The new Bay 101 casino is the first phase of a bigger expansion project. The casino will also continue its world-famous Shooting Star poker tournament. It features card games like blackjack, pai gow poker, Texas hold’em and EZ baccarat, though casino owners plan to ask City Hall for ten additional tables. Like M8trix, Bay 101 is limited by city law to 49 gaming tables. “From a consumer’s perspective, it’s a great option,” he said. Unlike Bay 101 which has a modern casual look, the 165-foot M8trix tower invokes Las Vegas glamour - a glass floral mural, lavish fountains and a Las Vegas-designed light sculpture over the bar.Īlvari says having the city’s two card rooms near each other is a plus for gamblers who want to casino hop.

The restaurant operators, the Chris Yeo Group, created a large bar and cafe inside Bay 101. The restaurant isn’t open yet, but the casino will have its grand opening at 1:01 p.m. The new Bay 101 is also home to The Province, a hip Asian fusion restaurant from the owners of three upscale Santana Row eateries: Sino, Straits and Roots & Rye. The idea was to have a comfortable space - not the glitzy Las Vegas feel.” “The lighting, the open space, the rich wood. “We’re very proud of the finished project,” said Rich Alvari, the casino’s director of sales, marketing and special events, sitting at a card table Thursday. The new $53 million building - which spans 68,000 square-feet on North First Street - is Feng Shui certified and uses energy-efficient lighting.

And there’s a high-tech addition to the tables - a tablet for gamblers to order food to be delivered to them. Giant flat-screen TVs sit above card tables, scattered across a mahogany-colored carpet.

Long, spacious hallways lead from one end of the casino to the next. The stylish square lights now change colors as they reflect a warm glow on wood-paneled walls.

SAN JOSE - Walking into the new Bay 101 casino in north San Jose feels strangely familiar - yet modern, contemporary and new.

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