The Bicycle Hotel & Casino
| The Bicycle Hotel & Casino | |
|---|---|
| Address | 888 Bicycle Casino Drive Bell Gardens, California 90201 |
| Opening date | November 30, 1984 |
| Casino type | Land |
| Owner | Parkwest Casinos |
| Previous names | The Bicycle Casino |
| Renovated in | 2015 (Hotel Addition) |
| Website | www.thebike.com |
Parkwest Bicycle Casino (formerly The Bicycle Hotel & Casino) (commonly, "The Bike") is a poker cardroom in California.
Founded by George Hardie Sr. in 1984, located in Bell Gardens, California, The Bicycle Casino offers a selection of poker games and Asian games, with a wide range of limits. The casino features games including blackjack, Texas hold 'em, seven-card stud, Omaha hold 'em, Mexican poker, pai gow poker, Three Card Poker and baccarat.
Financing to build the original Bicycle Club casino was provided by Sam Gilbert, who allegedly used money partially obtained from laundering drug money. The casino is home to the Legends of Poker, a tournament series established in 1995 that now includes a stop on the World Poker Tour. Prior to the Legends, the casino's main tournament series was called the Diamond Jim Brady.
Parkwest Casinos acquired the Bicycle in 2022.