Miami-Dade

Poker rooms reopen at Gulfstream following flooding

 

A week after a massive aquarium sprung a leak and flooded two casinos at Gulfstream Park Racing and Casino the poker rooms have re-opened.

The casinos were closed Sept. 2 after a 13,000-gallon aquarium on the second floor sprang a leak.

A casino spokesman said the poker room is back open with new carpeting, walls, artwork and furniture.

But two floors of slot machines and other games remain closed at the Hallandale Beach casino.

Ten thousand gallons of saltwater gushed out of the tank when a seal cracked open. More than a dozen fish, including sharks, survived in the remaining water.

Gulfstream’s shops, dining rooms and simulcast area were not affected by the leak, the spokesman said.

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