Reviews Of Local Florida Casinos

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Hollywood, Florida

This venue is particularly accommodating toward couples, families, and individuals over the age of 21 who are single and just looking for some fun. However, 18-year-olds may participate in Class 2 bingo and poker games. The Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood has prided itself on offering the best in service and entertainment. The casino hosts a theater, a 3500-seat concert hall, four bars and lounges, nightclubs, shopping outlets, several dining options, a spa, and a pool with bar service.

Guests love this casino for its atmosphere and delicious drinks and food. The casino is smoker-friendly but also features a designated non-smoking area. The casino’s gambling floor hosts mostly slot machines, and while it has card tables, some customers complain of not being able to find an available table with open seats. As of late 2021, on-site and online sports betting is now available (pending launch), with the Hard Rock Sportsbook scheduled to take its first bets in time for the 2021 NFL Playoffs. However, Florida domestic sports betting is reserved exclusively for players aged 21 and up.

The Hard Rock in Hollywood is known to offer great hotel rooms with world-class views and top-tier service. New renovations to the venue include a new hotel in the shape of a guitar, famously dubbed the “Guitar Hotel.”  You can read our full Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood review for more information.

Seminole Classic Casino – Hollywood, Florida

The Seminole Classic Casino in Hollywood offers new and older slot machines, poker tables, blackjack, and other card table games. Twenty-one-year-olds may gamble freely, while eighteen-year-olds have access to Class 2 poker and bingo games. This casino is designed to be a smoking casino and has reasonably priced drinks and food, as well as attentive bar service. However, drinks are not comped while gambling.

Reviews of this venue state that the slots offer great payouts and are quite loose. This casino offers two bar and lounge options: the Side Bar and the Stage Bar. The Seminole Classic Casino also provides excellent food at any of its four restaurants, including the Flying Cow, Mojoe, Slice, and SoyGood.

On-site sports betting is now legal in FL at all Seminole casino venues, though the launch of the Seminole Classic sports betting lounge – powered by the Hard Rock Sportsbook betting platform – is TBA. Online sports betting with the Seminole book is likely to be available before on-site betting at the Classic. FL sports betting is limited to players aged 21-plus.

Seminole Casino Coconut Creek – Coconut Creek, Florida

The Seminole Casino in Coconut Creek offers live entertainment in the form of bands, over 2000 new and older slot machines, and over 70 robust variations of classic table games. 18-year-old gamblers may play bingo and poker games, while 21-year-old gamblers have full access to casino games and sports betting (pending the launch of the Hard Rock Sportsbook product). The entire first floor of the casino holds the majority of games and allows smoking. The casino offers a second floor which is a non-smoking area with its own games, bar, and lounge.

The Coconut Creek casino hosts a variety of restaurants such as NYY Steak, the Sorrisi Italian Restaurant, and the New York-style 1^st Street Deli. The Seminole Casino in Coconut Creek also has live DJs who play at their clubs, including the Legends Lounge, Sunset Grill, and Nectar. The casino operates 24/7 and serves non-alcoholic drinks for free.

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Tampa, Florida

This Hard Rock location in Tampa is geared more toward mature individuals and couples. The casino hosts free parking, numerous bars and lounges, fine dining options, several shopping venues, a spa, concert venue, and more. Known for its spectacular poker rooms where 18-year-olds can join (as well as their 18-and-up bingo hall), the Hard Rock Casino in Tampa is active 24 hours a day and lively even during the wee hours of the morning. The casino also sports a healthy selection of table games and slot machines which 21-year-olds can enjoy.

The Hard Rock in Tampa is often criticized by players for their high minimum bets per hand of $25 while increasing to $50 per hand during primetime hours. This casino is also stated to easily overcrowd. The Hard Rock is a smoking casino but also offers an exclusive non-smoking area. However, some guests complain there is little security to enforce such rules.

Online sports betting is finally legal in FL, and the Hard Rock Sportsbook is slated to launch before the beginning of the 2021 NFL postseason. The Tampa Hard Rock will also have a robust on-site Hard Rock sports betting lounge, though this is currently under construction. All FL domestic sports betting is limited to patrons aged 21 and older.

Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee – Immokalee, Florida

The Seminole Casino in Immokalee is a slightly smaller venue then Florida’s larger Seminole casinos at just 51,000 sq ft. The casino hosts mostly slots and few card tables, though there are over 1,300 slot machines to choose from. The slots options at the Immokalee casino offer a mix of updated newer machines and older reel machines. The slots also all have different bet ranges which allow low and high rollers to find something they like. Slots are available for 21-year-old patrons to enjoy, while 18-year-olds can enjoy poker games and bingo amusements.

While the Seminole are now able to offer domestic FL sports betting via the Hard Rock Sportsbook, the on-site Seminole Immokalee casino’s sports betting lounge is under construction (launch TBA). Online sports betting with the Seminole sportsbook should go live by the start of the 2021 NFL season, although all local FL sports betting is limited to players who are at least 21 years old.

The Immokalee hotel and casino floors are hygienic and elegant, and they provide a great and safe environment thanks to the casino’s robust security team. Some complaints concerned the taste and cost of the food served at the venue, and there are also mixed reviews concerning slot payouts and progressive jackpots. The casino operates 24/7/365.

Miccosukee Resort & Gaming – Miami, Florida

The Class II Miccosukee Resort and Gaming Casino in Miami has both smoking and non-smoking areas. This casino also hosts a kids’ daycare area and teen arcade zone to keep children away from the casino floor and accommodate parents. This casino exclusively offers slot machine-style games (VLTs, EGMs) and high stakes bingo, perfect for 18-year-old players.

Despite the minimal selection of game options, many reviews have commented on the delicious food and alcoholic beverages served from their bar and five dining options. The staff is very friendly and accommodating. This casino provides robust nightlife options, a spa, all you can eat buffet, golf club and course, as well as, 4-star hotel rooms.

There is currently no word if the Miccosukee will be able to offer a sportsbook lounge on their property, though there’s a good chance that the Seminole will work out an agreement to host a Hard Rock Sportsbook at the venue in the form of kiosks or even a special site-built betting lounge. The Hard Rock Sportsbook is the only legal domestic FL sports betting platform, and it is limited to gamblers aged 21 and up.

Seminole Casino Brighton – Okeechobee, Florida

The slots at the Seminole Casino Brighton in Okeechobee tend to be loose rather than tight. The casino offers six poker tables, bingo, blackjack, and other card table games. Poker and bingo are available for eighteen-year-olds to particpate in. Some comments on this casino regard its smaller boutique size and need for a larger non-smoking section.

The staff at this casino is very friendly and polite. The venue itself is clean and not too overcrowded. Many players have praised this casino for its great casino atmosphere and experience.

While there’s no word on the timeline for the venue to offer an on-site Seminole Hard Rock Sportsbook option, the mobile sports betting platform associated with the brand should be launched within the next few months (in time for the 2021 NFL postseason). Domestic sports betting with the Hard Rock Sportsbook service is limited to players aged 21 and up.

Creek Entertainment Gretna – Tallahassee, FL.

Creek Entertainment Gretna is an 18-and-up facility in the rural countryside outside Florida’s capital city of Tallahassee. Officially a poker room, Gretna does not offer a full range of games like slots, blackjack, or baccarat. However, the room does have a few table games, particularly Fortune Pai Gow and Ultimate Texas Hold’em. The room also dedicates half its space to simulcast racing where players can bet on and watch horse and dog races all over the world. But due to bad dealers and a poor location, Gretna loses quality points there. Read our review on Creek Entertainment Gretna for more information.

Big Easy Casino – Hallandale Beach, Florida

Formerly known as the Mardi Gras Casino, the Big easy casino in Hallandale hosts at least 500 slot machines and a poker room, accessible to 21-year-olds and 18-year-olds, respectively. The venue offers a luxurious French Quarter restaurant, upper-level eateries, Florida’s largest number of VLT video poker machines, video blackjack-style lottery games, and video roulette-style lottery games. Pari-mutuel games are available for young adults to gamble on.

Victory Casino Cruise – Cape Canaveral, FL

Victory Casino Cruises offer the closest thing to Las Vegas out of the Sunshine State which stay out on the water for approximately 5-6 hours. These casino cruises host over 600 slot machines, 27 casino games with low minimum bets including blackjack, roulette, craps, baccarat, Ultimate Texas Holdem, 3 stud poker, Mississippi stud, Let It Ride, bingo, live craps, live roulette, and a real-money sportsbook. The casino floor technically expands over 4 decks with over 40,000 sq. ft. of gaming floor.

The ships allow 18-year-olds to board and gamble, but patrons must be 21+ to drink,. There are five bars and two dining options available. The ship operates 7 days out of the week and launches twice, once in the morning and once in the evening.

All that said, with the new 2021 Seminole-Florida gaming compact, Victory is no longer the only option for real roulette tables, craps tables, and sports betting. The Seminole are now able to offer live roulette and live craps as well as sports betting options to those aged 21 and up.