Stones Gambling Hall

20,000 SQ/FT • 30 gaming tables

In 2012 Ryan Stone—a seasoned real estate investor, developer, and entertainment consumer—saw in the California cardroom industry the opportunity for revitalizing disruption, one that could recapture the player-based spirit of early California cardrooms while helping to enrich their communities. He created a new company and set out to create a new entertainment option with the potential to bring a neighborhood back to life. Stones Gambling Hall, in the Sacramento suburb of Citrus Heights, would be the first project. Where the norm in the industry had been dark, smoky, old, and stale, the new Stones Gambling Hall would bring upscale design, high-end service, and innovative player-based reward technology, all in a smoke-free environment that is contemporary and inviting.

Now well into its first decade of operation, Stones Gambling Hall has been an unqualified success by every measure, both for the organization and the community of Citrus Heights. It is a vision realized—an upscale entertainment venue for guests and a boon to the community. It’s a place that a growing number of patrons love to visit and that valued employees love to work. Sammy’s Restaurant & Bar has become a draw of its own, providing a higher-level dining option previously unavailable in the neighborhood.

Stones Gambling Hall employs an average of 350 team members at any given time, making it the largest employer in the city of Citrus Heights. All Stones employees earn a living wage or better, despite the fact that most possess only a high school level education.