Miami casinos, Florida casinos.

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Miami casinos, Florida casinos

Tourists and even Florida natives often ignore that Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and Hollywood City offer multiple Florida casinos to choose from, and their are of course legal. Miami casinos and gambling are legal in certain location only, the first casinos opened on Seminoles Indian reservation in the beginning of the 80′s, the Miccosukee Indians opened their owned Miami casinos in the mid 90′s. After a nice day at the beach, Miami tourists have the choice between dining, clubbing or gambling. It is great way to spend an unforgettable evening in Miami. Most Miami casinos are recent and offer plenty of attractions apart from gambling like concerts, sporting events, shows, great restaurants, dining, dancing. For those that are really hooked, you could even stay in the resort’s hotels. The biggest resorts also offer vacation packages; the whole family will have a full array of activities and entertainment at their disposal.

Additionally, choosing your accommodations can be a difficult topic if you are an avid gambler. At the end, you have to options, staying at the casino’s hotel or booking a less expensive room in the surroundings. For instance, if you want to pamper yourself at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, you can book a hotel or vacation rental in Hollywood Beach.

Brighton

Located west of Lake Okeechobee, on the Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation, the Seminole Casino Brighton is open daily at 10:00 a.m. The multi-million dollar gaming facility features high stakes bingo that pays out over $8,000 nightly on regular games, plus single jackpots that have paid more than $40,000 to single winners! Video gaming, Poker, 7 Card Stud and Texas Hold’em is played nightly and new machines and random giveaways and drawings keep the atmosphere exciting.

Dining can be a memorable experience at the Josiah Restaurant. The American-style menu has a few native items sprinkled in. Crowd pleasers are Rodeo Steak, Gator Tail, Catfish, Mo Jo Pork Chops and Chicken Broccoli Alfredo. The overall atmosphere is casual and fun with the sounds of the casino excitement!

The Brighton Casino is located seven miles north of Lakeport and 28 miles west of Lake Okeechobee on Highway 721. The casino and restaurant are closed on Mondays. Hotels, campgrounds, and RV parks are nearby. Complimentary charter bus transportation and prepaid packages are available for groups with advance reservation and minimum passenger counts required. Bus transportation is available. Call             866-2-CASINO       for transportation information, jackpot balances, and additional information.

Coconut Creek

The Seminole Tribe’s Coconut Creek Casino offers over 800 electronic gaming machines, lightning bingo, a poker room and a cafe and bar area. Located on almost five acres of tribal land in Coconut Creek, the casino will be entering Phases II of development within the next two years, adding 100,000 sq. ft. of additional space for gaming, restaurants and expanded parking. For further information, call             866-2-CASINO      .

Hollywood

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood Florida facility was the first high-stakes operation open in the country. In 1991, Hollywood became a 24-hour gaming facility and has been increased in size to accommodate the increasing number of patrons. There you choose from round-the-clock Poker on 48 tables featuring progressive royal jackpots; daily mini-tournaments in 7 Card Stud; Texas Hold’em and Omaha Hi-lo; Lightning Bingo (where you can make a fortune in minutes) and, much more. The 12-story Mediterranean-style Hard Rock Hotel tower has 500 spacious guest rooms, including 63 suites with panoramic views.

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood is located at 4150 North SR 7 in Hollywood. Take I-95 to Stirling Road and go west to State Road 7. Call             866-2-CASINO       for further information.

Miccosukee Resort & Gaming

Miccosukee gaming provides a thrill-a-minute action within the confines of a 302-room resort-type hotel that also contains a restaurant and lounge and features live big-name entertainment. The 24-hour gaming operation includes more than 1,000 video pull-tab machines, 58 poker tables and high-stakes bingo.

Miccosukee Resort and Gaming is located at 500 S.W. 177th Avenue in Miami. Its Miami location places it in a position to compete with some of South Florida’s.

Florida casino gambling bill is dead for 2012      www.gamblingmiami.com.

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – A bill that would have ushered in the largest gambling expansion in Florida history was withdrawn by its legislative sponsor on Friday, killing for now the prospect of allowing up to three mega-resort casinos in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale area.

The bill, which proponents said could lead to 100,000 new jobs for the state, faced a probable defeat at its first stop – the House Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee. Its sponsor, Miami Republican Representative Erik Fresen, asked that the bill be withdrawn from consideration by the panel at its last scheduled session of the year.

Rules in the Florida House of Representatives prohibit the chamber from taking further action on a bill that has failed to pass at least one committee, so the measure is dead for 2012, House Rules Chairman Gary Aubuchon said after the meeting adjourned.

“Today’s action on the casino gambling bill is a resounding victory for those of us who have opposed this assault on Florida’s family-friendly economy,” Aubuchon said.

Florida has been hard-hit by the housing crash and its unemployment rate, while declining, is still well above average at 9.9 percent. The Legislature is struggling to fill a $1 billion revenue gap, but lawmakers disagree whether casinos would bring in new money or cannibalize existing tourism revenues.

The proposal would have created a state gaming commission to license up to three southeast Florida casinos whose owners invest at least $2 billion apiece in resort complexes.

Successful applicants would have paid a $50 million one-time license fee, with an annual renewal fee of $2 million. They would also have been subject to a 10 percent tax on gross gambling revenues.

Florida law now bars casinos from expanding beyond those operated by the Seminole Indian tribe and selected pari-mutuel racetracks and jai alai courts known as “racinos.”

The Senate version of the proposal, which passed its first committee stop but faced opposition, would have allowed the pari-mutuels to operate full-fledged casino games at the same tax rates levied against the larger resort casinos.

Gambling giants such as the Las Vegas Sands Corp had urged lawmakers to allow full casino gambling at so-called “destination resorts” in Florida since the Seminoles won their right to offer blackjack, baccarat and other banked card games more than two years ago.

BILL SPLITS BUSINESS COMMUNITY

Malaysia-based Genting Berhad, one of the biggest international casino developers, announced in May it was buying a 14-acre (5.7 hectare) waterfront property in downtown Miami for $236 million and would build a mega-resort on the site, which currently houses the Miami Herald newspaper.

Genting’s Resorts World unit issued a statement on Friday thanking the bill’s sponsors and praising “all those who support efforts to bring common sense gaming reform and jobs to Florida.”

“Resorts World Miami remains committed to the vision of world-class destination resorts in South Florida, and will continue to work with the state Legislature and the South Florida community to bring this vision into a reality,” the company said.

Fresen acknowledged the bill was dead for the current legislative session and said he wanted to withdraw it in order “to continue the conversation outside of the hyperbole.”

The proposal has split the business community in Florida, where tourism accounts for one third of the economy.

The Associated Industries of Florida said the construction and operation of three casino resorts in Miami-Dade and Broward counties would have created jobs for nearly 100,000 Floridians, helping move almost 10 percent of the state’s jobless off the unemployment rolls.

“Destination resorts will also bring a minimum $6 billion in up-front, private-sector investment that will help jump-start our economy,” the group said in a statement.

The Chamber of Commerce and Walt Disney World, a major tourism draw, opposed the measure and said it would threaten Florida’s family-friendly image.

The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association said it would have hurt locally operated hotels and eating establishments. The group’s chief executive, Carol Dover, cited the example of Atlantic City, New Jersey, where she said the entry of casino resorts forced nearby hotels and restaurants to shut their doors.

“It’s hard to compete with comp’ed rooms and free food,” Dover said.

(Editing by Jane Sutton and Eric Beech)