Casinos Near San Diego

While the San Diego area is known primarily for attractions like the San Diego Zoo, Legoland, SeaWorld and Mission Bay Park, California's second largest city also serves as home to a number of casinos. Typically referred to as card clubs, these casinos offers a variety of table games for visitors' enjoyment and typically serves food and drinks. San Diego's casinos are also nearby to local accommodations for those traveling to the city specifically to enjoy gaming.

Palomar Card Club

The Palomar Card Club is on El Cajon Boulevard between Idaho and Oregon Streets, around five miles northeast of downtown San Diego. The casino features six, no-limit Texas Hold 'Em poker and one pai gow gaming table. Televisions are located throughout the facility for your entertainment as you wait for a space at table. Texas Hold 'Em tournaments are held every Saturday and Sunday with a $2,000 minimum cash prize available.

The Palomar Card Club is primarily nonsmoking, but two designated smoking areas are available. The club does not have a restaurant, but a deli case is available with sandwiches, and vending machines are located on site. Complimentary coffee and tea are available, and the casino has an ATM. Three hotels are located within 10 blocks of the casino, and more than five restaurants are within a five-block walk. Valet parking is available for casino patrons. The casino operates 24 hours per day.

The Lucky Lady Casino and Card Room is on El Cajon Boulevard between 54th and 55th Streets, approximately seven miles northeast of downtown San Diego. The casino features 11 gaming tables with black jack and stud, Texas Hold 'Em and pai gow poker. Daily cash raffles are also held, and the casino hosts tournaments on a regular basis.

A complimentary dinner is served every evening in the poker room, and the Lucky Lady Casino also has a sit-down restaurant that features breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. The casino bar specializes in cocktails like the apple pie and the melon martini. A DJ plays music for dancing in the bar area two times per month. Two hotels are located within three blocks of the casino. The nearest parking for the Lucky Lady Casino and Card Room is along the street. The casino is open daily, and as of October 2010 had hours of 9 a.m. to 2 a.m.

The Village Club Card Room is at the corner of Broadway and Vance Street in Chula Vista, less than nine miles from San Diego (approximately 13 minutes by automobile). The casino opened in 1946 and has 12 tables for gaming on its floor. Among the games featured at the card room are black jack, limit and no limit Texas Hold 'Em, Omaha and pai gow poker. The casino features tournaments daily; the start time of the tournaments is 10 a.m. as of October 2010.

The Village Club Card Room offers soft drinks and a restaurant that features American and Chinese cuisine on site. Two hotels are located within two blocks of the casino. The Village Club Card Room has free, ample parking in its private lot. The casino operates 24 hours per day.