The Seminole Casino Hollywood will have $5 blackjack 24/7 starting on August 20, 2010.

“Our primary market is south Broward and Miami Dade counties where racinos can only offer so-called virtual blackjack,” said Robert Dearstine, director of marketing. “We believe that live games at the low limit of $5 will be a tremendous selling point for this property.”

After brief speeches starting at noon by Seminole leaders and Seminole Gaming CEO Jim Allen, Seminole Casino Hollywood General Manager Adrian Fox will begin play by announcing: “Guests Place Your Bets” to 84 seated guests at the casino’s 12 blackjack tables, including Seminole Tribal Council members, comedian Jimmie Walker, GSN Catch 21 show host, Alfonso Ribeiro, local media celebrities, and other VIPs.

Ribeiro is best known for his comedic portrayal of Will Smith’s uptight cousin, Carlton, in the TV series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Comedian Jimmie “JJ” Walker, who coined the catch-phrase, “Dy-no-mite!” was the star of the Good Times sitcom on CBS.

The party starts when a junkanoo band begins roaming the floor and tossing blackjack beads. The reggae band Higher Ground will perform all afternoon, and at 6 p.m., Jimmie Walker will perform his hilarious stand-up act. Singer Rachel Brown and her band will also perform from 7:30 until 1 a.m. when a special guest DJ will take over until 4:30 a.m. And of course, the $5 blackjack action will “party on” all night. Just a few of the local media celebrities confirmed to play the ceremonial first hand of blackjack are:

Kenny Walker, WKIS-FM 99.9, morning show host
Donny Michaels, WFLC-FM 97.3, “The Coast” midday host
Vance Phillips, WMXJ-FM 102.7, All Request Show host
DJ Gringo, WXDJ-FM El Zol 95.7, morning show mixer
Stephanie Bromfield, WLYF-FM, 101.5, weekend host
Greg “Toast” LaMega, WBGG-FM 105.9 and WKGR-FM 98.7, morning show personality
Rob “O’Snap” White, WHQT-FM HOT-105, Old School House Party host

Seminole casinos can offer real blackjack exclusively 24 hours a day, seven days a week due to a compact agreement passed into law by the Florida Legislature and approved by the U.S. Department of the Interior in July. Seminole Casino Coconut Creek began higher limit blackjack games on Aug. 13. Seminole Casino Hollywood hired 90 blackjack dealers, mostly from Florida, for its 12 tables.

Casino War has been added to the gaming floor at the Hard Rock Hollywood Hotel & Casino.

“We added Casino War because we wanted to give our players more variety and options,” said Joe Giaimo, regional VP of table games at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. “Casino War is a really player friendly game in that it’s very easy to play and win. We’re always looking for ways to keep things fresh and offer our customers new and exciting card games.”

Casino War is the fastest, simplest table game to learn and play. You make a bet in the marked area. You and the dealer will each receive a card face up. If your card is higher than the dealer’s, you win even money. If your card is lower, you lose (Ace is high).

Going to War: If your card matches the dealer’s in rank, you can either surrender half your bet or “go to war.” When going to war, you and the dealer match your original bet, putting the money on the layout. You and the dealer will each get another card, and if you beat the dealer, you win all three bets. If you go to war and tie the dealer, not only do you win, but you win an extra unit. Winning ties when going to war is huge.

Tie Bet: Casino War also features a bonus bet on ties. If you bet the tie and your card matches the dealer’s, you win 10 to 1.

The new casino war table game can be found by players in Pit 5 across from the Hard Rock Cafe.

The Big Easy Poker Room has released new games with high limits along with extended hours.

Hours of operation at The Big Easy Poker Room have also changed to 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 24-hours Friday & Saturday.

The Big Easy Poker Room promotions and tournament schedule for July 2010 is featured below…

• Omaha Hi/Lo Tournament every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
• $3,000 Guarantee Deep Stack Tournament every Thursday at 6:30p.m.
• High Hand Jackpots – offered daily
  (Note: Tournament and Omaha is excluded from the High Hand promo)
• Limit High Hand wins $75 every hour on the hour from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m.
• No Limit High Hand wins $150 every hour on the hour from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m.
• Big Easy Bonus Hours: High Hand wins $500 at noon, 3:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m. and midnight 7-days a week
• Fat Tuesdays High Hand wins $1,000 at noon, 3:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m. and midnight
• Weekend High Hand (Saturday & Sunday) wins $75 every hour between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
• Omaha players win $25 for Four Tens or better everyday
• Royal Flush wins $599 daily
• Bad Beat Jackpot – lose (to four of a kind or better) with Aces Full of Jacks or better in Hold’em, Four Jacks or better in Omaha, or Aces Full of Kings or better in Stud, and win a share of the Bad Beat Jackpot!
• Louie’s Lounge offers players $1 domestic draft beer and $1 hotdogs while at the table

The Big Easy Poker Room hosts 30 poker tables featuring Texas Hold’em, Omaha & Omaha Hi-Lo, and 7 Card Stud with Bad Beat Jackpots and Royal Jackpots. High Hand promotions are offered daily, and The Deep Stack Tournament is held every Thursday.

Additional upgrades to the room include a private entrance with easy access to the Poker Players parking area, video poker bar tops, and Louie’s Lounge, a full service bar and restaurant dedicated to the Poker Room. As part of the redesign, the Bravo System was installed on all poker tables and new Shuffle Master Automatic Shufflers are being utilized on a majority of the tables. For more information, please call 954-924-3200 ext. 3167 or visit www.playbigeasypoker.com.

Mardi Gras Casino is located at 831 North Federal Highway on the corner of US-1 and Pembroke Road. The casino offers over 70,000 square feet of casino excitement featuring 1,300 Las Vegas-style slot machines including new linked Progressive slots, video roulette, and virtual blackjack; 24-hour action packed poker; simulcast and live greyhound racing; and various dining options. For more information, call 954-924-3200 or visit www.playmardigras.com

The new Genesis Bravo system for tracking poker players rewards points will be installed at the Seminole Paradise Poker Room at Hard Rock Hollywood by mid-June.

The new tracking machines should serve as a way for the Seminoles to take advantage of the influx of new players to be arriving in Florida poker rooms once the new no-limit laws go into effect on July 1st. New players will be testing the different poker rooms and the Seminoles want to have the best amenities from the start.

The Genesis Bravo system utilizes a convenient tableside swipe unit to accurately track all players seated at the table, and notify the host of any open seats. Also, the system tracks hourly comps to the minute, so all players will know that the time they put in is adding up accurately. Comp reward points will be accrued electronically on players’ Seminole Player’s Club Wild Card which can then be redeemed at a variety of Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino’s restaurants, retail outlets and more.

Other in-house benefits of the high-tech Genesis Bravo system include the registering and management of tournament play (including buy-in, re-buy and add-on tracking), dealer auditing, food and beverage selection and leader board tracking and display, remote monitoring and more.

Players will benefit from the system by being able to electronically place themselves on a popular game wait list and then be notified by text or email when their favorite game and limit has opened.

“At Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, we want to ensure we have the premier poker room in South Florida. The Genesis Bravo System now allows us to streamline the playing process with dealer-controlled decisions, instantly reward our customers and keep them electronically up-to-date on their ratings, status and preferred games,” said Director of Poker Operations, Peter Arsenis.

Currently, Poker Players receive vouchers where they can redeem their points for rated play at various outlets at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. In the near future, poker players will be able to use their Seminole Player’s Club Wild Card to redeem their rewards as Genesis Bravo will synchronize with the same rewards program slot players enjoy at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Hollywood.

Expect many more perks from all the different poker rooms across Florida as the race to attract new players heats up.

Okay, enough with poker in Florida being the big joke around the country. Florida poker players have been dying to play the game for high stakes and starting in July they will finally be able to do so.

The New Poker Laws
Senate Bill 622 was signed into law on April 28th as part of the Seminole Gambling Compact. The bill, which officially goes into effect on July 1st, makes it legal for all poker rooms in Florida to offer no-limit games. That change alone has the power to transform Florida into the poker capital of the east coast.

The bill also made it legal for all Florida pari-mutuel and jai-alai facilities to operate all variations of poker games, and it allows them to increase their hours of operation to eighteen on Monday through Friday, and twenty-four on weekends. It also allows racing facilities to offer less live racing without having to pay higher poker taxes.

What the New Laws Means for Poker Rooms in Florida
More competition.

Over the course of the next several months and few years, each poker room across the state will be jockeying for a position in the market. Each room’s current position is that they will offer whatever games their players demand.

In an interview with Casino Pulse, Will Herrera, Poker Director for Mardi Gras Casino, said that, “The goal is to become as player-friendly as possible.”

Most poker rooms will try to please as many players as possible, as Mardi Gras intends to do, but most poker rooms will be defined by the type of players that gravitate to their room.

So some poker rooms will become ‘the place where ‘the fish’ are bitin’.’ Some will become ‘the place where the pro’s go.’ Others will become ‘the home of the locals.’

The West Palm Beach Kennel Club will be able to open up a new poker room anywhere in West Palm Beach without live racing, giving them a distinct advantage over most other poker rooms.

With the new, more lax racing requirements, other poker rooms will be popping up around the state, and they too will compete for their share of the market.

What No-Limit Poker Means for Tournaments in Florida
A greater amount of more varied tournaments.

The biggest casinos in the country host circuit events for major poker tours such as the World Poker Tour and the World Series of Poker. Buy-ins range from $1,000 to $10,000 and higher. Up until this deal was agreed upon, Florida card rooms did not have the ability to bring those high stakes tournaments to the state. Now they do.

But it is not so much the tournaments themselves that excite the poker rooms. It’s the side cash games the tournaments spark.

“Many tournament players and those that follow the tournament circuit really enjoy the side action cash games that pop up when an influx of new players comes into a room,” Herrera said.

Expect an abundance of new tournaments with high stakes, side action cash games, starting on July 1st.

What No-Limit Games Mean for Professional Poker Players
Vacations to Florida.

Professional poker players travel in order to play in some of the biggest tournaments and richest cash games in the world. Florida, home to some of the wealthiest people in the world, celebrities, and tourists with deep wallets, will be like an oasis of easy money for these poker pro’s.

Expect to start seeing the faces you are used to seeing on TV at the very high stakes tables near you. And don’t worry about playing these pro’s, unless of course you are buying in for at least $50k.

What the New Law Means for Online Players in Florida
Interaction with real people.

With high stakes games now available at land-based poker rooms, online poker players will have the opportunity to play the game they love at live tables. Many online players will ditch their computers for the chance to win big money from inexperienced Florida players. It remains to be seen how good these online players will be in real live settings, but expect to see many more of them at the tables.

What the New Law Means in General for Poker in Florida
Skill will start to matter.

Up until now it was not uncommon to hear Florida poker players say there is no skill in the game, after coming home from a poker room with a depleted bankroll. “The guy went all in with 4-9 off suit and won!” says one poker player. “Poker is all luck,” says another player. That may have been true before, but no longer will that be the case.

For the first time, skill is going to play the most important role in the game of poker in Florida. It’s about time!

Mardi Gras will be giving away a red, a white, and a blue Ford Mustang as a Memorial Day promotion.

Red, White and Blue will be the theme as Mardi Gras prepares to give away three 2010 Mustangs on Memorial Day weekend. Entries for this extravagant giveaway can be earned starting today through the end of the month. On Saturday, May 29th, a red Mustang will be given away. That will be followed on Sunday by a white Mustang winner, and a blue Mustang will be awarded on Monday.

With summer in the air, Mardi Gras is also offering up an All-American feast on Sunday and Monday from 1PM to 9PM on the second floor of the casino. The menu will have such favorites as BBQ beef and pulled pork sandwiches, hot dogs, cheese burgers. In addition, tasty sides such as corn on the cob, baked beans, and coleslaw will be available. For those interested in celebrating, drink specials will be available throughout the weekend.

Topping off the weekend on Sunday will be the 1st Annual Watermelon Eating Contest, with a first place prize of $2,500. The first sixty people to register will be in the competition, with an additional twenty-four people being drawn into the contest on Sunday.

Below is a list of all the exciting activities that South Floridians can expect to find at Mardi Gras Casino on Memorial Day Weekend. Anyone with questions regarding the schedule can contact Mardi Gras at 954-924-3200.

4th Annual Memorial Day Weekend Bash schedule of events…

Friday, May 28
12:00 – 9:00 p.m. NASCAR Racing Simulator
4:45 – 10:30 p.m. DJ Danny
5:00 – 10:00 p.m. Crappiest Promotion Ever!
7:00 – 11:00 p.m. Lawvawn, saxophone performer
8:00 – 12:00 a.m. Rock-n-Roll band, Fusion, on the south side of the casino floor

Saturday, May 29
12:00 – 9:00 p.m. NASCAR Racing Simulator
12:35 p.m. Greyhound Cash Dash
6:00 – 10:00 p.m. Jazz duo, Davis & Dow, in the French Quarter Restaurant & Bar
7:00 – 11:00 p.m. Jason Beach saxophone performer
7:00 – 11:00 p.m. Tim Bluntson in the Ultra Lounge by Café Orleans
8:00 – 12:00 a.m. Rock-n-Roll band, Fusion, on the south side of the casino floor
10:00 p.m. Red 2010 Mustang Give-away Winner Announced

Sunday, May 30
12:00 – 9:00 p.m. NASCAR Racing Simulator
1:00 p.m. 1st Annual Watermelon Eating contest on the verandah
1:00 – 9:00 p.m. BBQ
5:00 – 9:00 p.m. Karaoke on the second floor
6:00 – 10:00 p.m. Jazz Duo, Davis & Dow, in the French Quarter Restaurant & Bar
8:00 – 12:00 a.m. Rock-n-Roll band, Fusion, on the south side of the casino floor
10:00 p.m. White 2010 Mustang Give-away Winner Announced

Monday, May 31
12:00 – 9:00 p.m. NASCAR Racing Simulator
1:00 – 9:00 p.m. BBQ
10:00 p.m. Blue 2010 Mustang Give-away Winner Announced

A couple won the largest jackpot ever at Seminole Casino Brighton.

The largest jackpot won at Seminole Casino Brighton had been $129,882.45 in July, 2006. In October 2008 a local 69-year-old great grandmother won $79,000 on a Forbidden Treasures progressive slot machine at the casino located in Okeechobee.

Like other progressive gaming machines, that machine is linked to all North American Indian casinos including the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s seven casinos. Progressive machine jackpots increase each time a game is played at the linked casinos. All seven Seminole Tribe of Florida casinos now also offer Las Vegas-style slot machines.

William W. and his wife are regular players at Brighton Seminole Casino and also frequent flyers to Las Vegas and Biloxi casinos. But they had never won a jackpot of this size. They told casino officials that they are going to pay off some of their bills with the “Instant Fortune” win and enjoy the rest.

The Seminole Casino Brighton is a 27,000-square-foot casino with 240 slot and gaming machines, a 10-table poker room, and 500 high-stake bingo seats, with full service restaurant and lounge. Its warm and friendly staff, ultra-modern air-conditioning system, clean atmosphere, and rewarding casino promotions are a welcome alternative to big city gaming.

The Seminole Casino Brighton is located in the Brighton Indian Reservation, 17735 Reservation Road, Okeechobee, Florida, 34974. For more information, call toll- free (866) 2-Casino or 863-467-9998. Visit www.seminolecasinobrighton.com.

On Saturday, May 29, bitter rivals Quinton - Rampage - Jackson and - Suga- Rashad Evans are set to headline UFC 114.

On Sunday, May 23, experience WWE Over The Limit at 8:00 p.m. featuring Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk, Big Show vs. Jack Swagger, and Randy Orton vs. Edge. Brian Blair, part of the highly successful and popular tag-team called The Killer Bees, will be on hand at 7:00 p.m. signing autographs and mingling with fans. The Killer Bees were always leading contenders for the WWF tag-team championship, including a classic series of matches against Bret “The Hit Man” Hart and Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart.

On Saturday, May 29, bitter rivals Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and “Suga” Rashad Evans are set to headline UFC 114, presented by THQ’s “UFC Undisputed 2010″ and live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. For more information, please call 954-924-3200 or visit www.playmardigras.com.

WHEN:
WWE Over The Limit – Sunday, May 23 2010, at 8:00 p.m.
UFC® 114: Rampage vs. Evans – Saturday, May 29, 2010, at 10:00 p.m.

WHERE:
Mardi Gras Casino, 2nd Floor
831 North Federal Highway
Hallandale Beach, FL 33009
Ph: 954-924-3200

ABOUT MARDI GRAS CASINO
Mardi Gras Casino is located at 831 North Federal Highway on the corner of US-1 and Pembroke Road. The casino offers over 70,000 square feet of casino excitement featuring 1,300 Las Vegas-style slot machines including new linked Progressive slots, video roulette, and virtual blackjack; 24-hour action packed poker; simulcast and greyhound racing; and various dining options. For more information, call 954-924-3200 or visit www.playmardigras.com. Become a fan on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/mardigrascasino or follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/MardiGrasFL.

Another poker bad beat jackpot was hit at Seminole Coconut Creek Casino.

Richard K won $74,854 when his Straight Flush to the 5 was beaten by a Straight Flush to the 7 held by Howard E., who took home $44,918. The eight remaining players at the table each won $3,742.

The exclusive six-casino approach to larger, more frequent bad beat jackpots has paid players nearly $2.3 million to date. The previous jackpot at the Seminole Coconut Creek property came on March 30 for $180,393. Their Mega Jackpot payouts total $330,101 so far.

A poker bad beat occurs when an apparently unbeatable hand loses to a better hand. Fifty percent of the Seminole Mega Bad Beat prize pool is awarded to the qualifying losing hand; 30 percent to the qualifying winning; and 20 percent divided among the remaining players.

Here’s how all of the winnings have broken down:

SEMINOLE CASINOS’ MEGA BAD BEAT JACKPOT HITS, AS OF May 10, 2010.

- Jan. 3: Roderick Jones’ won $182,705 with a 10-high Straight Flush in Clubs, beaten by Harvey Langer’s King-high Straight Flush in Clubs at Seminole Casino, Hollywood. Langer took home $109,622. The remaining seven players at the table each won $10,440.

- Jan. 5: Wesley P. won $73,680 with his four Kings beaten by a Heart Royal Flush held by Keith E. at Seminole Hard Rock, Tampa. Keith E. won $44,208. The seven remaining players each won $4,211.

- Feb. 9: Jonathan Hernandez took home a cool $183,264 with his four 10s, beaten by Terry Alan Baglama’s Royal Flush, also at Seminole Hard Rock, Tampa. Baglama won $109,959. The seven remaining players each won $10,473.

- Feb. 27: Michelle Knight of Plantation, Fla. was the big winner of $148,675 when her four Jacks were beaten with a Straight Flush by Jenny Sokol of Margate, Fla., who took home $89,205 for her cards dealt at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood. The remaining seven players at the table won $8,496 each.

- Mar. 21: Gregory H. of Tampa was the big winner of $142,905 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa when his quad Jacks were beaten by a Diamond Straight Flush by Pankeo L. of St. Petersburg, Fla. She took home $85,743. The remaining eight players won $ 7,146 each.

- Mar. 30: Evan Rosoff of Boca Raton, Fla. won $90,196 at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek when his Jack-high Straight Flush was barely beaten with a King-high Straight Flush by Itzkhak F., also from Boca Raton, who took home $54,117. The remaining eight players at the table won $4,510 each.

- April 9: Adewale Adeyemi of Pembroke Pines won $86,727 at Seminole Casino Hollywood with a losing hand consisting of four 10s. The winning hand held by 19-year-old Kyle Carino of Cooper City was a Straight Flush in Hearts 7- Jack, netting him $52,038. The remaining eight players at the table won $4,337 each.

- April 26: Jean Zamor of Fort Lauderdale won the Mega Bad Beat Jackpot of $104,264 at Seminole Casino Hollywood with a losing hand of four Jacks. The winning hand held by Guillermo Nunez-Sotomayor of Hollywood was a Straight Flush 8-Queen high, netting him $62,558. The remaining seven players divided a $41,706 pot for $5,958 each.

- May 1: Christopher Chitwood from Cape Coral, Fla hit the jackpot of $62,460 when his Queen-high Straight Flush was beaten by a Diamonds Royal Flush held by Lynda Wallace of Tampa. She took home $37, 476. The seven remaining players at the table each won $3,570.

- May 8: Richard K. won $74,854 when his Straight Flush to the 5 was beaten by a Straight Flush to the 7 held by Howard E. He took home $44,918. The eight remaining players at the table each won $3,742.

“This is the ninth Seminole Mega Bad Beat Poker Jackpot awarded and the second one this month,” said Jeffrey Hook, senior vice president of marketing, Seminole Gaming. “In fact, our six-casino approach to more frequent bad beat winning has resulted in two Mega Jackpots each month this year,” he added.

The Seminole Mega Bad Beat Jackpot was launched on Dec. 1, funded by a $1 contribution from each pot of $10 or greater at the poker rooms in six Seminole casinos: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa, Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, Seminole Casino Immokalee, Seminole Casino Brighton, and Seminole Casino, Hollywood.

Once it is won, the jackpot immediately resets at $100,000; something done only at Seminole casinos in Florida. Seminole Casino, Immokalee has its own unique payout system, whereby each live poker player in their casino at the time of a Seminole Mega Bad Beat hit receives $100, no matter where it hits.

The Seminole Mega Bad Beat Jackpot rules are straightforward: Only the top two hands at the showdown are eligible and both hands must be the best possible combination of five cards. The minimum losing hand is four 10s. At least four players must be dealt for the table to qualify. Multi-table tournaments are excluded. Single table tournaments are eligible until fewer than four players remain. Players must play their hands independently. Management reserves the right to declare a jackpot null and void due to any irregularities and/or collusion, and its decisions are final.

The Stylistics perform at Immokalee Casino soon.

Legendary for their R&B, Funk and Soul-infused melodies, The Stylistics’ fans will surely want to sing along to the band’s famous hits on their current U.S. concert tour including: “Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart),” “You Are Everything,” “Betcha by Golly, Wow,” “I’m Stone in Love with You,” “Break Up & Make Up” and “You Make Me Feel Brand New.”

Formed in 1968, vocalists from two Philadelphia soul groups, The Monarchs and The Percussions, merged together to create the band that would later be known as “the Philly group with the sweet love songs.” The Stylistics’ launched into superstardom when they were signed by Avco Records and, soon after, were introduced to producer/songwriter Thom Bell. Their first self-titled album received staggering reviews and broke barriers by releasing an unprecedented six singles to the airwaves. With much credit to Bell, the Stylistics’ first 12 releases topped the U.S. R&B charts during the early 70s.

After great success with their spring 1974 single, “You Make Me Feel Brand New,” the band members decided to make drastic adjustments by hiring a new songwriter/producer, changing their overall sound and signing with a new record label. After four years will Bell, The Stylistics’ hired new producer/songwriter Van McCoy, who lead the musicians on a path of softer tones. In 1976, they were transformed into international superstars when they signed a recording contract with H&L Records.

About Seminole Casino Immokalee
Seminole Casino Immokalee has completed a 43,700-square-foot expansion, bringing it to a total of 75,600 square feet. The casino offers Blackjack, Mini-baccarat, Let It Ride, Pai Gow, Three-Card Poker, Texas Hold ‘em Bonus Poker, and live Poker. The number of high-paying progressive gaming machines and Las Vegas-style slots now total more than 1,100. Seminole Casino Immokalee is the only 24-hour gaming facility in Southwest Florida. It is open 24/7, 365 days per year.

The new, full-service 112-seat New York-style 1st Street Deli serves favorite deli food with nostalgic authenticity. Lunch and dinner is served daily. Zig Zag is a new, approximately 2,000-square-foot lounge with a stage for live acts as well as an area for guest and area disc jockeys. Zig Zag’s decor – as with the entire facility – is tribal, with accent lighting around the soffit and in the decorative planters within a partial wall around the perimeter of the entire lounge. Two, 42-inch television screens and one, 103-inch TV at the bar air favorite sporting events and other entertainment. The popular 5,100-square-foot EE-TO-LEET-KE (“The Camp” in Seminole language) Grill and its accompanying bar were also remodeled.

The Player’s Club too was renovated during the expansion, with seven stations for patron service at the front counter, two plasma televisions for promotions, and two built-in glass cabinets to display Player’s Club prizes. An outdoor 130- by 80-foot event pavilion seating up to 700 guests is utilized for casino VIP promotional and larger entertainment events. As part of the project, approximately 400 well lit new parking spaces were created on 3.7 acres of additional land, bringing the total of parking spaces to 1,360.

Seminole Casino Immokalee is easily accessible to all of Southwest Florida via I-75, and Southwest Florida International Airport is only a 45-minute drive from the casino. Located between Miami and Naples, north of Alligator Alley on Highway 846, it’s five blocks south of Highway 29. Approximately 30 minutes from Naples and Fort Myers, the casino is a 90-minute drive from Miami and Fort Lauderdale. For directions or other information call toll-free (800) 218-0007; fax (239) 658-0204 or write: 506 South 1st Street, Immokalee, Florida 34142.