Joker’s Casino

Year Opened

1998

Age Restriction

18+

Property Type

Card Room

Regulator

Washington State Gambling Commission

Table Games

6

Poker Tables

3

About Joker’s Casino

Joker’s Casino sits at 624 Wellsian Way in Richland, Washington, a long-running Tri-Cities card room that opened in 1998. The property runs as a non-tribal house-banked card room under Washington State Gambling Commission licensing, with a minimum gambling age of 18. It is a focused operation: a 6-table pit, a 3-table poker room, an on-site restaurant, and free self-parking. There is no hotel block, no slot floor, and no large entertainment program. The room serves as the established commercial card room for the Tri-Cities gaming audience, with travelers from Pasco, Kennewick, and the broader Columbia Basin filling out the regular crowd.

For broader regional context, eastern Washington casinos include several tribal alternatives that offer slots and dice or wheel games. Joker’s plays a different role: a steady, walk-in-friendly card room for an evening session rather than a destination property. The room’s data footprint is lighter than the larger Maverick-operated Puget Sound venues, so visit details should be confirmed before travel.

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Joker’s Casino

Richland, Washington

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Games on the Floor

The 6-table pit at Joker’s Casino keeps the lineup tight and carnival-leaning. The published spread covers Blackjack Match the Dealer (a blackjack variant with a paired-card side bet), Emperor’s Challenge Pai Gow Poker, Four Card Poker, Spanish 21, Texas Shootout, and Ultimate Texas Hold’em. The Match the Dealer side bet is a distinguishing feature not every Washington card room carries, and Texas Shootout adds a heads-up faster-paced option for players who want a different rhythm from Ultimate Texas Hold’em.

Poker Room

The 3-table poker room is one of the small but distinct draws at Joker’s. It spreads No Limit Hold’em and, less commonly for a Washington card room at this scale, Omaha Hi-Lo. Omaha Hi-Lo demand fluctuates, so the game is more likely to run on busier weekend evenings and tournament weekends. For the Tri-Cities audience, the room is the only dealt Omaha Hi-Lo spread in the immediate area and provides a real alternative to the broader Puget Sound poker scene. See our poker rooms guide for room-flow basics.

★ Editor take

A long-running Tri-Cities card room with one rare format

Joker's Casino has been part of the Richland gaming scene since 1998, and its small footprint hides one rare-for-Washington feature: dealt Omaha Hi-Lo poker. The 6-table pit leans on carnival variants and the room is more interesting on a busy weekend than on a quiet weeknight. Confirm spread availability before traveling, especially on Omaha, since data confidence on this property is lower than at the larger Maverick or tribal venues.

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Rachel Mendoza

Editor, California Cardrooms

Amenities and Practicalities

The amenity set at Joker’s is intentionally short: an on-site restaurant and free self-parking. There is no attached hotel, no spa, no entertainment venue. The room operates as a single-purpose card room with a kitchen, and the Washington State Gambling Commission regulates the property as a house-banked card room. Sportsbook activity is legal at the state level via tribal retail elsewhere in Washington but is not offered on this property.

Location and Regulation

The casino sits at 624 Wellsian Way with GPS coordinates of 46.274, -119.284, in central Richland. The Washington State Gambling Commission regulates the room. The property’s public-facing channel is its Facebook page; data confidence on operating details is lower than for some larger properties, so calling ahead or checking the Facebook page for current hours and tournament schedules is advisable.