Hard Rock drops blackjack to $10 on weekday mornings
Those $100 tables on opening night have now become more player-friendly at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
The casino is promising $10 tables from 7 a.m. to noon on weekdays.
The casino has had $10 minium tables for a while now -- all casino minimums are based on supply and demand, so if action's slow the minimum drops -- but only last week began connecting the $10 tables to set hours. Currently, a minimum of four $10 tables are guaranteed during that timeframe, excluding holidays, and more may be available if those tables are full, Seminole spokesman Gary Bitner said.
"We want to accommodate these $10 players and are able to do so during our off-peak hours," he said.
The Hard Rock became the first Florida land-based casino to offer blackjack and other table games back on June 22. The first night it opened, there were 14 tables with $25 minimums and 41 with $100 minimums. Since then, the action has slowed down on off-peak times, but finding an affordable seat on weekends is still not always easy -- as is the case at any Las Vegas or Atlantic City casino.
So, the question for those who weren't playing before... we know the economy stinks, but will you hit the $10 tables?
NICK SORTAL began playing 3-card "gut" and "Indian poker" on high school band trips, moved on to "night baseball" and "pass the trash" during a Dr. Pepper-infused midnight game in the 1980s at the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, and now play in a regular neighborhood Hold 'Em game in Plantation. I have been given the assignment of writing about the gambling life in South Florida casinos for the Sun-Sentinel...which means sitting around watching poker on TV now counts as research.
