South Florida Gambling
How good are nautical people at poker or betting at jai-alai?
We're about to find out.
The Triton magazine -- "nautical news for captains and crews" -- has arranged for a crowd of about 2,000 to hit Dania Jai-Alai tonight, according to the fronton's Marty Fleischman.
"The fronton will be hopping," he said.
Dania will have its regular 6:30 tournament ($50 buy-in), but is adding another $50 Triton tournament at 8 p.m.
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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.
