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• Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi has tax, foreclosure woes

  Not my favorite story to report, but it's out there, so I chased it down. Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi, by my count the winningest poker player in South Florida, owes $339,000 in income taxes and has his home and a condo foreclosed upon. Proceedings are this [...]
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• Florida poker players, state PMW have a chat

  Big-time poker is coming July 1, so interested parties are laying their cards out on the table. The Florida Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering hosted an open forum Tuesday morning at the Isle Casino and Racing, and while it wasn't the place for real policy-making, Director Milt Champion and Scott Ross, Deputy' [...]
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• Mardi Gras has 3-Mustang promotion

  Mardi Gras Casino is giving away a red, a white and a blue Mustang during Memorial Day weekend. Winners will be drawn at 10 p.m. Among the highlights in May:

  
  

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• Lottery numbers: Powerball, Florida Lotto jackpots grow

  It was a double-rollover week for Lottery players: No one hit the big jackpot in either Saturday's Powerball or Florida Lottery drawings. The Powerball numbers were: 5-22-34-41-57 with a Powerball of 31. The jackpot will grow to about $97 million for Wednesday. The Florida Lotto numbers were 1-15-18-21-22-51 and Wednesday's' [...]
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• Florida Lotto: Merritt Island man claims $6 million jackpot

  Anthony Pesce, 51, of Merritt Island, claimed the April 28, $6 million Florida Lotto jackpot. Pesce chose the one-time, lump-sum payment of $3,435,639.35. The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased at Condor Petroleum, located at 3120 N. Courtenay Parkway. The winning numbers were 05-15-29-37-39-52 and the XTRA multiplier was 3.

  
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• Mardi Gras has guarantee tournament

  The Big Easy Poker Room at Mardi Gras Casino has added a deep-stack tournament. The first one, with a $3,000 guarantee, is at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 13. A minimum of 20 players are required, and it's planned for every Thursday in May. The $100 buy-in nets players 10,000 chips. [...]
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• Seminoles don't rule out no-limit poker before July 1

  No-limit poker starts at Florida pari-mutuels July 1, but the Seminole Tribe of Florida might be starting sooner. The tribe's CEO, James Allen, wouldn't rule out an earlier start at Seminole casinos in an interview after Wednesday's Seminoles' compact celebration. The Seminole Tribe's compact, which Gov. Crist signed last week, is' [...]
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• Lottery: Powerball, Florida Lotto numbers for Wednesday

  There were no big jackpot winners in Wednesday's Powerball and Florida Lottery drawings. The Powerball numbers were: 13-34-40-47-57 with a Powerball of 11. The jackpot will grow to about $80 million for Saturday (I could use that cash). The Florida Lotto numbers were 5-7-24-27-29-31 and Saturday's jackpot will be $6 [...]
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• Seminoles cheer Crist at compact celebration

  He entered to Lee Greenwood's "Proud to Be An American" and a standing ovation at Seminole Casino Hollywood. A packed tent of casino employees and politicians heard praise for Gov. Charlie Crist Wednesday at what the tribe called a "signing celebration." And it was a spirited crowd,' [...]
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• Lottery: Palm Harbor man claims $2 million Mega Money

  Christopher Turi, 49, of Palm Harbor, claimed the $2 million Mega Money jackpot drawn on Tuesday. Turi chose the one-time, lump-sum payment option of $1,405,606.93. According to Turi, he has a gift for picking lucky numbers but he still could not believe he actually won. The winning ticket was purchased at [...]
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