Sandwiched between a Grocery Outlet and Interstate 5 in Oceanside, California, and with a peekaboo view of the Pacific Ocean, Ocean’s 11 Casino is relatively full at lunchtime on a September Wednesday.

A card tournament is going on in the poker room, while on the main floor, players are trying their hands at several kinds of poker, blackjack, and EZ baccarat. Baseball games play on monitors around the room.

Not all of the 50 tables are in play, and while there is a low buzz in the space, it’s nothing like the glitzy lights and sounds of a Las Vegas casino. Ocean’s 11, one of about 70 card rooms in California, has a bar and lounge where customers can get away from the action in a quiet space.