The California Hotel and Casino (also known as The Cal) is located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada.

The California is owned by Boyd Gaming,[1] and was the company's first property in downtown Las Vegas.

[2] It was developed by a group of stockholders led by Sam Boyd, who held 25 percent ownership.

The project also added a neon sign that wraps around the casino's lower exterior, from 1st Street to Ogden Avenue.

[10] In 1989, the California designated the term "Golden Arm", after Stanley Fujitake rolled dice for three hours and six minutes in craps without losing.

[17][18][19] A Boyd executive believed that norovirus only accounted for 284 cases, with the remainder caused by similar illnesses such as the flu.

[28] As of 2006, Boyd Gaming was charting 10,000 Hawaiian tourists to Las Vegas each month, and they made up 80 percent of the California's guests.