The Napa Valley Casinojust south of Napa, California dubs itself the “Friendliest Casino in America.” And it’s easy to see why. If you were surrounded by some of the finest vineyards in the world, and the finest wines in the world, you’d be pretty relaxed too. Oh, and with NFL Sunday Ticket, you can sweat your fantasy football team on the weekends in the casino’s plush poker room. Let’s check out why the state of California is buzzing about the Napa Valley Casino, located in American Canyon, California.

If you’re looking for a wide variety of poker games, Napa Valley Casino has you covered. You won’t be disappointed when you walk up to the poker desk and ask what’s being spread, as the casino offers $3-$6 Limit Hold’em, $4-$8 Limit Hold’em with a 1/2 kill, $8-$16 Limit Hold’em, $4-$8 Omaha High/Low Eight or Better with a 1/2 kill, Pot Limit Omaha, and No Limit Hold’em with a $50 minimum buy-in.

For you Pot Limit Omaha junkies reading this, on Wednesdays, the Napa Valley Casino offers $1-$2-$3 Pot Limit Omaha with a $100 minimum buy-in and $500 maximum buy-in.

The Napa Valley Casino even runs its own version of the “Big Game,” a $5/$10 No Limit Hold’em table that typically runs on Tuesdays and Saturdays starting at 2:00pm. If you’re into bad beats, then you’ll love Napa’s Bad Beat Bonus, which is good for a $3,000 payout. The bonus goes off when aces-full-of-tens is beaten by quads. If a better hand beats your quad eights, your payout could pass $50,000.

Any poker players who accumulate 30 hours of play in a month between 2:00am and 9:00am qualify for the affectionately titled Graveyard $3,000 Freeroll. This event comes your way at 8:00am – yes, that’s eight in the morning, when the grapes are at their ripest. First place in the Graveyard $3,000 Freeroll banks $1,500, while second place earns $1,000. Third place walks away with $500 and the fourth place finisher snags $300.

On the first Saturday of every month at 2:00pm, the Napa Valley Casino poker room plays host to a Deep Stack tournament with a $115 buy-in. The winner gets $2,000, while the runner-up will make $1,300. The third place finisher will pocket $800, but note that the number of players will ultimately determine who gets paid what.

Did we mention there’s NFL Sunday Ticket? It’s almost Sunday, so please don’t blame us. We have football on the mind and would be heavily rooting on our fantasy football favorites like Peyton Hillis and Cam Newton. To warm up for it, you can partake in a Saturday and Sunday morning poker tournament at the Napa Valley Casino that has a $40 buy-in.

If you’re hungry, doughnuts are available every morning and dinner is served daily beginning at 7:00pm. There’s even a first time player couponavailable on the Napa Valley Casino website that’s good for $60 in chips when you buy in for $30. Just print out the coupon and bring it with you.

But wait, there’s even more free cash to be had for Napa Valley Casino patrons. A special Morning Bonus awards nine players $80 when they buy $50 in chips. This runs daily Monday to Friday and starts at 9:00am. Every day from 9:00am to 11:00am, $25 will get you $40 in casino money. Note that these two bonuses are for Hold’em and Omaha players only.

Other games you’ll find on the Napa Valley Casino floor include Three Card Poker, Blackjack, and our favorite, Pai Gow. If you’ve never played Pai Gow, we suggest blowing off some steam from poker at its tables. You’ll thank us later.

If you’re planning a trip to the Bay Area or live in the vicinity, check out the Napa Valley Casino website.