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• Bad beat hits at Hard Rock Tampa

  The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa scored its fourth Seminole Casinos Mega Bad Beat Poker Jackpot, this time for $124,926. It came at 1:25 a.m. Saturday. Christopher Chitwood from Cape Coral, won $62,460 when his queen-high straight flush was beaten by a royal flush held by Lynda [...]
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• Gov. Crist, Seminole Tribe in 'signing celebration' Wednesday

  Gov. Charlie Crist is set to appear at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Hollywood for "a celebration of the Seminole Compact," according to a Tribe news release. It takes place near the Council Oak Tree, adjacent to the original Seminole Hollywood Casino (SW corner of Stirling Road and State Road 7), and [...]
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• Florida poker players invited to state meeting at the Isle

  Download file If you care about poker and want the state's ear, there is a meeting for you. The Division of Pari-Mutuel wagering is holding an open forum on May 11 at Farradays at the Isle Casino and Racing in Pompano Beach. The first meeting is for poker players and cardroom [...]
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• Pembroke Pines man claims $1 million scratch-off ticket

  Asif Baig, 42, of Pembroke Pines, claimed a $1 million prize at Florida Lottery headquarters today, the Florida Lottery announced. He purchased a Cash Bonanza Scratch-Off ticket from USA Grocers, located at 8071 SW Seventh Place in North Lauderdale. Baig chose the one-time, lump-sum payment of $650,000. The $10 Cash [...]
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• Nick on the radio: 2:25 p.m. today

  I'm talking poker and gambling with Andy Slater on his radio show, on 640 AM. I'll be on about 2:25. His show runs noon to 3 p.m. So if you have any questions, or just want to make me look bad (it doesn't take much) call his show ahead of time' [...]
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• Hard Rock Hollywood Council Oak completes $1.5 million upgrade

  The Council Oak has Steaks and Seafood Restaurant, the ritzy joint in the the corner of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, has finished a $1.5 million upgrade. I wrote about it in my recent high rollers story, and saw they were starting [...]
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• 'Size does matter' and other women's pokerwear sayings

  Saying "PMS" to a woman at the poker table used to be an invitation to get cards thrown in your face. But now an apparel company is taking things over-the-top. With shirts such as "Keep Looking at My Boobs and I'll Take Your Chips" and "Who Do'" [...]
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• Lottery numbers: Powerball, Florida Lotto roll over again

  No one won the big jackpot in either Powerball or the Florida Lottery Saturday night and Powerball is climbing back up there. Meanwhile, three winners of the Fantasy 5 game will collect $92,599.27 each, the Florida Lottery said Sunday. The winning tickets were purchased in Riviera Beach, Sanford and Panama [...]
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• Hard Rock celebrates six years, offers $1 million giveaway and trips

  The Seminole Hollywood Hard Rock Hotel & Casino celebrates its sixth anniversary of classic hits and a “Passport to Millions.” The casino is inviting patrons to "pose and preen" with some classic British Rock Royalty memorabilia on loan from the Hard Rock International vault. That includes a Vincent Bell custom-made [...]
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• New gambling laws and the compact: What matters?

  So I got a bunch of emails after my 1A story Thursday about Gov. Crist signing the gambling bill that includes a compact with the Seminoles, reduces slot taxes and changes poker limits. Which leads me to wonder which of these topics to tackle. I'm on another project for a' [...]
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