Each Super Sunday, our family puts together a pool, marking off questions in a grid format.

First team to score? Will there be a safety or two-point conversion? Over or under, say, 45 points? First score a TD or a field goal? Questions that are basically coin flips and don't require football knowledge. Makes Sunday more interesting.

Of course, Vegas has their prop bets (see below). Then Palm Beach Kennel Club has its greyhound "Pooch Predictor." The details:

In the Super Bowl Pooch Predictor Race, one Greyhound will sport the blanket of the AFC champion New England Patriots while the other dons the colors of the NFC’s New York Giants. They will compete in an official schooling race on the 545-yard Royal Palm Course.

The teams the Greyhounds will represent have been randomly selected. Stepping onto the Palm Beach oval in their first official schooling event will be sisters Kebo Kara (New England Patriots) and Kebo Kewpie (New York Giants).

The two Rader Racing Kennel youngsters, Kara and Kupie (Lonsome Cry - Kaycar Glinda), will break from the one and eight posts, respectively.

The will take place after Friday afternoon’s fifth race at approximately 1:50 p.m.

The Palm Beach Kennel Club canines have correctly predicted nine of the last 11 Super Bowl champions, including last year’s winners, the Indianapolis Colts and the 2006 victors, the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Woof!

Meanwhile, some prop bets I pulled off the internet:

Will the first missed FG be wide left or wide right?
How many times will Archie Manning be shown on the telecast?
How long will it take Jordin Sparks to sing the national anthem (over-under at one minute, 42 seconds).

(My pick by the way: Patriots, and they'll cover. It's coronation day, and the Giants are out of gas.)

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OK, so Miami-Dade passed slots Tuesday.

My thinking: Gulfstream and Mardi Gras won't be affected much by the Aventura crowd, which still sees itself as more Broward than Dade, those places are closer to them than anywhere in Dade.

What I'm wondering about is west Pines and Miramar, with Calder Race Course just a few miles away. And whether other people will go to the fronton or the dog track in Dade from Broward.

So, southwest Broward folks, let me hear it. Does the Dade vote help you?

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He walked -- well, limped by -- not at all looking like that guy that I remember teamed up with Mr. T in Wrestlemania I about 20 years ago.

This Hulk Hogan, with black bandana and all-black outfit ... well, I think I could take him. He had bodyguards.

The master of the leg drop? Needing bodyguards?

He showed up at the news conference at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Monday, when officials officially unveiled their Class III Vegas style slots (see post below).

With mostly Tribe members in the audience, two or three tribe members addressed the crowd first, addressing everyone first in their native language, then going to English. They spoke about how many years they have waited for real slots -- the biggest knock you could always put on the casino was that you were playing bingo. And Max Osceola reminded the Seminoles of their history, that many years ago they fought to keep land that was theirs.

"We are descendents of those warriors," he said, to applause.

Then Hogan got up, and continued the theme.

"I'm here because I love hanging around winners," he said. "And the part of the story that Max forgot to add... the Seminoles NEVER surrender."

Maybe you had to be there, but his point made sense. Wherever you stand on the compact, people's perceptions on what a "level playing field" is, or even gambling -- and it's all such a sticky wicket -- actually hearing the Seminoles talk about the history gives you a better insight into a point of view many of us may not have considered.

Still, I was hoping Hulk would do a quick pose-down, just for the nostalgia.

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Vegas-style slots made their official debut at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino today as expected, but visitors also got something to look for this spring: news that similar slots are coming to the two other Broward Seminole casinos, and much-awaited black jack and baccarat are likely to hit the Hard Rock this spring.

The Hard Rock has converted about 800 of its about 2,500 machines from Class II (bingo-style) machines to Class III Las Vegas-style machines, as part of its compact with Gov. Charlie Crist. The three racinos in Broward -- Mardi Gras, The Isle and Gulfstream -- already have Vegas-style slots.

“It’s a historic day for the tribe. We finally have a fair playing field,” Seminole Gaming CEO James Allen told visitors during today's media event. (The racino owners disagree, pointing to a 50 percent tax the state of Florida imposes on them; the Seminoles pay no taxes, but are paying up to $200 million under terms of the new compact, which is being challenged.)

Later, Allen talked about the next steps. The Vegas-style slots will be coming to Seminole Coconut Creek and Seminole Hollywood in mid-February or March and the casino is currently training blackjack and baccarat dealers, with a debut “roughly sometime in the spring.”

Class II machines play an instant round of bingo, with patrons going against each other. Class III machines are against the house. The Seminoles are not required to reveal their payout percentages, but say their machines pay out about the same as those on the Las Vegas Strip.
The machines usually take 12 to 16 weeks from order to delivery, but game manufacturer International Game Technology turned them around in two weeks this time, Allen said.

“Now that we know they can do it, we’ll expect it more often,” he joked. Some machines were up and running as early as Thursday, he said.

The conversion takes away the biggest complaint Seminole Hard Rock customers had, Allen said: the lack of Vegas-style slots, which he called “more exciting” and which customers have generally said they prefer.

Beverly Peterson of Port Charlotte, visiting her daughter, Tamara, of Southwest Ranches, accidentally played $5 on a nickel machine and won $200 on her first play on a Class III: “I’m a conservative and I know it,” she said. “But, yes, I like these better. When I played the other ones I couldn’t get over the thought that I’m just merely playing bingo.”

Bob Hansen, visiting from Boston, said: “I don’t care either way, actually, as long as they pay me back what I put in.”

But Dorise Figueroa of Hollywood said she prefers the Class II machines: “I liked the bingo better. I just feel like I have a better chance to win.”

Meanwhile, Allen said the tribe has no official position on Tuesday’s slot vote in Miami-Dade County.

“Although, yes, we like having as big a piece of the market as possible, if slots pass, we’ll wish them well,” he said.

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Mardi Gras has rolled out linked progressive slots, which build up jackpots faster.

Meanwhile, The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino's Las Vegas style slots officially debut today, although some reports said people were playing them over the weekend. I'm going to their press conference today at 11:30 and will file a report here later.

And then there's this tale of a guy who goes to buy jeans for girlfriend, but ends up playing slots and winning $800,000 in Atlantic City. Doesn't it always happen this way?

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If you didn't see it in our paper, here's the big news out of the Seminole Indians: They're setting up Vegas-style slots pronto, rather than waiting for all the legal stuff.

Our John Holland has this story, and some people's take on the ramifications.

Meanwhile, our poker columnist provides yet another example of how the game is more about the people that it is about the cards and, as he says, "piecing together the story," to figure out what his opponent likely has.

Curious if anyone would've laid this hand down in this situation, fearing a set, or whether you'd have raised more, considering the fear of a flush?

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I got scooped by a blogmate: David Anesta posted below about Dania’s $25 game.

For those looking to play live multi-table poker, but not yet ready to play for big bucks, there are two options at Dania Jai-Alai: A $5 tournament at 3 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and a $25 tournament at 6:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays.

Dania puts on the tournaments to get people in the door. The jai-alai fronton is permitted to have slots, but hasn’t put them in yet. Management is awaiting word on renovations plans, similar to what has happened at Gulfstream Park, Mardi Gras and the Isle. But for now, all it has is jai-alai, and, very small crowds. (Update: They also have $50 multitable tournaments at 5 p.m. Sunday and 6:30 p.m. Thursday; $100 tournaments at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. Check the schedule atwww.betdania.com.)

So it offers inexpensive poker tournaments, with the hope that players might stick around after they get knocked out from the tournament and play a cash game (more lucrative for the fronton), or bet a few jai-alai games or the simulcast horse races. (Gulfstream recently granted permission for Dania to simulcast its last two races each day.)

The tournaments usually draw at least 50 players and a good mix of ages, although the $5 game comes with a caveat – the game is pretty loose, because the players have so little to lose.

“Poker is meant to be played for something. I feel like I’m wasting my time,” said Angelo Arce, 19, of North Miami.

But his friends, Mitchell Rubenstein, 21, of Hollywood and Michael Cohen, 19, of Hollywood play the $5 tournament almost every day, before heading over to other casinos to play the $5-$10 no-limit games.

Joan Cook, 76, and her husband, Bob, 77, play to sharpen their games. They often travel to Las Vegas and Joan said she’s been reluctant to sit at the games there. They live in Massachusetts part of the year and are staying in Hallandale Beach this winter.

“I want to feel more comfortable at the table, and it’s a great deal,” says Joan, who also plays the $2-$4 game at Gulfstream.

She’s also picking up the first steps of tournament strategy. For example, she raised with pocket jacks, only to get a big re-raise before the flop from a generally tight player, who, it turned out, had pocket kings.

“I should have laid the jacks down,” she said.

Honing strategy is also a reason Brian Sparaco, 22, of Jupiter often plays the $5 tournament.

“It’s just as good as the cash games or other tournaments,” he said. “It’s poker.”

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Here’s my hunch bet of the week: Slots are going to be rejected once again in Miami-Dade.

Maybe I’m wrong, but the vibes don’t seem good for the three pari-mutuels that want to bring taxed slot machines to our south.

To read my full analysis, click here to the Mayo on the Side blog.

And then post your thoughts here, there or both.

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I held off posting Rosenbloom's Friday poker column until today because I wanted to leave the Palm Beach Kennel up as the lead item on this blog for as long as possible. If you went there and played the event, let me know.

Meanwhile, it's interesting hearing how David Pham played his big stack.

In other news, Maya Bell from our sister paper analyzes what the Miami-Dade slots vote means to Broward and the rest of the state.

Later this week on Action: Linked progressives come to Mardi Gras (anyone play them, have any thoughts?) and a report on the $5 and $25 games at Dania Jai-Alai.

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The Palm Beach Kennel Club is giving away two Super Bowl tickets and amenities as part of its tournament Saturday.

Buy-in is $100. Registration is at noon, tournament starts at 1 p.m.

The tournament is part of what the kennel club is calling "Football Fanatic Month." Those wearing football attire get in free.

Other activities include:

Jeff DeForrest of WFTL 850AM will be at the poker room entrance to meet and greet players and guests from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. and conduct the giveaways. (I liked it when he hosted Dolphins games and the "Punt Bomb" contests.)

Enter to win a 10-Day Caribbean Cruise for two from MSC Cruises. Entries must be turned in before the start of the afternoon’s 10th race and the cruise will be awarded after race 12.

ESPN Radio 760AM is running a "Guess How Much The Super Suitcase Weighs" contest from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Whoever comes closest to the weight of the "Super Suitcase" will win two round-trip tickets to anywhere in the continental United States aboard Northwest Airlines.

Palm Beach Central High's marching band will perform on the track from 6:30 - 7 p.m.

Semifinal action for the $40,000 He’s My Man Classic. (Races 6 and 10)

For information, call 561-683-2222.

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I'll do a lengthier response to Taimy's post below in a day or two, but my first reaction was to steer her toward bar poker.

It works like this: a bar needs entertainment. Instead of a karaoke machine, they bring in a company that has poker tables and dealers. People come in and play for free -- often at non-peak hours, say at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays or Saturday afternoons -- with the implication that, hey, maybe you'll buy a beer or two or some food.

Good deal all the way around; usually involves a $5 dealer tip, but still a cheap way to play with live cards, learn protocol and make reads. (You also pick up bad habits, but that's for another post.)

So, I'd like to list all the bar poker organizations on this blog somewhere. If you run such an operation, please respond to this and we'll set up the links for potential players to shop for a game.

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To chop or not to chop? That is the question: Whether ‘tis nobler to accept splitting the prize pool between the few fortunate enough to survive a tournament or to suffer the outrageous slings and arrows of shorthanded/heads-up play.

Alright, not to get all Shakespearean on you poker players, but I was just wondering your feelings on chopping. And not to get all Miss Manners on you either, but what’s your rule of thumb on proper etiquette when it comes to the chop?

It’s a problem many players love to have, because it means you’ve made the money.

In the case of a single-table sit-and-go, I usually offer to chop the prize money once it gets to heads-up. Part of it is lack of confidence in my heads-up play, another part of it is knowing so many goofy things can happen once it’s one-on-one. If the other player rejects my offer, then it’s a duel to the end.

In the case of a multi-table, the chop offers usually start floating around once it’s down to the final table. Is it bad form to reject a chop offer when everybody else wants to do it? Generally I go with the flow, but if I have a big chip lead I don’t want to be too generous either.

How do you handle the chopping situation, and do you hold it against other players if they refuse to go along?

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Taking my game or lack of to the next level is a goal of mine this year.

Slots have been my game of choice and source of enjoyment. Yet, I don’t feel challenged. Slots can be a mindless game without strategy. Do you agree?

So this year I want to dive into the deep end of the pool: Poker.

Fear races through my veins at the thought of sitting at the poker tables. My fear is on multiple levels: 1) No idea what any of the numbers or symbols mean; 2) No clue what the game is about; 3) Playing against the dealer and others; and 4) Not knowing if I can even play with my self-imposed $50 budget?

Can anyone suggest a way for me to dive in with a life vest without drowning?

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I had planned to do a post in a month or so asking where you'd prefer to gamble if you couldn't gamble here, and I still might.

Meanwhile, our Travel section scooped me Sunday and wrote about Tunica, once famously labeled "America's Ethiopa."

Now, because of gambling, it has a host of hotels and other features (my parents go there for ballroom dances).

That said, I'm not sure if it's the kind of place I'd make a trip to, considering what all we have in South Florida.

Your thoughts?

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I'm not going to give my own poker advice on this blog because if you all listen to me, you'll be broke. But a beauty of this blog is I get to ask everyone else about poker, in the name of journalism.

So, here we go:

I'm playing in a multitable tournament at Dania, with an average chip stack, think it's 2000 or so. I'm in the big blind (100 units).

I get pocket 10s. Five players in front of me call the 100.

So I bet out 500. Get two callers.

Flop comes, 2-4-8, rainbow.

So, with no overcards, continuation bet, another 500. Get one caller, from first position.

Uh-oh.

Another blank on the turn, maybe a 5. I check, he bets 500, then mercifully he checks it out on the river, another 5. Friendly game.

He turns over queens. He slow-played the queens from the first seat.

Where did I go wrong? Should I:

a.) Not have bet out on the 10s at all?
b.) Bet more?
c.) I didn't do anything wrong. That's poker.
d.) Other

Send me some responses and I'll put them up.

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While I got beat holding 10s in the big blind in my post above, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson turned out to be a little luckier playing J-10 at the 2007 World Series of Poker, as documented in the weekly poker column that runs in our Showtime! newspaper section.

As I said in the post above, when we have columnists like Rosenbloom, you're going to see me sticking more to the poker news, rather than advice.

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The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is giving away more than $350,000 this month, the casino says.

Sundays and Thursdays (except Jan. 27 and 31), $150,000 is up for grabs with "There's Money in the Music" Game Show. The casino also is offering double free machine play on Wednesdays and Fridays and a $25,000 sweepstakes giveaway for Players Club card members.

The casino is also giving away a Porsche every Tuesday in January for Players Club members. Cash drawings are awarded hourly from 4-8 p.m., with grand prize drawings at 9 p.m.

The grand prize drawing, $75,000, in the "There's Money in the Music" game is Jan. 26. On Jan. 27, there will be $5,000 drawings at 10 a.m, noon, 4 p.m., 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.

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Where was everyone at the $25 multi-table tournament at Dania Beach Jai-Alai on Monday night?

A $25 tournament is a bargain down here. I figure there should be at least 100 people playing.
But by my count, there were only about 40.

That's not enought to make it worthwhile.

Tell me why there weren't more players?

The tournament starts at 6:30 p.m., right after work.

Bud on tap is $1 during happy hour.

The tables are comfortable and not crammed together.

The entry fee is affordable.

And there's plenty of parking.

Sure, Dania Beach Jai-Alai is no Hard Rock. It's definitely more of a local venue.

So where were you guys? Are tournaments just not that big down here?

Here's your chance to rant: What could make this tournament better?

I think it simply needs more players. I was disappointed that the first-place prize was only about $250, and only the top five players were paid.

I think a better big-screen TV could help the place, too.

Here's the schedule: www.dania-jai-alai.com/poker/pokercalendar.htm

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What's the second-most searched item on the Internet?

Well, according to Lycos.com, it's poker.

The writer put the boom on Chris Moneymaker's improbable World Series of Poker win. I disagree: to me, it was the World Poker Tour and the breathless commentary by Mike Sexton.

Quick reader question: What hooked you on poker (actually, make it "Texas Hold 'em")?

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TV critic Tom Jicha made 1A of Sunday's paper with this article about slots players and their affinity for machines named after TV shows. Just another example of TV's influence.

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I like gambling.

OK, I like it more than I like to admit.

So when my husband said, "Let's go on a gambling ship to bring in the new year with some friends," I was all for it. All you can eat and gambling to boot, no need to twist my arm any further.

My level of excitement was high until I saw the ship. I'm used to grand cruise ships that sail to Mexico and the Caribbean with large casinos in them. This boat didn't come close. It looked like it was built in the 70s with a lounge decorated from that era. The food was edible, but not fantastic.

But the biggest disappointment was the casino. It was small, cramped and most of the slots didn't work, which hit me hard because I love slots.

So with the help of a friend, I played roulette for the first time. It was great! Black, red, odds, evens, all the numbers and so many choices to bet on had me hooked on the first spin of the wheel -- the white ball spinning, spinning, bouncing and landing on a number.

I didn't have to be a high roller to play, and kept within my gambling budget of $50. Did I win big? No. Do any of you have tips for winning big in roulette for those of us newbies?

I did find the one slot machine that was working and won $10. But had to call for help because the machine ran out of money when I tried to collect my winnings.

If any of you know of a gambling ship that's worth the trip, I'd like to hear from you.

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The U.S. Department of the Interior has approved the gambling compact between Gov. Charlie Crist and the Seminole Tribe that would allow blackjack, baccarat and Las Vegas-style slot machines at the tribe's seven Florida casinos.

But, of course, any resolution to this mess is still a long, long way away.

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It’s opening day at Gulfstream Park today. Once upon a time, I treated the start of the track’s annual thoroughbred racing meet like a national holiday. Not any more.

The place depresses me now. Ever since Gulfstream underwent its extreme makeover a few years ago, I just don’t like going there. To me, it lost its racetrack soul, turned into a casino that happens to have a racing oval attached to it.

Oh sure, the quality of the top races is still as good as ever, with Kentucky Derby hopefuls taking the opening strides of their 3-year-old campaigns here.

But the day-in, day-out rhythms of the place no longer appeal to me.

In the good old days, I’d take opening day off from work, spend the morning with the Daily Racing Form and then bask in the sunshine in a chair near the paddock, cocktail in hand. It made me appreciate everything about living in South Florida.

Today, I’m in the office. I have no interest in the opening card. The few times I actually go to Gulfstream, usually for big race days such as this Saturday’s Hutcheson Stakes, I spend most of my time in the poker room.

There’s not much comfortable space to soak in the sun anymore. And making matters worse this year are the construction cranes hanging over the paddock area. It’s part of the next phase: the retail/condo complex in what used to be the main parking lot.

I hate to wax nostalgic but I really do miss the old place.

Questions for you: What do you think of the new Gulfstream Park? Do you go more or less than you used to?

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Action will periodically poll our readers on topics that are near and dear to ... well, us.

I like to sit around and watch TV poker, even the celebrity stuff, where everyone limps in just to get more face time.

But I imagine there are some purists out there; those who like the game, or maybe the players (I can't help but watch whenever Phil Hellmuth is on).

So, what's your favorite poker show on TV?

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Dania Jai-Alai, which already has the cheapest poker game ($5 multitable tournaments at 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday) is starting an inexpensive way to bet the Pick Six at the jai-alai courts.

It is offering a 10-cent pick six, starting Tuesday. (Pick the winners in six straight jai-alai games, games 5 through 10).

Meanwhile, if no one hits the pick six on a certain night, the fronton pays out 25 percent of the prize pool to those who came the closest to getting the six. The other 75 percent carries over to the next night. The jackpot will cap at $250,000.

Many frontons had a pick 6, or Super 6 as it was called it at Miami Jai-Alai back in the 1980s, but never with a 10-cent bet on it, according to Marty Fleischman, assistant general manager of marketing at Dania. The minimum bet is $1 but you can bet 10-cent increments, so you have to bet at least 10 of the 10-cent bets.

"We think there is interest out there for a big jackpot bet where you can have many chances to win with a small amount like 10¢. People love penny slots so they will love this," Fleischman said.

The fronton is also offering 10-cent superfectas (pick the first four places), for games 4, 7, 9 and 12.

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The service at the $2.95 breakfast buffet at the Seminole Casino in Coconut Creek is exactly what I expected: scarce and grumpy.

However, for for such a cheap price, the food was well worth it.

I am not an early riser, but I couldn't resist such a deal.

So, here's a rundown of my fare (all of it was surprisingly fresh):

Scrambled eggs: Dense and salty.
Potatoes: Soft and greasy.
Sausage: Meaty. Not from the frozen aisle.
Bacon: Tasty but just a little chewy. Just a little.
Coffee: Fresh, thank god.
Croissant: Flaky and buttery.
Frittata: See scrambled eggs.

I skipped the breakfast pizza, but the French toast looked good. There were also bread, pastries and fruit.

Yes, it was basic.

Yes, it was $2.95.

And yes, I am sure I will find myself there after playing poker all night.

For more information, go to http://www.seminolecoconutcreekcasino.com/restaurants/

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Gulfstream Park had its media day Dec. 20, in preparation for horse racing season, but they also took us around the casino. (Tom Jicha will cover the horse part elsewhere).

Here's what I gleaned:

The Penny Slots industry has boomed, according to VP of Gaming Steve Calabro. It's also a misnomer; people like the penny machines because of the choice -- bet 25 cents here, 50 cents there, with a max of $1.80. Also, the bonuses are in play, same as on other machines.

The idea of varied betting appeals to me, not much of a slot player, because there's decisions involved. He notes that even places such as Bellagio on Las Vegas are planting more penny slots, because people like 'em.

Video Poker will be up and running by the time racing season starts, Jan. 2.

They're going to make for a better high-limit area, move the games away from the crowded area they're in now. HIs quote, on high rollers: "You look around, most places have the same games. Where you can differentiate yourself is on service."

Slots also will grow because of the state's recent allowance of linked progressive jackpots -- a bunch of machines pulling for one pile of loot -- an upgrade from the stand-alone jackpots that have been in place.

Overall, addressing reports of Gulfstream lagging: "You need to have the right stuff. The right denominations and the right themes."

And if you don't like the idea of the parking at Gulfstream -- there's construction everywhere -- they'll soon start a new feature: Lucky License plate giveaway, for those who have to park in outlying areas. Hey, lemonade from lemons, baby, lemonade from lemons...

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Our Thanksgiving day visitors began getting restless after dinner, and we searched for something to do. Scrabble? Taboo? Even karaoke?

Nothing got us excited.

"And it's everywhere"

Then my wife pulled out a set of plastic poker chips.

Next thing you know, we have a nine-way game going, with everyone from my 11-year-old up through Grandma Judy anteing up.

The point is obvious: poker has become ubiquitous. (And, as Gilligan would add, “And it’s everywhere, too!”)

So we’re jumping in with this blog. And we’re taking it beyond poker, to slots, to horses, to cruise ships, to well... anything you can throw money at.

Because, well, who are we to ignore something that goes with turkey, football and pumpkin pie?

So we’re using this forum - a blog - something equally as ubiquitous as poker in recent years.

And give us this paragraph for yet another staple: a beg for reader participation. Media experts say the advantage of the internet is that it’s interactive - you get to drive content.

So, take the wheel. Tell us your stories. Tell us what you want to read on this blog. Let the games begin.

Action!

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