- Year Opened
- 1995
- Hours
- Open 24/7
- Age Restriction
- 21+
- Property Type
- Licensed Card Room
- Regulator
- California Gambling Control Commission
- Table Games
- 11
- Poker Tables
- 5
About Bankers Casino
Bankers Casino is a licensed California card room operating at 111 Monterey Street in downtown Salinas. Open since 1995, it runs 11 table games and a 5-table poker room on a continuous 24/7 schedule. The game spread is notably baccarat-heavy for the Monterey Bay area: EZ Baccarat, Panda 8 Baccarat, and Fortune Pai Gow Poker sit alongside blackjack variants and 3-Card Poker, making the property a practical destination for Asian game players in the Salinas Valley.
Owned by Sal Jimenez, Bankers Casino holds a license from the California Gambling Control Commission. Like all California card rooms, it operates under a player-banking model rather than a house-banking model.
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Bankers Casino
Salinas, California
Table Games at Bankers Casino
Bankers Casino spreads 11 table games across two primary categories: banking games (run via licensed proposition player services) and California-rules variants. The full game list includes Buster Blackjack, Double Draw Poker, EZ Baccarat, Fortune Pai Gow Poker, Panda 8 Baccarat, and Progressive 3-Card Poker with 6 Card Bonus.
The baccarat spread is the most distinctive part of the floor. EZ Baccarat is the standard no-commission format where banker bets push rather than pay a five-percent commission when the banker wins with a three-card total of seven. 3 Card Poker with the 6 Card Bonus side bet adds a progressive element to the three-card format. Game availability and specific rules should be confirmed at the table before sitting down, as California card rooms can adjust their banking arrangements.
Table Games at Bankers Casino
Poker Room
The poker room at Bankers Casino runs 5 tables with No Limit Texas Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha, and occasional tournament events. A 5-table room is mid-sized for a California card room outside the major metropolitan markets; the Salinas Valley has limited poker competition at this scale, which makes the Bankers room the main live-poker option for local regulars.
PLO at a small card room is worth calling out: Pot Limit Omaha is not universally available in smaller California rooms, and its presence at Bankers makes the room slightly more interesting for mixed-game players. Specific stakes, tournament schedules, and daily game availability vary and should be confirmed with the room before making a trip.
Location & Parking
Bankers Casino is at 111 Monterey Street in downtown Salinas, California. Salinas is the Monterey County seat, roughly 15 miles from the coast via Highway 68 and accessible from US-101 at the Main Street interchange. The downtown location puts it within walking distance of local hotels and the Salinas Amtrak station.
Self-parking is available. The 24/7 schedule makes the property convenient for shift workers in the agricultural economy that anchors Salinas and the surrounding valley.
How Bankers Casino compares locally
Directory comparison: Bankers Casino vs nearby venues
We track 4 properties in Salinas. The comparison below uses directory data only — machine counts and hours should still be confirmed with each casino.
| Property | Bankers Casino
This property
| |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Salinas | Valley Center | Temecula | Santa Ynez |
| Address | 111 Monterey St, Salinas | 777 S Resort Dr, Valley Center | 45000 Pechanga Parkway, California | 3400 E. Highway 246, California |
| Games in directory | 6 game types | 15 game types | 17 game types | 10 game types |
| Live poker room | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hotel / resort | No | No | No | No |
| Open 24/7 (tag) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Table games (reported) | 11 | — | — | — |
| Poker tables (reported) | 5 | — | — | — |
| Read more | This page | Visit page | Visit page | Visit page |
How top Bankers Casino peers in Bankers Casino compare on amenities
| Amenity / Game | Thunder Valley Casino Resort | Agua Caliente Casino | Jamul Casino |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🎰 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
3- 6 game types listed in our directory
- Live poker listed (3 variants)
- 24/7 floor tag in directory data
Watch-outs
2- No hotel/resort tag — confirm lodging before an overnight trip
- 4 venues in Salinas; compare amenities in the table below
111 Monterey St, Salinas, CA 93901, USA
Salinas, CA 93901
Open in Google MapsCalifornia Card Room Law
Bankers Casino operates under the California Gambling Control Act, which licenses commercial card rooms through the California Gambling Control Commission and the Bureau of Gambling Control. Unlike Nevada-style casinos, California card rooms cannot offer slot machines, craps, or roulette. House-banked games are prohibited; instead, a licensed third-party proposition player service provides the banking function for games like baccarat and blackjack.
California law sets the minimum gambling age at 21 for card rooms. The player-banking model means that the house earns revenue through time fees (a per-hand or per-half-hour charge) rather than a traditional house edge on banked games. This structure is standard across all California card rooms.
Licensing & Rules
- Age Requirement
- 21+
- Sportsbook
- Not legal
History
Bankers Casino opened in 1995, making it one of the older continuously operating card rooms in the Monterey Bay region. It predates the wave of card room consolidation that followed California’s expansion of licensed gambling in the late 1990s, and it has operated under private ownership by Sal Jimenez without affiliation to a larger card-room chain or tribal gaming enterprise.
