The Aviator Casino at a glance
About The Aviator Casino
The Aviator Casino is a California-licensed card room at 1225 Airport Drive in Delano, California, operated by Al Adler since 2010. The property runs 7 poker tables, 12 table game positions, a bar, grill, and restaurant on a 24/7 schedule with self-parking on site. Gaming is regulated by the California Gambling Control Commission and the Bureau of Gambling Control. The property website is theaviatorcasino.com.
Delano is a city in Kern County in the southern San Joaquin Valley, approximately 30 miles north of Bakersfield on CA-99. The Airport Drive address sits adjacent to the Delano Municipal Airport on the northern edge of the city. Kern County has a limited number of state-licensed card rooms — The Aviator Casino is one of the primary options in the area, serving both the Delano market and the CA-99 corridor between Bakersfield and Fresno.
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The Aviator Casino
Delano, California
Poker Room
The Aviator Casino’s 7-table poker room spreads Mexican Poker, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo Split, Pot Limit Omaha, Texas Hold’em, and regular tournament events.
Mexican Poker is a 5-card Stud variant played with a 41-card Spanish deck (stripped of 8s, 9s, and 10s) in which each player receives one face-down and one face-up wild card per hand. The game has deep roots in Central and Southern California card rooms, particularly in communities with large Mexican-American populations, and is one of the more consistently spread non-Hold’em formats in the Kern County market.
Pot Limit Omaha (PLO) is the Omaha variant in which maximum bets are capped at the current pot size rather than being unlimited (as in NL) or fixed (as in limit). PLO is the dominant high-stakes Omaha format in the U.S. market and increasingly common at California card rooms. The three-format Omaha menu — standard Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo Split, and PLO — covers the full spread of the game variants at a 7-table room, which is notable for a small-market Central Valley card room.
Table Games
The Aviator Casino spreads 12 table game positions including Fortune Pai Gow Progressive, Progressive 3-Card Poker, Pure Blackjack, and Spanish 21.
Fortune Pai Gow Progressive is Pai Gow Poker with an optional Fortune side bet that pays on premium four- and five-card hands, with a progressive jackpot component attached to the highest-ranking qualifying hands. Progressive 3-Card Poker adds a jackpot side bet to standard 3-Card Poker, paying on premium three-card hands starting at a straight flush or better depending on the specific jackpot configuration.
Pure Blackjack is a California card room adaptation of standard blackjack operating under the player-banking model. California card rooms cannot bank games directly, requiring either a rotating player banker or a licensed third-party banker to serve as the house. Spanish 21 removes all tens from the deck and compensates players with bonus payouts for five-, six-, and seven-card 21 combinations as well as suited natural combinations including 6-7-8 and 7-7-7.
Games at The Aviator Casino
- Fortune Pai Gow Progressive
- Progressive 3-Card Poker
- Pure Blackjack
- Spanish 21
- Mexican Poker
- Omaha
- Omaha Hi-Lo Split
- Pot Limit Omaha
- Texas Hold'em
Location
The Aviator Casino is at 1225 Airport Drive in Delano, California. The Airport Drive address is on the north side of Delano adjacent to the Delano Municipal Airport, accessible from CA-99 (Delano is approximately 30 miles north of Bakersfield via CA-99). The property serves the Delano city market as well as travelers on the CA-99 Central Valley corridor between Bakersfield and the Fresno metro. Self-parking is available on site.
1225 Airport Dr, Delano, CA 93215, USA
Delano, CA 93215
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Strengths and gaps inferred from games, features, and peer count in our directory.
Strengths
5- Three-format Omaha menu (Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, PLO) — broad for a small Central Valley card room
- Mexican Poker — well-suited to Kern County's player base and uncommon outside the LA/Central Valley corridor
- Progressive jackpots on both Pai Gow and 3-Card Poker
- 24/7 operation with bar, grill, and restaurant
- One of the few licensed card rooms in Kern County
Watch-outs
5- 7 poker tables — small room; game availability varies by time of day
- 12 table games — limited pit footprint compared to larger LA-area card rooms
- No hotel — overnight visitors need nearby Delano or Bakersfield lodging
- No sportsbook — not legal at California card rooms
- No loyalty program data in our directory
Kern County's most varied poker menu on a compact floor
The Aviator Casino punches above its table count on the poker side: Mexican Poker, three Omaha formats, and Hold'em at 7 tables gives Delano-area players a more varied non-Hold'em menu than many larger Bakersfield-to-Fresno rooms. The Airport Drive location is a practical stop on the CA-99 corridor. The table game floor is small — progressive Pai Gow and 3-Card Poker are the standout formats — so pit players should weigh the Aviator against Bakersfield or Fresno alternatives for a dedicated table game session.
Licensing & Rules
- Age Requirement
- 21+
- Sportsbook
- Not legal
