Bicycle Casino

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The Bicycle Casino is the world's second largest poker cardroom.^{[citation needed]}

Located in Bell Gardens, California, the casino offers a wide variety of poker games and limits, as well as pai gow poker and 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.

The Bicycle Casino was the first brick and mortar casino to broadcast live poker games over the Internet. Live at The Bike ran five nights a week, and was accessible via the casino's website. The program was first broadcast in February of 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 of 2007. Archives of the program are still available through a subscription.

The Bicycle Casino was featured in an episode of the TV series Numb3rs dealing with the murder of a successful card-counter.