A neighborhood card room on the Monterey Peninsula
Marina Club is a small California card room at 204 Carmel Ave in the city of Marina, on the Monterey Peninsula. The property has operated as a licensed card room since 1970, which puts it among the longer-running cardrooms on California’s central coast. Like every other California card room, the floor is built around player-banked card games rather than slot machines — there is no slot floor, no race book, and no sportsbook on site.
This is a working neighborhood room rather than a destination casino. Visitors come for the games and the walk-in, no-fuss feel — not for hotel stays, theaters, or large entertainment programming.
Venue photo
Marina Club
Marina, California
Games at Marina Club
Table games on the floor
4 spreadsThree cards each; player versus the bank under California card-room rules.
Game guideCalifornia-rules blackjack — house cannot bank, a third-party prop player covers the bank.
Game guideSeven-card split; aim to make a five-card and two-card hand that both beat the banker.
Game guideNo-commission baccarat variant, player-banked under California rules.
Game guideThe poker room at Marina Club
A 3-table room generally spreads one live cash game on quieter days and fills up for scheduled tournaments. Call ahead to confirm the active stake before you drive over.
Getting there
Marina Club sits in the city of Marina, a coastal city of about 22,000 in Monterey County between Salinas and Monterey itself. The card room is roughly a ten-minute drive from CSU Monterey Bay and about twenty minutes north of downtown Monterey via Highway 1. Visitors flying into the area typically use Monterey Regional Airport; travelers from the Bay Area generally drive south on US-101 and cut west on Highway 156.
How Marina Club compares locally
Directory comparison: Marina Club vs nearby venues
We track 4 properties in Marina. The comparison below uses directory data only — machine counts and hours should still be confirmed with each casino.
| Property | Marina Club
This property
| |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Marina | Marina | Colma | Hawaiian Gardens |
| Address | 204 Carmel Ave, Marina | 3100 Del Monte Boulevard, Marina CA | 1700 Hillside Blvd, Colma | 11871 E Carson St, Hawaiian Gardens |
| Games in directory | 4 game types | 2 game types | 7 game types | 7 game types |
| Live poker room | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Hotel / resort | No | No | No | No |
| Open 24/7 (tag) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Table games (reported) | 4 | — | — | — |
| Poker tables (reported) | 3 | — | — | — |
| Read more | This page | Visit page | Visit page | Visit page |
Amenity checklist: Marina casinos (3 listed)
| Amenity / Game | Marina Club | Mortimer’s Card Room |
|---|---|---|
| 🎰 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
4- 4 game type(s) on file for this property
- Live poker listed (2 variants)
- 24/7 floor tag in directory data
- On-site dining tag in directory
Watch-outs
2- No hotel/resort tag — confirm lodging before an overnight trip
- 4 venues in Marina; compare amenities in the table below
204 Carmel Ave, Marina, CA 93933, USA
Marina, CA 93933
Open in Google MapsThe address sits a few minutes off Highway 1, the main coastal corridor, making the property one of the more accessible California casinos on the central coast for visitors already routing through Monterey.
Before you visit
- Open round the clock — no need to time your arrival around opening hours.
- Self-parking on the property at no charge — no valet, no garage fee.
- On-site kitchen — players can eat without leaving the room.
- Call ahead before driving over to confirm which cash games and tournaments are actually running tonight.
- No public phone or website on file — Google Maps is the most reliable way to confirm the room is open before you arrive.
- Card rooms in California typically allow casual attire — no resort dress code applies.
What to expect inside
The clientele leans local — central-coast residents who play regularly, plus a smaller share of visitors who route through on a Monterey-area trip. The atmosphere is informal, the food comes out of the on-site kitchen, and the cash-game and tournament rotation runs around the clock.
If you are deciding between Marina Club and a larger commercial casino, set expectations honestly. There is no big-room slot floor, no theater, no buffet, and no hotel attached. What you do get is a 24-hour licensed venue with a known game spread within easy driving distance of Monterey, Salinas, and Santa Cruz County. Players who specifically want California-rules blackjack or NL Hold’em without driving to the Bay Area or Reno are the natural audience.
History & responsible play
Marina Club has operated under a California cardroom license since 1970, putting it among the older continuously operating card rooms on the central coast. Public records do not indicate a prior name or major rebrand. Current status is open.
Other California card rooms
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