Casino M8trix

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Casino M8trix
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Official logo of Casino M8trix since 2013
Casino M8trix
Location San Jose, California
Address 1887 Matrix Boulevard
San Jose, California 95110
Opening date1946
Casino typeLand-Based
OwnerGarden City, Inc.
Previous namesGarden City Billiards Parlor (1946–1951)
Garden City Hofbrau (1951–1974)
Garden City Casino: (1976–2012)
Website Casino M8trix

Casino M8trix [1] is a cardroom in San Jose, California. The 8-story casino offers table games and a poker room. [2] The casino secured one of the 15 card room licenses in San Jose. [3] Since 2024, The casino is currently owned by Garden City, Inc. which consists of the following four parties: the Lunardi Trust (Peter, Jeanine, Anthony, and Jaclyn Lunardi), the Erickson Family Trust (James & Vanessa Erickson), Patrick & Jamie Tierney, and Bruce Lance. [4] [5]

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Garden City Billiards Parlor and Garden City Hofbrau (1946-1974)

Garden City Billiards Parlor was founded 1946 by three brothers: Chris Peter Dalis, Louis Peter Dalis, and Nicholas Peter Dalis. [6] [7] Its initial location was in Downtown San Jose. [8] In 1951, the restaurant was converted into a Hofbrau. The hofbrau used to have a "Bavarian Room... for dancing and music". [9] The restaurant was closed in 1974 because "the building was deemed structurally unsound." [10]

Garden City Casino (1976-2012)

Building of Garden City Casino (2025) GardenCityCasino.jpg
Building of Garden City Casino (2025)

In 1976, the Dalis family relocated the business into a "chateau-like" building in the West San Jose neighborhood, [11] and renamed it to Garden City Casino. [8] [12] [13] The casino hosted artists that played jazz music (ranging from Dixieland jazz to Progressive jazz) such as guitarist Bud Dimock and piano player Martan Mann. [14] [15]

In 1993, the Dalis brothers transferred ownership to the casino's attorney: Stanley Friedman, on an interim basis, due to the brothers' involvement in the casino's skimming scandal. [16] Five months later, the casino was sold to builder Eli Reinhard. [17]

On August 1, 1998, the casino filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. [18]

On March 1, 2007, the casino was sold to a group of four individuals from Contra Costa County: Eric Swallow, Peter Lundardi, Jeanine Lundardi, and Dina DiMartino via approval of reorganization plan in U.S. bankruptcy court. [19] [20]

Casino M8trix (2012-present)

The casino has been involved with charity programs such as Second Harvest Food Bank and HERS Breast Cancer Foundation. [21]

In 2014, the casino was accused of hiding profits and could lose its gaming license if convicted. [22]

In 2023, the casino opened up a sushi restaurant called Sushi Confidential. The restaurant has a roll named after the casino. [23]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "California Gambling Control Commission". www.cgcc.ca.gov. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  2. ↑ "Casino M8trix". SanJose.com. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  3. ↑ John Woolfolk (2012-02-12). "San Jose and Casino M8trix: A history". Mercury News.
  4. ↑ Wadsworth, Jennifer (June 7, 2017). "Jilted Casino M8trix Buyer Cries Foul over State Investigation". San Jose Inside . San Jose, California.
  5. ↑ Wolfe, Eli (February 12, 2022). "Massive verdict for mogul who tried to buy stake in San Jose casino". San Jose Spotlight . San Jose, California.
  6. ↑ digitalcollections.sjsu.edu https://digitalcollections.sjsu.edu/islandora/object/islandora:83_11 . Retrieved 2025-05-21.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ Avery, Paul (May 6, 1987). "14 charged in skimming $3 million". San Francisco Examiner . San Jose, California. p. B-8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. 1 2 Herhold, Scott (July 23, 2012). "Herhold: Why I'll miss the old Garden City". The Mercury News . San Jose, California. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Variations On A Theme". Los Gatos Times . Vol. 34, no. 85. Los Gatos, California. December 19, 1969. pp. 1, 5 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  10. ↑ Foo, Rodney (November 14, 1996). "Garden City Director S.J. Casino Builder Chris Dalis Dies". The Mercury News . San Jose, California. p. 1B – via NewsBank.
  11. ↑ David, Heather (2017-05-25), Former Garden City Casino - San Jose, Calif. - Architect: Goodwin Steinberg , retrieved 2025-05-21
  12. ↑ "Introduction to Cue To Cuisine 1977". San Jose Mercury News . San Jose, California. September 25, 1977. p. 261 – via Newsbank.
  13. ↑ Elliot, Jim (August 19, 1987). "Garden Casino Looks Like a Church Outside". The River News-Herald & Isleton Journal . Vol. 90, no. 40. Rio Vista, California. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "The clubs: Where to find them, what to do when you get there". The Mercury News . San Jose, California. p. 2E – via Newsbank.
  15. ↑ Tagashira, Gail (September 22, 1978). "The happiest duo since Heckle and Jeckle". The Mercury News . San Jose, California. pp. 1E, 11E – via Newsbank.
  16. ↑ Hazle, Maline (June 23, 1993). "State Agrees To Keep S.J. Card Club Open But Garden City Still Faces Deadline In October". The Mercury News . San Jose, California. p. 1A – via NewsBank.
  17. ↑ Bailey, Brandon; Ostrom, Mary Anne (October 2, 1993). "Deal Saves Garden City Club Dalises To Sell Cardroom To Home Builder Eli Reinhard". The Mercury News . San Jose, California. p. 1A – via NewsBank.
  18. ↑ Moreno, E. Mark (August 1, 1998). "Garden City Casino Files Chapter 11: Court OKs Protection From Creditors". The Mercury News . San Jose, California. p. 1B – via NewsBank.
  19. ↑ Foo, Rodney (June 17, 2006). "Garden City Casino Moves Step Closer To Solvency". The Mercury News . San Jose, California. p. 4B – via NewsBank.
  20. ↑ Foo, Rodney (March 1, 2007). "New Hand Is Dealt To Ailing Card Club - Investors To Buy Garden City, Take It Out Of Red".
  21. ↑ Card Player News Team (2014-09-08). "Casino M8trix Reaches Out To Local Community Through Brand Ambassadors". CardPlayer. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  22. ↑ Mark Gomez and Mark Emmons (2014-05-14). "San Jose: Casino M8trix charged with hiding profits, could lose license". Mercury News. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  23. ↑ Zavoral, Linda (May 5, 2023). "San Jose: Sushi Confidential opens restaurant inside Casino M8trix — with sushi till 3 a.m." The Mercury News . San Jose, California. Archived from the original on May 6, 2023.

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