Tell me when are they going to raise the buy ins to the NL games above $100????

It is 72 days, 5 hours, 15 minutes and 57 seconds until Thursday, July 1, 2010

Derby Lane

Sarasota Kennel Club

Seminole Hard Rock Tampa

Tampa Bay Downs

Tampa Greyhound Track

July 1, 2010. The bill passed the Florida Senate last week and the Florida House this afternoon. The Governor is expected to sign it this week (probably tomorrow, imo).

Yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyes!!!

thanks

I'll be selling our Condo in Branford,CT. Looking @ Condos in the Hollywood, FL. area. Goodby to cold winters. I'll miss the action @ the MoheganSun & Foxwoods Casinos.

so wait... did they just change the play age to 21 now?

I just read something in my local newspaper about Gov. Christ signing a bill in regards to "Indian gaming" but the article didn't really outline what it was going to effect... Can anyone provide me with more information on the subject? Did they increase the buy-ins or what?

Oops! i missed this, thanks.

Mark,

Thanks for the feedback.

We may/have address(ed) some of those issues. For example:

1) Agreed. That is being addressed.

2) We may address this when the limits change. However, most of the money collected daily goes right back out. We give away ~$6K a day in high hand jackpots 24 hours a day.

5) You may call ahead and put your name on the list.

6) Not sure what you mean by this one. We actually spread more different types of games than most other places, including O8, Stud, Hi/Lo Stud, Spread Limit. To what games are you referring?

8) Agreed. We have been having issues with our two systems communicating the rates based on limit. This will be resolved shortly or we will raise the rate across the board.

Thanks again for the feedback and ask for me next time you come in so we can meet in person.

Wil Herrera
Director of Poker Operations
Mardi Gras Casino

2) Please offer at least some tables that don't participate in jackpots--no jackpot drops, no jackpot payouts. Please please please?

You think Florida with its beaches and nice weather won't become even more of a tourist trap than Vegas?
Miami is the first post of entry for all of s from the Caribbean, Latin America and much of Europe.
There are a lot of poker tourists who do other things in Vegas. I suspect that Florida will get lots of beach and entertainment tourist who play poker.
If South Beach ever gets a casino I am moving into The Shore Club

Won't happen. You can't handle a dollar a pot?

No. Here is a summary of the changes which will take effect July 1, 2010:

1. Uncapped Poker: there will no longer be any limits by law to the amounts for buy-ins, stakes, blinds, limits, bets, etc. Any cardroom will be able to spread any game of poker with any buy-in amount, any blinds, any stakes, at their discretion. This includes limit, spread limit, pot limit and no limit for any poker game. There will also be no limits by law to tournament buy-in amounts. It will all be at the discretion of each cardroom.

2. Hours: Allowed hours at pari-mutuel cardrooms will be extended to 18/hrs/day weekdays and 24/hrs/day weekends and holidays. A cardroom can choose to have shorter hours. Indian casino poker rooms may continue to operate 24/7/365.

3. Age: Age limit remains at 18+ for all pari-mutuel cardrooms and the Indian casino poker rooms.

This has been passed by both the Florida House and the Florida Senate. It is in the process of being forwarded to the Governor for his signature. He has already stated that he will sign it (and there is zero chance that he won't, imo).

Although the same bill contains the state ratification of the Seminole Compact, which will still have to go through an approval process with the federal government, the changes above for poker will not depend on the Compact being enacted. The poker changes will take effect on July 1, 2010 regardless of what happens to the new Compact at the federal level.

There will be a rulemaking process at the Florida Department of Pari-Mutuel Wagering in regards to regulations for implementation of these changes. I am attempting to become a participant in this process, and will ask for player input here when the time comes.

So is there anyway you guys can help non florida people with maybe a list of different areas in Florida, the casinos they have, size/table #'s, whether they have a hotel, what type of stakes they might run etc.

The only ones with hotels are the Indian casinos, the problem there is they are not on the beach. The parimutuels are spread out but if I was coming in for a week, I would stay on the beach in Hollywood, that way you have about 10 casinos that are about 10-30 minutes from the beach where there are many hotels in all price ranges. If you are coming here I would assume you are going to do more then just play poker, so that is where I would stay. Casinos close to Hollywood, Mardi Gras, Gulf Stream, Calder, Dania, Isle, Hard Rock, Seminole Classic, Coconut Creek, Flagler, Miami Jai Alai, these are all the casinos I can get to in less then 30 minutes

South Florida

im currently in miami south beach on vacation, and by looks of it i will be stuck here for a while since my plane home to europe was cancelled because of the iceland volcano, anyone know any good casino around here for poker?

Your closest to South Beach would probably be Flagler Dog Track or possibly Miami Jai Alai. Flagler would be the better place to go. Or you could shoot up north to Gulfstream, an even better option though a little further away.

http://www.soflat.com/map.html

Also Miccosukee if you go all the way west on sw 8th st/Tamiami Trail Map
They have a very loose room as most places do down here but a big casino, plus if you smoke they have a smoking room

PX,

Mardi Gras is 21 and over due to the fact that we are actually on the Casino/Slot floor and not in a separate area.

By the way, I know you have read this a lot already, but great work on the updates.

Wil Herrera
Director of Poker Operations
Mardi Gras Casino

Gotcha. Thanks for the correction. I'll have to come by sometime and check you out. I won't have to put up with those young dudes in blue hoodies.

Thanks - I can never hear it enough.

I'm really hoping card room managers have the min/max for 1/2 at 100-300. Playing against people buying in for less than 50 bbs is incredibly annoying, and 300 isn't too intimidating. For players that want to play NL and buy in for less spread a .50-1 game with a 20-100 min/max, PLEASE.

Would be great if some higher fixed limit games got spread once the cap goes away. I'd really like to see some 3/6 or 4/8 lhe.

I assume this is all Miami? What about Tampa Bay?