Though traditional poker variants such as Texas hold ’em , Omaha hold ’em and seven-card stud are by far the most popular games offered by card rooms and sometimes the only games , others may offer games such as panguingue , pai gow , Chinese poker , and variations on blackjack. The Bureau of Gambling Control has accepted the use of third-party bankers as long as the banking role is offered to other players at each table after two hands are dealt — and then again two hands later on a continuing basis. Speaking of California card rooms, the second-largest one in the state is called Hawaiian Gardens and is located in the Los Angeles area. Commerce is by far most known for poker. A study commissioned by the California Gaming Assn.