Nassau County, Florida -- After months of investigation, deputies in Nassau County said they have finally cracked down on two illegal gaming businesses that were allegedly operating right under their noses. Teams of Nassau County deputies raided on Wednesday what they said were illegal casinos. Piles of cash, stacks of debit cards and the machines on which police said people were gambling to trying to win illegal prizes...

Hollywood, Florida (PRNewswire) - The 4th annual Florida Gaming Summit, which takes place October 6-7 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino here, will present the leading gaming, legal, financial and tribal experts to analyze the myriad issues concerning one of the country's most dynamic gaming markets. Session topics at the popular conference, which draws attendees from numerous states, will include the Seminole Class III gaming compact...

The Florida Supreme Court struck down the gaming compact signed by Governor Charlie Crist and the Seminole Tribe, throwing into question the table game operations the tribe opened at its casinos only a few weeks ago. The high court, ruling in a lawsuit brought by a state lawmaker, held that Crist overstepped his authority by authorizing the tribe to conduct banked table games including blackjack and baccarat, in addition to the Class III slots to which it was entitled.

A federal judge said he's powerless to block the Seminole Tribe from offering blackjack at its casinos, rejecting a Pompano racetrack's lawsuit while emphasizing the legal hurdles facing anyone tangling with the tribe. Lawyers for The Isle Casino & Racing at Pompano Park and its parent company, PPI Inc., attempted to sidestep the tribe's sovereign nation status by suing only Gov. Charlie Crist and the federal government...

Port Canaveral, Florida - Hundreds of employees of a Port Canaveral casino cruise ship showed up for work Monday only to find out the Ambassador II has shut down and the employees have been laid off. The next time the Ambassador II sets sail, it will be to another port and the hundreds of employees who used to work on the ship are now left unemployed. "Everyone was just stunned. We were speechless," said former employee Debbie Bryant.

Tallahassee, Florida - A South Florida casino wants a federal judge to stop blackjack and other games at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Lawyers for Isle Casino of Pompano Beach cited last week's Florida Supreme Court ruling that declared unconstitutional the tribe's recent gambling agreement with the state. The filing Monday is part of an ongoing lawsuit filed in federal court in Tallahassee challenging that agreement.

The Florida Supreme Court has overturned an agreement Gov. Charlie Crist signed with the Seminole Tribe to allow Las Vegas-style slot machines, baccarat, black jack and other card games at its facilities, which include the Hard Rock casinos in Tampa and Hollywood. The court ruled that Crist does not have the constitutional authority "to bind the state to a gaming compact that clearly departs from the state's public policy by legalizing types of gaming that are illegal everywhere else in the state."

Gestern, 18. Juni 2008, kam die grosse Überraschung für einen Touristen aus Florida, USA. Der Herr gewann im Grand Casino Luzern den Carded Mystery Jackpot in der Höhe von CHF 33’006--. Der Besucher spielte an einem „Mushrooms Magic Automaten“ und nahm somit automatisch am Spiel um den Pilatus Jackpot teil.

Mississippi could lose millions of dollars and thousands of jobs because of impending casino expansions in Florida, according to a recent analysis by a legislative watchdog group. So the state's gaming industry is taking steps to counter the competition. And some lawmakers are pushing a bill that would give tax breaks for casinos that want to build tourist attractions to woo non-gamers. Floridians represented 21.2 percent of visitors to Mississippi's 29 casinos in 2007, according to a memo issued by the Joint Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review.

Despite objections from religious conservatives, Florida’s Senate voted to allow slot machines at ever race track and jai-alai fronton across the state. The bill permits “electronic gaming machines” similar to bingo-like slot machines. The measure would generate up to USD 500 million, all of which would go to public schools. The bill (SB 1380) would allow dog and horse track operators as well as jai- alai frontons to offer video slot machines...

Miami (AP) - The Seminole Tribe of Florida is about to start hiring workers for blackjack and other card games it plans to soon offer at its casinos, even though the compact with Gov. Charlie Crist allowing the games is being challenged in the Florida Supreme Court. The tribe will begin running print advertisements Friday that pitch job openings for 3,650 dealers for blackjack, baccarat and pai gow, which is a form of poker.

Der Pokerboom wird immer größer und immer neue Anbieter möchten ein Stück von dem großen Kuchen (oder Knochen?) abbekommen. Waren es bisher fast ausschließlich die Casinos und Onlineanbieter, die ihr Angebot in den USA immer weiter ausgebaut haben, drängt nun ein ganz anderer Anbieter an den Futternapf - die Hunderennbahn.