Under the cover of pre-dawn darkness, the Seminole Tribe quietly launched blackjack and other table games at its Tampa Hard Rock location on Thursday. The tribe expanded table games to a second location despite an ongoing legal battle over the validity of a gambling compact with the state.

The big question for South Florida: Will the Seminoles soon expand table games to their Coconut Creek and old Hollywood (a/k/a Seminole Classic) casinos?

To read more, go to my full blog entry at Mayo on the Side here.