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 Blackjack
Arrives at Seminole
Hard Rock
Attention South
Florida residents!
You can now play
blackjack at the
Seminole Hard Rock
Hotel.
It all began at 6:21
pm Sunday with an
announcement from
Michael Buffer who
shouted out "Let's
get ready to
gamble!"
And they soon did.
Blackjack is rolling
at the Seminole Hard
Rock Hotel & Casino.
The Sun Sentinel
reported that
players lined up
three and four deep
at the casino's 55
blackjack tables,
waiting to play on
what Seminole Tribe
CEO James Allen
called "a historic
day."
"For many, many
years the tribe has
pursued this dream,
and tonight we
fulfill our goal,"
he said. He referred
to the compact the
Tribe and Gov.
Charlie Crist
reached last fall,
allowing the Tribe
exclusive rights to
table card games in
exchange for at
least $100 million a
year to the state.
For a state that has
been slow to grab a
larger share of the
$50 billion-plus
U.S. casino
industry,
the arrival of
blackjack is a big
deal, writes
Charles Passy of the
Palm Beach Post.
"Machines are a real
sucker's game,"
Phyllis Oaks, a
Sunny Isles Beach
resident who was one
of the casino
regulars getting the
VIP treatment, told
the Post.
 But this can't be
good for Vegas,
which has been
reeling in recent
months from economic
woes associated with
individuals
scrapping their
vacations.
Even those who might
have found it easy
to drive can no
longer afford the
price of gas to
Vegas.
The Seminole Hard
Rock Casino is
conveniently located
in one of the most
populous regions of
the country and the
price of gas is
nominal.
Also making their
debut: baccarat,
three-card poker and
other table games
that also made their
debut at the Hard
Rock on Sunday.
----
Jagajeet Chiba,
Gambling911.com
Originally published
June 22, 2008 11:48
pm EST
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