Southern California Gaming Guide

Cast your vote in the Southern California Gaming Guide Reader’s Choice 2026 Best Casinos poll. Your selections will determine the first, second, and third place winners in all 15 Best Casino categories! 

Voting begins July 1st and ends on August 31st. All fully completed ballots will be entered into a random drawing for a chance to win one of six cash prizes. Five random ballot entrants will be chosen to win $100 each, and one ballot will be drawn to win $1,000! All results of the Southern California Gaming Guide Reader’s Choice 2026 Best Casinos will be announced in the October 2026 issue.

Win a Cash Prize Just For Voting!

Five lucky ballots will be chosen at random to receive $100 cash, and one lucky entrant could win $1,000 cash!

Drawing Rules

  1. Drawing deadline is August 31, 2026. All ballots must be completed online at TheGamingGuide.com, no later than midnight on August 31, 2026.
  2. Only one online ballot per person will be accepted. Winning ballots will be drawn at random from all completed and valid ballots received.
  3. Drawing is open to legal residents of California and Arizona. All participants must be at least 21 years of age. Southern California Gaming Guide employees, vendors, advertisers and their family members are not eligible for prize drawings.
  4. Cash winners’ names will be posted in the October 2026 issue of the Southern California Gaming Guide. All prize winners will be notified by telephone or e-mail.
  5. Drawing prizes are non-transferable. Each drawing winner agrees that the Southern California Gaming Guide can use his/her name (first name, last name initial) and likeness for promotional purposes without compensation. All participants agree to and are bound by official rules.
  6. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. All Federal, State, local laws and regulations shall apply.