Collectible Tobacciana / Catchall Dish, The Horseshoe Club Casino, Gardena California, Triangle Glass, RARE, Vintage 1960s

The Poker Capital of the World. Not Las Vegas — Gardena, California.

• Property: The Horseshoe Club, Gardena, California (1947–1989)
• Material: Triangle-shaped pressed glass
• Dimensions: 3.5" diameter | approx. 1.0" tall
• Era: Vintage, circa 1960s
• Origin: USA
• Condition: Vintage used, very good. Manufacturing flaw — fine particles embedded in glass during production, visible in photos. Otherwise no chips, cracks, or damage. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.

A wonderful piece for a California gaming collector, a poker history enthusiast, or anyone drawn to the overlooked corners of American mid-century leisure culture.

This is a vintage souvenir glass piece from The Horseshoe Club, Gardena, California — not to be confused with the Horseshoe Club in Las Vegas. Extremely rare. Gardena, California called itself the Poker Capital of the World — and it earned the title. Starting in the late 1930s, the city grew to host six poker clubs operating legally under California law, drawing players from across the region. The Horseshoe Club opened in 1947 and operated until 1989 — over forty years as one of Gardena's landmark establishments. This is California gambling history of a very specific and little-documented kind — not Nevada, not the Strip, but the quiet poker culture of Southern California that predated and outlasted much of what Las Vegas built around it.