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| Address | 7301 Eastern Ave. Bell Gardens, CA 90201 |
| Casino type | Land |
| Website | http://www.thebike.com/ |
The Bicycle Casino is the world's second largest poker cardroom.[citation needed]
Located in Bell Gardens, California, the Bicycle Casino offers a wide variety of poker games and limits, as well as pai gow poker, panguingue and California blackjack.
For several years during the 1990s, after being seized due a tax lien, the casino was owned by the United States government, providing millions of dollars of revenue to the government.
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.
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Live at the Bike
The Bicycle Casino was the first brick and mortar casino to broadcast live poker games over the Internet. Live at The Bike[1] ran five nights a week, and was accessible via the casino's website. The program was first broadcast in February 2005. Besides a group of regular commentators that has included Shirley Rosario, the show sometimes features guest commentary from professional players like Barry Greenstein and Kenna James. A sign in back of the hosts is signed by any notable player who provides guest commentary in the booth.
Live at the Bike became a subscription service in mid-2006. The live broadcast was canceled in March 2007. Archives of the program are still available through a subscription.
In popular media
The Bicycle Casino was featured in an episode of the TV series Numb3rs dealing with the murder of a successful card-counter.
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Coordinates: 33°57′59″N 118°09′58″W / 33.966312°N 118.166148°W
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