BLUE LAKE, CA – Blue Lake Casino Hotel has won four categories in the North Coast Journal’s Best of Humboldt 2026 readers’ poll: Best Casino (its second consecutive year in that category), Best Hotel, and Best Bachelor Party, along with Best Fuel Station for sister property Blue Lake Fuel & Fun.
Best of Humboldt is the North Coast Journal’s annual community poll, in which Humboldt County residents vote for their favorite local businesses, people, and places. Winners were announced at the Journal’s Best of Humboldt celebration on August 1, 2026, hosted this year at Blue Lake Casino Hotel.
“These awards belong to our team. From the casino floor to the hotel to the pumps at Fuel & Fun, our guests told us we’re doing something right,” said Stan Kott, President & Director of Operations of Blue Lake Casino Hotel. “Back-to-back Best Casino is a milestone for this property, and doing it while our Fuel & Fun team took Best Fuel Station makes it even sweeter. Thank you, Humboldt.”
Blue Lake Fuel & Fun, the property’s fuel station and non-smoking slot facility adjacent to the casino, earned Best Fuel Station for the first time.