Hard Rock starts rewards program for poker players
The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino has started a Poker Dollars Reward Program that rates players based on play time and offer incentives.
It started July 1. Players can obtain a Poker Player card in The Poker Room at Seminole Paradise. When a player is seated at a jackpot eligible game he gives give his Poker Player card to the floor attendant. Poker Dollars are accumulated according to time played at a specific limit of play. i.e. (50 cents per hour at $2-$5 and $5-$10 no-limit games and 30 cents per hour at all other games).
When a player wants to use his Poker Dollars, a voucher will be issued that is valid for 24 hours. Poker Dollars accumulated will be valid for a one-year time period.
The Poker Room at Seminole Paradise will keep an updated list of where Poker Dollars vouchers will be redeemable. Poker Dollars are presently redeemable for the Hard Rock Cafe, The Rock Shop, Poker Room Deli and participating food outlets and Shops.
See the Poker room for more details.
As fars as I know, the Isle is the only other South Florida card room with givebacks for poker players. Know of any others?
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.
