Hollywood, Florida is the latest place to venture legally into the world of gambling.  Carmen Electra was the host of the first legal game of Blackjack held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino this past Sunday.  The hotel and casino hosted the game along with many other table games that are now legal in the city.

It was an all star event breaking in the casino for the night. Carmen Electra, along with a variety of other celebrities, kicked off the night at 6pm. The other games available that night were Baccarat, Blackjack, mini-Baccarat, Pai Gow Poker, Three-card Poker and Let it Ride. James Allen, CEO of Seminole Gaming, stated, “With the introduction of Blackjack and the other card games, Las Vegas-style casinos will now be at the doorstep of the residents of Florida. Floridians won’t have to go to Las Vegas or Atlantic City to play their favorite casino games.”

Hollywood, Florida is set on building a gambling hub of its own in the US.  Las Vegas and Atlantic City see billions of dollars from the hobby.  Florida is looking to capitalize on the big bucks gambling brings into a community. The funds will be used to diminish the huge deficit the state has racked up due to the recession. It hopes to utilize the money to fund public works programs, city development and education.  In addition, the city hopes the new casino will continue to create new jobs for its citizens.  The casino just hired over 700 Blackjack dealers and supervisors to work the floor and the hope is that as it grows, more people will be needed. Job creation was an important impetus for the opening of the casino in the city.

The Seminole Tribal Council was also in attendance for the kick off. They were celebrating their distinction of being the first Native American Indian Tribe to own a major international corporation.  James Allen added, “Our distinction as a business is another thing to definitely celebrate at this event. We’re very happy [because] this will take business to the next level.”

For those of you who still believe that money is hard to win, talk to Jordan K of Tallahassee Florida.  He is a recent college graduate with a degree in Literature who tried his luck at online gambling, and won.  Jordan was poking around online and decided to play at Rome Casino.  Rome Casino is quickly gaining notoriety in the world of online gambling.  If you’re looking for secure transactions, great entertainment and convenience, Rome Casino is one of the best. The online gambling website offers some key features:

• Tab-based game play that allows you to play more than one game at a time
• Game chat support
• Quick loading times
• Free-play sessions to get used to gaming

Jordan K tried his luck on the Diamonds Are Forever online slot machine and ended up winning $30,000.  Part of the attraction to this specific slot machine was that Jordan loves “James Bond” and the game mirrors the film series.  He stated, “Even though the machine isn’t based on the 007 film I was playing it because of the name. I thought Bond might bring me some luck and I guess I was right!”

The Rome Casino slots game features a classis style. It’s a 3-reel game with nine different wins.  Symbols are diamonds, bars, double and triple bars and bells.  The payout is only one of the advantages of playing.  Rome Casino is working with developers to bring the latest in innovative gaming to their online casino.  Their most unique feature is their tabbed-play. With this feature, you can play multiple games and easily switch from one to the other as you monitor progress.  This increases your chances of winning, and gives you more of a variety and excitement to your game time.

If you’re looking for a great online casino, check out Rome Casino. Jordan K is happy he did. He added, “I just graduated from college, so I have a lot of loans to pay off…but with the recession it’s been hard to find a good job. I think I’ll live off the money for a few months while I look for the perfect job.”

 If you live in Florida and like to gamble, you’re in luck. The Florida Lottery Commission has just announced the installation of 1,000 instant ticket vending machines in the Tampa and Fort Myers areas.  By mid-October all machines will be installed and ready for use. The vending machines are slated to be placed strategically throughout the cities. The Lottery Commission is purposefully designating areas for the machines to maximize income potential.

Florida, like most states, is suffering from the broken economy. As a result of the recession, the deficit is huge.  Most states are looking to gambling taxes or increasing some sort of gambling revenues as a means of increasing revenue.  The recent legalization talks have spurred all states, and the federal government, to look to casinos for more much-needed monies.  The Florida Lottery Commission is hoping to bring in an annual profit of $3.4 million in revenues due to the machines. 

Some critics are not as hopeful about the instant ticket vending machines because they were instituted in former years, only to be taken away.  Then-governor Jeb Bush vetoed funding for the instant ticket vending machines because they were losing money for the government.  Maintenance, staff and office costs caused the revenues gained to quickly be eaten away and cost the state.  A decision was made to shut down the machines’ operations and their use was put on hold for future debate.  According to Lottery Officials, now is the time to revisit the issue because of the strategic placement plan.

The Commission has worked throughout the past few months to organize a research team. Their job was to find the highest traffic businesses and locations to place the machines. Once their information was gathered, they were tasked with placing each machine in grocery stores throughout the cities of Tampa and Fort Myers. Not only were they placed in the best stores, but each store was visited to find the best floor location.  It’s this care that has the Florida Lottery Commission excited about the possibilities of the instant ticket vending machines now that a plan has been implemented.  They are hoping that the added revenue will contribute a good profit for the state so they can close in on their huge deficit.