A former Broward Sheriff’s officer has been out of work for almost nine years, claiming he can’t perform everyday tasks. Video (obtained by New Times) shows otherwise, and Nicolas Carreno, 45, was arrested last week on charges of insurance fraud. Investigators in the Broward Sheriff’s Office fraud division say Carreno,…
A $429.6 million Powerball jackpot hit on Saturday night. In years past that would have been big news. But after that $1.6 billion record run-up in January, it’s only a brief. That’s a problem organizers of the two national lotteries, Powerball and MegaMillions, are facing more and more. We have…
Rules about casino licenses, slot machines and gambling protocols should be left to those with a longtime background in such matters, argues state Senator Maria Sachs, D-Delray Beach. Four of the past five years, Sachs has proposed that Florida create a gaming commission. Each time, her bill has died before…
The day has finally come that had been speculated about for a good decade: Gannett newspapers, the behemoth of the print world, is making a play for Tribune Publishing. The South Florida implication of this is huge: The Sun-Sentinel, which somehow employed me from 1985-2015, could be yet another feeder…
Poker players and former pro athletes will play in a tournament benefiting the Jason Taylor Foundation Wednesday, April 13, and you can join them. The event at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is part of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown series. Half of each $300 buy-in will…
The Florida Derby is the highlight of the horse racing season at Gulfstream Park and the most important race in South Florida, with three-year-old thoroughbreds competing for a $1 million prize. It doesn’t quiiiite rival Kentucky Derby day in Louisville, but, boy, it’s looking like race day tomorrow will be a…
The Florida legislative session concluded last week– and again gambling regulation failed. So now casino executives’ focus turns to a Florida Supreme Court case in July that could shape the state’s landscape. If plaintiff Gretna Racing, based way up in northwestern Florida, wins its argument that it has the right to…
While saying he misses performing, Phil Collins on Friday afternoon scoffed at the notion of launching a world tour, which makes sense: How can a guy travel the world when he needs a cane for every step he takes? A scruffy and limping Collins did talk up one concert –…
Back on December 7, when Governor Rick Scott announced that he’d come to an agreement for a gambling compact with the Seminole Tribe, legislators and casino experts warned of potholes, roadblocks and barriers en route to the necessary legislative approval. With only days remaining in this year’s legislative session, apparently the…
Kara Goucher’s smiling face has graced the cover of Runner’s World, Skechers ads and countless other running products, but earlier this month she briefly let fly with a saltier side. Goucher had just missed out on making the women’s Olympic Marathon team, finishing fourth. She graciously praised the trio that…
You should be able to follow this one fairly easily: The average slot player is at least 50 years old. In addition to slots, casinos like to offer entertainment — including music. Ergo… The new casino at Dania Beach will focus on classic rock, with some comedy thrown in. The first ticketed act,…
Hey, you, happy couple from Melbourne, you now have so much money you could fill a room with $100 bills and frolic in it. How do you feel? “Stressed,” said Maureen Smith, age 70, at a Tallahassee press conference, where the Florida winners of the historic $1.58 billion Powerball drawing were…
By Nick Sortal The floor plan has changed significantly but don’t worry: Isle Casino and Racing in Pompano Beach honchos didn’t mess with the menu at Myron’s Delicatessen. The popular restaurant re-opened in January after closing about 10 weeks for a makeover. Myron’s had been sequestered from the nearby slot…
In Florida, Atlantic City, and Las Vegas, T.J. Shulman has won almost a half-million dollars in poker tournaments. One day this past August, the talkative Boca Raton pro sat beneath a wall of TVs that brightened Hialeah Park’s poker room. He saw dollar signs in the eyes of the players…
Florida Gov. Rick Scott visited the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s headquarters Monday as the Seminoles unveiled details for a $1.8 billion expansion. They said they intend to build new hotels at their Hard Rock casinos in Hollywood and Tampa. A new hotel would go up at the Hard Rock in…
Last summer saw the end of a five-year deal that had let the Seminole Tribe of Florida run blackjack and baccarat card games in exchange for $1 billion for Florida’s state coffers. Now that’s it’s time to renew a deal, Gov. Rick Scott has proposed a seven-year agreement with the…
The thwack of a jai-alai pelota smacking the wall is back, but this time there’s plenty of ding-ding-ding from nearby slot machines, too. Officials from the Casino at Dania Beach unveiled their massive $64 million renovation of the casino and jai-alai facility Wednesday, with the softest of soft openings: They…
