California’s ‘biggest little Cardroom’ gets a bit bigger

The Players Club in Ventura, which calls itself the “biggest little cardroom in California,” might get a lot bigger — and deliver a timely jackpot for the city.

The six table cardroom on Ventura Avenue in Ventura has been open for more than 60 years offering games like No Limit Texas Hold’em, and Limit Omaha to its players. Now they are planning to relocate and increase their size. The club has received a preliminary approval from the city to increase its number of card tables threefold.
California issued a statewide moratorium on new cardroom licenses until at least 2015, and the operators of Ventura County’s only licensed live poker room see that as the perfect chance to boost their presence and tap into the huge popularity of poker.
City officials see this as a lifeline during these hard financial times.
Bill Kracht, CEO and general manager of the card room says a new location has not been found but the goal is to open the new Players Club within a year.
“We want to upgrade the local gaming experience to a more luxurious level,” Kracht said.
Luring more than just hard-core poker players, an expanded, upscale club coupled with Ventura’s seaside location could appeal to first-timers and couples looking for a weekend getaway, filling local hotels, shops and restaurants, he said.

News Added: 02 February, 2009

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