In fact, two Southern California casinos, the Yaamava Resort & Casino (previously known as San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino), and Pechanga Resort & Casino, are two of the top ten biggest casinos in the United States. and San Diego have over 2,000 slot machines, and over 100 table games in beautiful resort settings. (Here’s a map showing you each of the 25 Southern California casinos) These 25 Indian casinos are all on tribal land, and they run the gamut from small joints to massive resorts. However per California Gaming Control Board regulations, they are not allowed to have slot machines, craps, etc. Many of these even have the word “casino” in their name. We say this because in addition to the 25 casinos in Southern California, there are numerous card rooms. We’re also only counting the more traditional, Indian casinos. To be more specific, we’re only count Southern California casinos to be ones that are south of Bakersfield. The Morongo is one of 25 casinos in Southern California There are a total of 66 casinos in California: 41 in Northern California, and 25 in Southern California, which we consider to be the ten most southern counties in the state. There are 25 casinos in Southern California.īut while SoCal has 22 million people and roughly 60% of the state’s population, it’s home to just 39% of the state’s casinos.
