Casinos' Super Bowl promotions include watch parties, giveaways, drink specials
South Florida casinos offer parties, giveways and other options for football fans:
The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino has planned a Super Bowl watch party for 5 p.m. Sunday at Hard Rock Live. The game will be shown on big-screen TVs, and Lingerie Football League players will make an appearance. Admission is free.
Mardi Gras Casino will give away $30,000 in cash at 7 p.m. Sunday and a Harley-Davidson Fat Boy motorcycle at 8 p.m. The casino also will have other cash, bonus play and prize giveaways.
Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino will give away Super Bowl T-shirts and hats starting 9 a.m. Saturday to slots players who qualify. From 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday, the casino will give away football memorabilia. There’s also a watch party with a buffet dinner for $25 at 5:45 p.m. Sunday in the Ten Palms Restaurant.
The Isle Casino & Racing Pompano Park will offer $2 Miller Lite, Presidente and Heineken drafts Sunday.
Seminole Coconut Creek has scheduled a party at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 to $100 and include food and drinks.
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.
