Both sides of the building have similar facades for maximum exposure and dual attraction one faces the main approach and the other faces Interstate 80. The exterior of the building is completely new, modern, and refined, yet not ostentatious – unlike the typical over designed casino or under designed card room. As an entertainment destination, it is meant to be engaging, enticing, and exciting yet without the typical glitz found at most casinos. Their aspiration was to create a place that would have a better experience than the typical casino – more intimate, more unique, and with exceptional customer service. The owner is a California real estate developer, and this is their first gaming project. Citrus Heights is a small city sixteen miles east of Sacramento - within California’s Central Valley.
The building is an expansion and total renovation of a former Salvation Army warehouse that had been vacant for years, and is the first project of this kind to combine and relocate two existing card room licenses under one roof. Stones is a 25,450 square foot gambling hall, restaurant, and bar – in essence a boutique casino.
