This is the casino I frequent the most. It's beautiful and as close to a Vegas like casino hotel as you will get . Has many onsite restaurants, bars and a few stores. The restaurants aren't stellar and they are expensive which I think is a mistake. Paying almost $20 for 2 slices of pizza and 2 sodas is crazy at a casino. They don't offer free alcoholic drinks while you gamble but do offer free water and coffee (not sure about sodas and juices).
The payouts on the slots aren't great. In fact if you go and find yourself winning then LEAVE! I have rarely left with a decent profit. Usually winnings are in the $100-$200 range which, if you're a gambler, you know that's nothing. If you're a slot player and want a nice hotel with a beautiful pool and located pretty close to the beach then come here. If you don't care about aesthetics and are just interested in winning big then go spend your money at Miccosukee - They pay out much more. There I've seen people win thousands. Biggest payout I've seen at Hard Rock is around $3k and that's rare.
My wife and I stayed 4 nights and 5 days. We were always having a good time. Most all the employees helped out if they could or got someone that could. It did take a lot of time at times but someone always did show up to help. We will try to go there as often as we can. Thanks for trying to show us all a lot of fun.
The casino installed Claas III Vegas-Style slots many months ago and the gaming machines are better because they are no longer based on bingo.
For $1 video poker players the casino offers 9/6 Jacks and 8/5 bonus poker. At the quarter level there are 8/5 (and 7/5) Jacks.
On June 22, 2008 they added blackjack and other card-based table games, such as baccarat, pai gow poker, three card poker and let it ride.
The blackjack rules are basically the same as in Atlantic City: dealer stands on soft 17, split pairs up to three times and double down on any two cards. The casino?s advantage against a player using perfect basic strategy was .44% with an eight-deck shoe and .42% with a six-deck shoe.
The Hard Rock Casino can compete with most major Las Vegas casinos as far as being a first-class facility.
Unfortunately, I'm not a big fan of Class II gambling, so I don't play any of the slots or video poker games in there because they are all based on bingo.
The Tribe is in negotiations to bring in Class III gambling which would allow them to have real video poker and slots.
When that happens, hopefully they will offer some competitive paytables on their VP games.
It would also be nice if they comped your drinks when you played, but I don't think that will ever happen as they really don't need to do it.
