Florida Slot Machine Casino Gambling

Introduction to Florida Slot Machine Casino Gambling

Florida slot machine casino gambling consists of eight pari-mutuel racetracks in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties, seven tribal casinos, senior center amusement arcades, multi-day cruise ships with onboard casinos, and day-long gambling boats.

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Relevant Legal Statutes on Gambling in Florida*

The minimum legal gambling age in Florida depends upon the gambling activity:

• Land-Based Casinos: 21
• Poker Rooms: 18
• Bingo: 18
• Lottery: 18
• Pari-Mutuel Wagering: 18

State gaming regulations have authorized slot machines at pari-mutuel wagering racetracks in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties. These counties contain the cities of Miami and Fort Lauderdale in southern Florida.

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Coin-operated amusement machines at senior center arcades are not slot machines and fall into the same category as pinball machines, shooting galleries, music machines, and video games.

Slot Machine Private Ownership in Florida

In Florida, it is legal to own a slot machine privately if it is at least 20 years old.

Gaming Control Board in Florida

The gaming control commission is the Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering within Florida’s Department of Business & Professional Regulation (DBPR).

Overall, the DBPR authorizes, regulates or provides oversight for Florida’s gaming industries of:

• Pari-mutuel wagering at racetracks
• Cardroom games
• Florida tribal gaming

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There are over three dozen pari-mutuel wagering facilities in Florida for which the DBPR is responsible, including the eight sites with slot machines. The DBPR does not regulate bingo, the Florida Lottery, coin-operated amusement machines, or day-long casino boats.

Historically, Florida has a long history of gambling, starting 100 years before gaming became legal. For example, at his first hotel, the Ponce de Leon in St. Augustine in 1888, Henry Flagler created the exclusive and famous Bacchus Club Casino.

Tribal gaming originally arrived in Florida with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) of 1988. With it, Florida’s two federally recognized American Indian tribes opened casinos offering Class II bingo-style gaming.

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Eventually, the Seminole Tribe of Florida has negotiated a tribal-state compact allowing them to offer Class III Vegas-style gaming at their seven casinos.

However, the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida has not completed their gaming compact negotiations, limiting them to Class II bingo-style gaming machines at their single casino.

Casinos in Florida

There are eight pari-mutuel racetracks with slot machines, seven American Indian tribal casinos, and two daily casino cruise ships based in Florida.

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Commercial Casinos in Florida

Eight pari-mutuel racetrack and wagering sites in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties hosting Miami and Fort Lauderdale offer slot machines, including:

1. The Big Easy Casino in Hallandale Beach
2. Calder Casino in Miami Gardens
3. Casino Miami
4. The Casino @ Dania Beach in Dania Beach
5. Gulfstream Park Casino in Hallandale Beach
6. Harrah’s Pompano Beach
7. Hialeah Park Casino
8. Magic City Casino in Miami

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Tribal Casinos in Florida

The seven tribal casinos are in southern Florida are:

• Miccosukee Casino & Resort in Miami, 24 miles west of downtown Miami.
• Seminole Casino Brighton, 135 miles south of Orlando.
• Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, 25 miles north of Fort Lauderdale.
• Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee, 35 miles northeast of Naples.
• Seminole Classic Casino Hollywood, 1 mile south of Fort Lauderdale.
• Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, 1 mile south of Fort Lauderdale.
• Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, 80 miles southwest of Orlando.

Other Gambling Establishments

As an alternative to enjoying Florida slot machine casino gambling, consider exploring casino options in a nearby state or territory. Bordering Florida is:

• North: Georgia Slots
• North and West: Alabama Slots
• Southeast: Puerto Rico Slots and U.S. Virgin Islands Slots

Each of the links above will take you to my blog for that neighboring U.S. state or territory to Florida.

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Besides multi-day cruise ships with onboard casinos sailing to international destinations, there are two day-long casino cruise boats with onboard Vegas-style gaming available in Florida:

• Tropical Breeze Casino in Port Richey, 37 miles northwest of Tampa.
• Victory Casino Cruises in Port Canaveral, 60 miles southeast of Orlando.

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Theoretical Payouts and Return Statistics in Florida

Florida’s pari-mutuel wagering sites with slot machines in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties have a minimum theoretical payout of 85%. Return statistics by month and commercial casino are publicly available by dividing Credits Out by Credits In and multiplying by 100%.

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Florida’s tribal compacts do not require theoretical payout limits on their slot machines, nor do they required to make return statistics publicly available. For the latest return statistics, see my article on Florida Slots Return-To-Player.

Summary of Florida Slot Machine Casino Gambling

Florida slot machine casino gambling consists of eight pari-mutuel racetracks in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties hosting Miami and Fort Lauderdale, seven tribal casinos in southern Florida, small arcades, multi-day cruise ships, and day-long gambling boats.

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