table games with broad stake range. Comparable in operating model though substantially larger, serving as Southern California analog to Oaks.
• Artichoke Joe's Casino: Long-established San Bruno cardroom offering poker and California games, with a similar legacy positioning and direct overlap in Bay Area player base with Oaks Card Club.
• Bicycle Hotel & Casino: Bell Gardens, CA cardroom with extensive poker and California games offering, recognized competitive events. Similar poker-focused operating model and Bay Area-overlapping tournament draw.
• Casino M8trix: San Jose cardroom offering poker and California table games including Pai Gow variants and blackjack. Direct competitive overlap with Oaks in product mix and Northern California market.

Broad incumbents

• Thunder Valley Casino Resort: Tribal casino resort in Lincoln, CA offering a broader gaming mix (slots, table games, poker) under different regulatory framework. Relevant broader incumbent competing for Northern California discretionary gaming spend.
• Cache Creek Casino Resort: Tribal casino in Brooks, CA with table games, poker, slots, and hotel — substantially larger and broader offering. Comparable regional gaming competitor for Bay Area drive-to gaming demand.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/oakscardclub
• Facebookfacebook.com/oaksclubroom
• Instagraminstagram.com/oakscardclub
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oaks-card-club

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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