- Year Opened
- 1895
- Age Restriction
- 21+
- Property Type
- Tribal
- Regulator
- California Gambling Control Commission
- Tribe
- Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwuk Indians
- Table Games
- 36
- Machines
- 1,700
- Poker
- 15 tables
About Jackson Rancheria Casino
Jackson Rancheria Casino sits at 12222 New York Ranch Road in Jackson, California — a historic Gold Rush town along Highway 49 in Amador County roughly an hour southeast of Sacramento. The property traces its lineage to 1895, making it one of the oldest casino operations in California, and is owned by the Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwuk Indians under a Class III tribal-state gaming compact regulated by the California Gambling Control Commission / Bureau of Gambling Control. The casino operates with a 21+ minimum age.
The floor covers 36 table games, 1,700 gaming machines, and a 15-table poker room — one of the larger gaming venues in the Mother Lode. The 12-format game spread is the deepest in the Highway 49 corridor. Amenities include a restaurant, RV parking with hookups, valet service, and self-parking. No hotel tag appears in our directory for this property; Jackson and nearby Sutter Creek provide third-party lodging within a short drive.
Jackson Rancheria Casino at a glance
Venue photo
Jackson Rancheria Casino
Jackson, California
Games & Craps at Jackson Rancheria Casino
Jackson Rancheria Casino carries one of the broadest game spreads in the Gold Country — 12 formats covering table games, poker, electronic machines, and craps.
Games on the floor
Craps is the floor’s headline attraction. Live dice games are rare at California tribal casinos — only a handful of Class III compact properties carry them — and Jackson Rancheria has run craps as a house-banked format for years. The standard pass-line, come, place, and prop-bet structure runs on the dice table with the Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwuk Indians’ compact authorizing the house to bank the action directly.
Roulette, Mini-Baccarat, EZ Pai Gow, and Pai Gow serve the Asian-facing table-game segment. Blackjack, Three Card Poker, Four Card Poker, and Ultimate Texas Hold’em round out the general table-game pit. The slot floor runs 1,700 machines — a significant electronic floor for a non-resort tribal casino — including video poker and electronic keno terminals.
Poker room
The poker section runs 15 tables with Omaha 8-or-Better and Texas Hold’em — the largest poker room in the Gold Country by table count. Fifteen tables gives the room enough capacity to run weekend tournaments without displacing all cash action. Texas Hold’em cash games are the volume leader; Omaha 8-or-Better (the split-pot format with an eight-or-better low qualifier) rotates on a scheduled basis. Call ahead or check the property’s website for tournament schedules before a dedicated trip.
Location & access
Jackson Rancheria Casino sits at 12222 New York Ranch Road in Jackson, California — roughly an hour southeast of Sacramento via Highway 16 and Highway 49. The property is about 45 minutes north of Chicken Ranch Bingo and Casino in Jamestown via Highway 49 and roughly an hour and a half from the Bay Area via I-580 and Highway 12/88. Amador County is a Gold Country tourism hub — Jackson and Sutter Creek are the anchor towns, and the casino draws from Sacramento, Stockton, Modesto, and the Sierra foothill communities.
On-site amenities include a restaurant, RV parking with hookups, valet, and self-parking. The RV parking tag suggests the property is built for overnight touring travelers driving the Gold Country circuit.
12222 New York Ranch Rd, Jackson, CA 95642, USA
Jackson, CA 95642
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Directory comparison: Jackson Rancheria Casino vs nearby Gold Country casinos
Jackson Rancheria Casino is the largest tribal casino in the Highway 49 corridor. Below, we compare to other Gold Country casinos within a 90-minute drive using directory data only.
| Property | Jackson Rancheria Casino
This property
| |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Jackson | Jamestown | Ione | Tuolumne |
| Address | 12222 New York Ranch Rd, Jackson | 16929 Chicken Ranch Rd, Jamestown | 4640 Coal Mine Rd, Ione | 19400 Tuolumne Rd N, Tuolumne |
| Games in directory | 12 game types | 8 game types | 12 game types | 10 game types |
| Live Craps | Yes | No | No | No |
| Live poker room | Yes (15 tables, 2 variants) | No | No pokerSlugs | Yes |
| Hotel / resort | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| RV Parking | Yes | No | No | No |
| Table games (reported) | 36 | — | — | — |
| Gaming machines (reported) | 1,700 | 349 | — | — |
| Read more | This page | Visit page | Visit page | Visit page |
Amenity checklist: Jackson casinos
| Amenity / Game | Jackson Rancheria Casino | Jackson Rancheria Casino Hotel & Conference Center |
|---|---|---|
| 🎰 Slot Machines | — | — |
| 🃏 Table Games | ✓ | — |
| ♠️ Poker Room | ✓ | — |
| 🎱 Bingo | — | — |
| 🖥️ Video Poker | ✓ | — |
| 🍽️ Restaurant | ✓ | ✓ |
| 🏨 Hotel / Resort | — | — |
| 🏊 Pool | — | — |
| 🕐 Open 24/7 | — | — |
| 🅿️ Free Parking | ✓ | — |
| 🚗 Valet Parking | ✓ | — |
What the directory data shows
Strengths and gaps inferred from games, features, and peer count in our CSV-backed directory — not a substitute for a property visit.
Strengths
6- 12 game types — deepest spread in the Gold Country
- Live craps — one of only a few California tribal casinos carrying dice
- 36 table games and 1,700 machines — high-volume floor
- 15-table poker room with Omaha 8-or-Better and Texas Hold'em
- RV parking with hookups — built for Mother Lode touring
- Operating since 1895 — one of the oldest casinos in California
Watch-outs
4- No hotel on site — book off-site lodging in Jackson or Sutter Creek
- Website returned HTTP 404 on last status check
- Sports betting not legal in California
- No on-site bingo — nearest bingo is at Chicken Ranch in Jamestown
Craps, poker, and a 1895 pedigree in the Mother Lode
Jackson Rancheria Casino is the heavyweight tribal casino on Highway 49 — 1,700 machines, 36 table games, a 15-table poker room, and live craps in a region where almost nobody else carries dice. The 1895 founding makes this one of the oldest gaming operations in California. No hotel, oddly, for a property this large — but Jackson and Sutter Creek have solid lodging within a short drive.
Licensing & Rules
- Age Requirement
- 21++
- Sportsbook
- Not legal
