Daytona Beach Kennel Club And Poker Room?

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How do I find local poker tournaments?

Mobile Apps for Local Poker Games – In this day and age, technology offers a lot of help in all walks of life, and poker is no exception. You can find several mobile apps,, which offer an easy way to find local poker games in many towns around the world.

1. These apps are completely free and very easy to use.
2. You simply install them on your phone and search by the name or the zip code of the city you’re currently in or plan to visit.
3. You can even list all the available cash games and upcoming tournaments and browse through them.
4. You’ll get plenty of information about starting times, buy-ins, structures, rake, any special rules like straddles, and some rooms will even let you get your name on the waiting list straight from the app.

If you’re in Europe, the is particularly useful. If you want to get even more info about a particular venue, you can check out player reviews. These comments will tell you more about what other players are like, how competent and friendly the dealers and staff are, if there are free things on offer, etc.

1. Mobile apps are becoming the best solution for finding local games, and they’re bound to become even better with time.
2. So, if you often travel to play poker or want to have the info about the nearest games always available to you, you should get one of these apps.
3. While Poker Atlas is a great option for finding cash games, if you play tournaments, you should also check,

If you’re not in the mood to visit a casino or poker room, then perhaps a home game may be just the thing to lift your spirits. The Meetup platform is available both via desktop or mobile device and is full of thousands of home game listings. Certainly worth checking out.
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What is a GAPT in poker?

GAPT Player of the Year – The Great American Poker Tournaments proudly acknowledges a Player of the Year by awarding points for tournament play in every “GAPT” sanctioned event. Players earn points based on the place finished in a tournament. The Player of the Year will receive a trophy and tournament prize package. Tournament Prize Packages:

1st Place $500 Tournament Voucher 2nd Place $300 Tournament Voucher 3rd Place $200 Tournament Voucher

Download Player of the Year Point Scale (pdf)
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Does Florida have poker rooms?

Florida has some of the most popular poker rooms in America, even with the limited legal live poker options. These rooms are also consistently growing as more people travel to these locations for big tournament series and cash games. So, if Las Vegas or Atlantic City poker rooms are not on your bucket list, read on to see your Sunshine State options.
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Are the poker rooms open in Cripple Creek?

Are there any poker rooms in Cripple Creek, Colorado? Yes. The Midnight Rose poker room reopened in 2022.
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Where can I play poker tournaments?

The best online poker tournaments are usually found at the largest internet poker rooms. Our top three sites for poker tournaments are all amongst the ten largest poker sites in the world. Our three top sites for tournaments are PokerStars, William Hill Poker, and 888 Poker.

In this page we will describe what we do and don’t like about the poker tournaments offered by these three sites. This should help you to make a better informed decision on where you choose to play online poker tournaments, You can follow our links in the table on this page to play at any of these online poker sites, and you can claim an exclusive bonus at each of the three poker sites.

If you would like to enter free tournaments that have cash prizes, please read more about our poker freerolls here. PokerStars is the largest poker site in the world, and by a pretty wide margin. They are more than five times larger than William Hill Poker, who is listed second on our list of poker sites with the best tournaments.
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What is the 7 2 rule in poker?

The 7-2 Game A few nights ago I had the chance to play at friend’s home game where we implemented the 7-2 game. For those of your not familiar, this is where anytime a player wins with 7-2, every other player at the table has to give them some amount of money.

In our case, we were playing a deep-stacked 1/2 game with six players and when someone won with 7-2, they would get $10 (5 BB) from every other player.25 BB total is not a bad score, especially when you’re able to take it down preflop. Some people hate the game, others love it, and I certainly fall into the later category.

Anything to drum up action and encourage bluffing is a win in my book. At first, it no one was getting dealt 7-2. After at least four orbits the hand was not shown down and everyone said they hadn’t seen the had once. This makes sense though- of the 1326 possible starting hand combos in NLHE, 7-2 comprises only 16 of them, for a little over 1% of total possible hands.

1. After about an hour though of no one getting the hand, seemingly all at once, a very high proportion were getting dealt, and this continued for the rest of the night.
2. There were at least 4x as many 7-2 combos dealt as what one would expect based on the odds (I certainly wasn’t complaining about that!).

While the game is normally fun, somewhat loose, with a good amount of aggression, the 7-2 game transformed the table to have a preflop aggression frequency higher than the toughest online 6max games. It seemed like there was a 3bet every few hands with no one ever really choosing to back down with 7-2.

1. On top of the standard 3 and 4bet bluffs with 7-2, there were also a few notable pots where 7-2 triple barreled on a scary board and got called down on all three streets and where a player opted to flat with 7-2 preflop and make a series of bluffs postflop to take it down.
2. For the home game that this was played in, I think the 7-2 game makes a lot of sense.

Everyone could afford to play these stakes so although the hyped up aggression left some people frustrated by the end of the night, it wasn’t going to make anyone not come back. The only scenario in which I could see the 7-2 game not making sense for one’s home game is if the stakes being played are meaningful to some, and the thought of losing 3 buyins or more in a friendly game is something that would discourage players from coming back (although in this type of case, my recommendation would be to lower the stakes, up the stack depth, and bring on the preflop aggression!).

• What I’m excited to further explore is not the merits of whether or not to play the 7-2 game sometimes – unless you hate action and people bluffing more, it’s worth at least trying for an hour or two.
• I want to look at how this game effects decisions so if you find yourself in a game where people are playing the 7-2 game, you know how to adjust.

I think it’s fairly obvious for those that have played the 7-2 game, most people over-adjust and bluff too much when holding 7-2. I’m going to look at how the reward of winning a hand wth 7-2 impacts one’s EV and your frequencies. For the sake of simplicity, let’s work with the assumption that the reward for winning with 7-2 is 30 BB – 5 BB at a 7 handed home game.

Let’s say you normally open 3 BB to win 1.5 BB. Now with the 7-2 game in play the reward is 31.5 BB. So it’s clear even in early position 7-2 is a slam-dunk open. Now what about a 3bet? Let’s say you standardly 3bet to 10 BB over a 3 BB open. So now instead of risking 10 BB to win 4.5 BB, you’re risking 10 to win 34.5 BB.

At first glance it might seem like we should be 3betting 100% of the time with 7-2. I think in most games this is probably correct, but if you’re in a really loose game where people rarely fold to 3bets, or up against a particularly sticky player, it might be best to just fold against those type of players.

• Because once called preflop, 7-2 has such poor equity against a calling range so without much fold equity postflop, best to just fold pre.
• Note in these games I would have a tiny or non-existent 3bet bluffing range without the 7-2 game.
• Most players will have a frequency that they fold to 3bets, even in a loose, aggressive, and deep stacked game, so most of the time you should replace some of your 3bet bluffs with 7-2.

The key when adjusting for this game is not completely throw off your relative frequencies – if you normally 3bet in late position with 9s+ AQ+ for value and A2s-A5s as a bluff, don’t just add 7-2 to your 3betting range unless these players won’t adjust to the 7-2 game – almost no one doesn’t adjust when playing the 7-2 game, if anything, most players in my experience over-adjust and always “put you on 7-2”.

So against most players you should also add at least the proportionate amount of value combos to keep your ratio of value hands to bluffs the same, if not more value hands due to overadjustment. Now on to 4bet bluffing. If a standard 4bet to a 10 BB 3bet is 35 BB, you’re normally risking 35 BB to win 11.5 BB, and with the 7-2 game to win 41.5 BB.

As you can see, after more preflop betting occurs, you’re starting to risk more to win relatively less. The same logic for when to 3bet bluff with 7-2 applies to 4betting, although because of the price we’re laying ourselves, we need to be a little more conservative than with 3betting.

Against a relatively balanced player, we should be 4bet bluffing all combos of 7-2. But against someone who only 3bets very good hands or is looking to gamble with a merged value range, best to fold all combos of 7-2 preflop. I imagine there aren’t many opponents where it is correct to do anything but fold all combos or 4bet all combos.

It would take a particular opponent who is somewhat balanced in their 3betting range but a little too loose to warrant a mixed strategy with 7-2. Postflop Barreling frequencies with 7-2 postflop are largely dependent on the size of the pot after the preflop betting.

In a similar fashion to preflop, it’s likely correct to cbet 100% in a single-raised pot heads up- if our cbet sizing is on average 1/2 pot, then one is risking 3.25 BB to win 37.5 BB. With multiple players in the pot, it still is likely correct to cbet 100% with 7-2 because of the price. Even if the 3.25 BB cbet only gets through 15% of the time in a 4way pot, it’s still a really profitable cbet because you’re risking 3.25 BB to win 43.5 BB (only needs to work about 7.5% of the time to break even).

If you’re at a table where it’s so loose that cbets don’t go through on the flop when playing the 7-2 game because everyone puts you on it, don’t ever bluff postflop with 7-2 and please let me know if you ever need another player for the game. In a 3bet pot, the same logic largely applies.

1. In a heads up pot when cbetting the flop you’re risking 10 BB to win 51.5 BB, so you only need the bet to work 18% of the time as opposed to the normal 33% without the 7-2 bonus.
2. Note how much more of an attractive proposition cbetting is in a single-raised versus heads up pot: cbets only need to work 8.5% of the time versus 18% of the time.

And for 4bet pots this then changes to 26.5% which while is better than the 33% that it would need to work without the 7-2 game, won’t change your range as significantly. In a 4bet pot you should probably give up with some combos of 7-2 and replace your worst normal bluffing candidates with 7-2.

Don’t be the guy that makes the hero triple barrel – on each street the extra 30 BB becomes much less of a factor. If it’s a 3bet pot heads up pot with 200 BB stacks to start the hand, and you get to the river with 100 BB in the pot and 150 BB behind. You decide to overbet the river and risk 150 BB to win 100 + 30 BB because goddamnit if you’ll lose with 7-2.

Normally you would need this bluff to work 60%. But with the extra 30 BB, this bet still needs to work 53.5% of the time, not that significant of a difference. If you decide it makes sense to have an overbetting range on a particular river card, it will likely make sense to include at least a combo or two of 7-2, just not all 12 combos.

• Equity when called + fold equity – bet when called and miss + bounty equity = 0
• Equity is when called = x
• % Opponent folds = y
• 7-2 Bounty = z
• So let’s say I bet 50 into 100 on a flop in a heads up pot.
• So the base equation before knowing our exact hands, equities, and bounty is the following knowing the size of the bet:
• x(1-y)*200 + y*100 – 50*(1-x)(1-y) + z = 0
• The flop is Kc6h9c.
• Which is a better c-bet bluffing candidate, 72o or J10c?

Let’s approximate that 7-2 has about 5% equity against a continuing range and J10c has 35% equity. Your opponent will fold 33%, 8% more than optimal. In the home game I played, the 7-2 bounty was 50.7-2,05(1-.33)*200 +,33*100 – 50*(1-.05)(1-.33) + 50 = 57.875 J10c,35(1-.33)*200 +,33*100 – 50*(1-.35)(1-.33) + 0 = 58.125

1. So in this case, we’d expect to profit about $7 (answer of equation – the bet) with our best bluffing candidate as well as 72o betting half pot in a medium sized pot for the stake, without much theoretical difference between the two hands.
2. Now let’s look at what happens if this flop was bet called and a blank turn comes out.
3. Kc6h9c4s

Which is a better bluffing candidate now for betting 140 into 200? Let’s adjust the base equation for this bet and pot size, how often your opponent folds (33%, a few % less than optimally against this bet size), and updated equities – 0% for 7-2 and 18% for J10c.

x(1-y)*480 + y*200 – 140*(1-x)(1-y) + z = 0 7-2 0(1-.33)*480 +,33*200 – 140*(1-0)(1-.33) + 50 = 117 J10c,18(1-.33)*480 +,33*200 – 140*(1-.18)(1-.33) + 0 = 201.796 As you can see, as the pot gets bigger, 7-2 becomes significantly worse (EV of -$23 in this example) to bluff compared to good draws (one would expect to profit $61 semibluffing J10c here).

Now a note on river play – if you do get to the river with 7-2, then it becomes your best bluff because none of your bluffs have equity but you get the extra bounty with 7-2. This doesn’t necessarily mean that you should always bluff with all combos of 7-2 you get to the river with, but you should defintely bluff all 7-2 combos before adding other bluffs.

1. Conclusion The big takeaway is to still be quite aggressive with 7-2 – the extra 30 BB in most circumstances makes it an excellent bluffing candidate.
2. This becomes less and less true on later streets, and in bloated pots.
3. Just remember to not get too crazy and have it make your ratio of value bets to bluffs go out of whack – with the addition of 7-2 to a bluffing range, remember to value bet extra thinly.

: The 7-2 Game
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What is the 4 2 rule in poker?

The 4-2 Rule as mentioned previously – The 4-2 Rule is a way to turn the number of drawing outs you have into your odds of hitting them. It’s times 4 on the flop to hit on the turn or river, and times 2 on the turn to hit your draw on the river. Example: a flopped flush draw is 9 outs.
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What is the strongest position in poker?

The Button – Dealer (also classed as a LP) – In flop/community games such as Texas Hold’em being “on the button” is where everyone would like to stay! In terms of advantage it is the best position in poker. After the flop the dealer always gets to act last in every round of betting for that game.
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What is the biggest Poker Room in Florida?

Florida’s largest poker room celebrates 10-year anniversary bestbet Jacksonville is Florida’s largest poker room. Contributed photo Posted Thursday, March 10, 2022 12:00 am bestbet Jacksonville, the largest poker room in the State of Florida, will celebrate its 10th anniversary from Friday, March 18, to Sunday, March 20.

• To celebrate, bestbet Jacksonville will debut $10 commemorative cash chips and pay out more than $100,000 in cash giveaways with special promotional items throughout the weekend.
• The anniversary weekend kicks off March 18 with a $10,000 table game promotion from 2 p.m.
• To midnight with drawings every 60 minutes paying out two winners $500 each.

On March 19, a $140 No Limit Hold’em Tournament with a $10,000 bonus added starts at noon, followed by a $2,000 high hand promotion running every 30 minutes from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. The weekend celebration will conclude March 20 with a $1,000 high hand promotion running every 30 minutes from 10 a.m.

To midnight. Opening in 2012, bestbet Jacksonville renovated an existing facility located at 201 Monument Road and outfitted it with a spacious poker room, a VIP poker room, a full-service bar and kitchen, and a simulcast area boasting 120-inch flat screen televisions with Vegas-style carrel seating.

“We are very excited to welcome all of our loyal and outstanding patrons to celebrate our 10 years in the Arlington area,” said Jamie Shelton, bestbet president. “Our success is only as good as our patrons’ experience while in our facility, and for that success, I thank all of our 700-plus employees for their outstanding efforts and work ethic.” bestbet Jacksonville quickly attracted players from all over the world through premier poker tournament partnerships with the World Poker Tour and the Card Player Poker Tour.

Bestbet’s popularity continued to grow with the introduction of new card games in 2015. In 2021, bestbet saw its first two post COVID-19 poker tournament series attract more than 4,600 entries with $3.3 million in prize money awarded across a total of 22 events. “We are very appreciative of all of our partnerships over the years that have added to the excitement and positive player experience,” said Shelton.

“As for our success in 2021 with the return of our bestbet Poker Series, it was just great to see all of our friends and patrons having as much fun returning to tournament play as we did hosting them.”

bestbet Jacksonville features two locations in North Florida and is the state’s top poker, simulcast and gaming venue.The Jacksonville poker room, the largest in Florida, features more than 80 tables at all limits, an expansive simulcast wagering facility and an array of food-and-beverage service that includes sushi.The Orange Park location offers more than 30 tables, simulcast wagering and food-and-beverage service.

The poker rooms are open 24 hours Saturday and Sunday, and from 10 a.m. to 4 a.m. Monday through Friday. In the summer of 2022, bestbet will open a new cardroom and sports bar in St. Augustine. bestbet Jacksonville is located at 201 Monument Road, Jacksonville. For more information, go to bestbetjax.com. : Florida’s largest poker room celebrates 10-year anniversary
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Can you play poker for money in Florida?

The laws of Florida do include a definition of gambling and skill games for the record. Poker is legal at racinos (racetracks with casino games) and Seminole-run land-based casinos throughout the state.
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Are card rooms legal in Florida?

F.S.849.086 849.086  Cardrooms authorized. — (1)  LEGISLATIVE INTENT. — It is the intent of the Legislature to provide additional entertainment choices for the residents of and visitors to the state, promote tourism in the state, and provide additional state revenues through the authorization of the playing of certain games in the state at facilities known as cardrooms which are to be located at licensed pari-mutuel facilities.

To ensure the public confidence in the integrity of authorized cardroom operations, this act is designed to strictly regulate the facilities, persons, and procedures related to cardroom operations. Furthermore, the Legislature finds that authorized games as herein defined are considered to be pari-mutuel style games and not casino gaming because the participants play against each other instead of against the house.

(2)  DEFINITIONS. — As used in this section: (a)  “Authorized game” means a game or series of games of poker or dominoes which are played in a nonbanking manner. (b)  “Banking game” means a game in which the house is a participant in the game, taking on players, paying winners, and collecting from losers or in which the cardroom establishes a bank against which participants play.

• C)  “Cardroom” means a facility where authorized games are played for money or anything of value and to which the public is invited to participate in such games and charged a fee for participation by the operator of such facility.
• Authorized games and cardrooms do not constitute casino gaming operations.

(d)  “Cardroom management company” means any individual not an employee of the cardroom operator, any proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other entity that enters into an agreement with a cardroom operator to manage, operate, or otherwise control the daily operation of a cardroom.

E)  “Cardroom distributor” means any business that distributes cardroom paraphernalia such as card tables, betting chips, chip holders, dominoes, dominoes tables, drop boxes, banking supplies, playing cards, card shufflers, and other associated equipment to authorized cardrooms. (f)  “Cardroom operator” means a licensed pari-mutuel permitholder which holds a valid permit and license issued by the Florida Gaming Control Commission pursuant to chapter 550 and which also holds a valid cardroom license issued by the commission pursuant to this section which authorizes such person to operate a cardroom and to conduct authorized games in such cardroom.

(g)  “Commission” means the Florida Gaming Control Commission. (h)  “Dominoes” means a game of dominoes typically played with a set of 28 flat rectangular blocks, called “bones,” which are marked on one side and divided into two equal parts, with zero to six dots, called “pips,” in each part.

• The term also includes larger sets of blocks that contain a correspondingly higher number of pips.
• The term also means the set of blocks used to play the game.
• I)  “Gross receipts” means the total amount of money received by a cardroom from any person for participation in authorized games.
• J)  “House” means the cardroom operator and all employees of the cardroom operator.

(k)  “Net proceeds” means the total amount of gross receipts received by a cardroom operator from cardroom operations less direct operating expenses related to cardroom operations, including labor costs, admission taxes only if a separate admission fee is charged for entry to the cardroom facility, gross receipts taxes imposed on cardroom operators by this section, the annual cardroom license fees imposed by this section on each table operated at a cardroom, and reasonable promotional costs excluding officer and director compensation, interest on capital debt, legal fees, real estate taxes, bad debts, contributions or donations, or overhead and depreciation expenses not directly related to the operation of the cardrooms.

(l)  “Rake” means a set fee or percentage of the pot assessed by a cardroom operator for providing the services of a dealer, table, or location for playing the authorized game. (m)  “Tournament” means a series of games that have more than one betting round involving one or more tables and where the winners or others receive a prize or cash award.

(3)  CARDROOM AUTHORIZED. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is not a crime for a person to participate in an authorized game at a licensed cardroom or to operate a cardroom described in this section if such game and cardroom operation are conducted strictly in accordance with the provisions of this section.

4)  AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION. — The commission shall administer this section and regulate the operation of cardrooms under this section and the rules adopted pursuant thereto, and is hereby authorized to: (a)  Adopt rules, including, but not limited to: the issuance of cardroom and employee licenses for cardroom operations; the operation of a cardroom; recordkeeping and reporting requirements; and the collection of all fees and taxes imposed by this section.

(b)  Conduct investigations and monitor the operation of cardrooms and the playing of authorized games therein. (c)  Review the books, accounts, and records of any current or former cardroom operator. (d)  Suspend or revoke any license or permit, after hearing, for any violation of the provisions of this section or the administrative rules adopted pursuant thereto.

• E)  Take testimony, issue summons and subpoenas for any witness, and issue subpoenas duces tecum in connection with any matter within its jurisdiction.
• F)  Monitor and ensure the proper collection of taxes and fees imposed by this section.
• Permitholder internal controls are mandated to ensure no compromise of state funds.

To that end, a roaming commission auditor will monitor and verify the cash flow and accounting of cardroom revenue for any given operating day. (5)  LICENSE REQUIRED; APPLICATION; FEES. — No person may operate a cardroom in this state unless such person holds a valid cardroom license issued pursuant to this section.

A)  Only those persons holding a valid cardroom license issued by the commission may operate a cardroom. A cardroom license may only be issued to a licensed pari-mutuel permitholder, and an authorized cardroom may only be operated at the same facility at which the permitholder is authorized under its valid pari-mutuel wagering permit to conduct pari-mutuel wagering activities.

An initial cardroom license shall be issued to a pari-mutuel permitholder only after its facilities are in place and after it conducts its first day of pari-mutuel activities on racing or games. (b)  After the initial cardroom license is granted, the application for the annual license renewal shall be made in conjunction with the applicant’s annual application for its pari-mutuel license.

• If a permitholder has operated a cardroom during any of the 3 previous fiscal years and fails to include a renewal request for the operation of the cardroom in its annual application for license renewal, the permitholder may amend its annual application to include operation of the cardroom.
• C)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a pari-mutuel permitholder, other than a permitholder issued a permit pursuant to s.550.3345, may not be issued a license for the operation of a cardroom if the permitholder did not hold an operating license for the conduct of pari-mutuel wagering for fiscal year 2020-2021.

In order for an initial cardroom license to be issued to a thoroughbred permitholder issued a permit pursuant to s.550.3345, the applicant must have requested, as part of its pari-mutuel annual license application, to conduct at least a full schedule of live racing.

In order for a cardroom license to be renewed by a thoroughbred permitholder, the applicant must have requested, as part of its pari-mutuel annual license application, to conduct at least 90 percent of the total number of live performances conducted by such permitholder during either the state fiscal year in which its initial cardroom license was issued or the state fiscal year immediately prior thereto if the permitholder ran at least a full schedule of live racing or games in the prior year.

(d)  Persons seeking a license or a renewal thereof to operate a cardroom shall make application on forms prescribed by the commission. Applications for cardroom licenses shall contain all of the information the commission, by rule, may determine is required to ensure eligibility.

E)  The annual cardroom license fee for each facility shall be $1,000 for each table to be operated at the cardroom. The license fee shall be deposited by the commission with the Chief Financial Officer to the credit of the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund. (6)  BUSINESS AND EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE REQUIRED; APPLICATION; FEES.

— (a)  A person employed or otherwise working in a cardroom as a cardroom manager, floor supervisor, pit boss, dealer, or any other activity related to cardroom operations while the facility is conducting card playing or games of dominoes must hold a valid cardroom employee occupational license issued by the commission.

• Food service, maintenance, and security employees with a current pari-mutuel occupational license and a current background check will not be required to have a cardroom employee occupational license.
• B)  Any cardroom management company or cardroom distributor associated with cardroom operations must hold a valid cardroom business occupational license issued by the commission.

(c)  No licensed cardroom operator may employ or allow to work in a cardroom any person unless such person holds a valid occupational license. No licensed cardroom operator may contract, or otherwise do business with, a business required to hold a valid cardroom business occupational license, unless the business holds such a valid license.

D)  The commission shall establish, by rule, a schedule for the renewal of cardroom occupational licenses. Cardroom occupational licenses are not transferable. (e)  Persons seeking cardroom occupational licenses, or renewal thereof, shall make application on forms prescribed by the commission. Applications for cardroom occupational licenses shall contain all of the information the commission, by rule, may determine is required to ensure eligibility.

(f)  The commission shall adopt rules regarding cardroom occupational licenses. The provisions specified in s.550.105 (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (10) relating to licensure shall be applicable to cardroom occupational licenses. (g)  The commission may deny, declare ineligible, or revoke any cardroom occupational license if the applicant or holder thereof has been found guilty or had adjudication withheld in this state or any other state, or under the laws of the United States of a felony or misdemeanor involving forgery, larceny, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or filing false reports to a government agency, racing or gaming commission or authority.

(h)  Fingerprints for all cardroom occupational license applications shall be taken in a manner approved by the commission and then shall be submitted to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a criminal records check upon initial application and at least every 5 years thereafter.

The commission may by rule require an annual record check of all renewal applications for a cardroom occupational license. The cost of processing fingerprints and conducting a record check shall be borne by the applicant. (i)  The cardroom employee occupational license fee shall not exceed $50 for any 12-month period.

The cardroom business occupational license fee shall not exceed $250 for any 12-month period. (7)  CONDITIONS FOR OPERATING A CARDROOM. — (a)  A cardroom may be operated only at the location specified on the cardroom license issued by the commission, and such location may only be the location at which the pari-mutuel permitholder is authorized to conduct pari-mutuel wagering activities pursuant to such permitholder’s valid pari-mutuel permit or as otherwise authorized by law.

(b)  Any cardroom operator may operate a cardroom at the pari-mutuel facility daily throughout the year, if the permitholder meets the requirements under paragraph (5)(b). The cardroom may be open 24 hours per day. (c)  A cardroom operator must at all times employ and provide a nonplaying dealer for each table on which authorized card games which traditionally use a dealer are conducted at the cardroom.

1. Such dealers may not have a participatory interest in any game other than the dealing of cards and may not have an interest in the outcome of the game.
2. The providing of such dealers by a licensee does not constitute the conducting of a banking game by the cardroom operator.
3. D)  A cardroom operator may award giveaways, jackpots, and prizes to a player who holds certain combinations of cards specified by the cardroom operator.

(e)  Each cardroom operator shall conspicuously post upon the premises of the cardroom a notice which contains a copy of the cardroom license; a list of authorized games offered by the cardroom; the wagering limits imposed by the house, if any; any additional house rules regarding operation of the cardroom or the playing of any game; and all costs to players to participate, including any rake by the house.

1. In addition, each cardroom operator shall post at each table a notice of the minimum and maximum bets authorized at such table and the fee for participation in the game conducted.
2. F)  The cardroom facility is subject to inspection by the commission or any law enforcement agency during the licensee’s regular business hours.

The inspection must specifically include the permitholder internal control procedures approved by the commission. (g)  A cardroom operator may refuse entry to or refuse to allow any person who is objectionable, undesirable, or disruptive to play, but such refusal may not be on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, gender, national origin, marital status, physical handicap, or age, except as provided in this section.

(h)  Poker games played in a designated player manner in which one player is permitted, but not required, to cover other players’ wagers must comply with the following restrictions: 1.  Poker games to be played in a designated player manner must have been identified in cardroom license applications approved by the former Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering on or before March 15, 2018, or, if a substantially similar poker game, identified in cardroom license applications approved by the former Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering on or before April 1, 2021.2.  If the cardroom is located in a county where slot machine gaming is authorized under chapter 285 or chapter 551, the cardroom operator is limited to offering no more than 10 tables for the play of poker games in a designated player manner.3.  If the cardroom is located in a county where slot machine gaming is not authorized under chapter 285 or chapter 551, the cardroom operator is limited to offering no more than 30 tables for the play of poker games in a designated player manner.4.  There may not be more than nine players and the nonplayer dealer at each table.

(8)  METHOD OF WAGERS; LIMITATION. — (a)  No wagering may be conducted using money or other negotiable currency. Games may only be played utilizing a wagering system whereby all players’ money is first converted by the house to tokens or chips which shall be used for wagering only at that specific cardroom.

B)  The cardroom operator may limit the amount wagered in any game or series of games. (c)  A tournament shall consist of a series of games. The entry fee for a tournament may be set by the cardroom operator. Tournaments may be played only with tournament chips that are provided to all participants in exchange for an entry fee and any subsequent re-buys.

All players must receive an equal number of tournament chips for their entry fee. Tournament chips have no cash value and represent tournament points only. There is no limitation on the number of tournament chips that may be used for a bet except as otherwise determined by the cardroom operator.

1. Tournament chips may never be redeemed for cash or for any other thing of value.
2. The distribution of prizes and cash awards must be determined by the cardroom operator before entry fees are accepted.
3. For purposes of tournament play only, the term “gross receipts” means the total amount received by the cardroom operator for all entry fees, player re-buys, and fees for participating in the tournament less the total amount paid to the winners or others as prizes.

(9)  BOND REQUIRED. — The holder of a cardroom license shall be financially and otherwise responsible for the operation of the cardroom and for the conduct of any manager, dealer, or other employee involved in the operation of the cardroom. Prior to the issuance of a cardroom license, each applicant for such license shall provide evidence of a surety bond in the amount of $50,000, payable to the state, furnished by a corporate surety authorized to do business in the state or evidence that the licensee’s pari-mutuel bond required by s.550.125 has been expanded to include the applicant’s cardroom operation.

1. The bond shall guarantee that the cardroom operator will redeem, for cash, all tokens or chips used in games.
2. Such bond shall be kept in full force and effect by the operator during the term of the license.
3. 10)  FEE FOR PARTICIPATION; PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO ECONOMIC INTEREST AND WINNINGS FOR CERTAIN GAMES.

— (a)  The cardroom operator may charge a fee for the right to participate in games conducted at the cardroom. Such fee may be either a flat fee or hourly rate for the use of a seat at a table or a rake subject to the posted maximum amount but may not be based on the amount won by players.

The rake-off, if any, must be made in an obvious manner and placed in a designated rake area which is clearly visible to all players. Notice of the amount of the participation fee charged shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the cardroom and at each table at all times. (b)1.  A cardroom operator may not have any direct economic interest in a poker game played in a designated player manner, except for the rake.2.  A cardroom operator may not receive any portion of the winnings of a poker game played in a designated player manner.

(11)  RECORDS AND REPORTS. — (a)  Each licensee operating a cardroom shall keep and maintain permanent daily records of its cardroom operation and shall maintain such records for a period of not less than 3 years. These records shall include all financial transactions and contain sufficient detail to determine compliance with the requirements of this section.

All records shall be available for audit and inspection by the commission or other law enforcement agencies during the licensee’s regular business hours. The information required in such records shall be determined by commission rule. (b)  Each licensee operating a cardroom shall file with the commission a report containing the required records of such cardroom operation.

Such report shall be filed monthly by licensees. The required reports shall be submitted on forms prescribed by the commission and shall be due at the same time as the monthly pari-mutuel reports are due to the commission, and such reports shall contain any additional information deemed necessary by the commission, and the reports shall be deemed public records once filed.

12)  PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES. — (a)  No person licensed to operate a cardroom may conduct any banking game or any game not specifically authorized by this section or operate any game that violates the exclusivity provided in the gaming compact ratified, approved, and described in s.285.710 (3). (b)  No person under 18 years of age may be permitted to hold a cardroom or employee license, or engage in any game conducted therein.

(c)  No electronic or mechanical devices, except mechanical card shufflers, may be used to conduct any authorized game in a cardroom. (d)  No cards, game components, or game implements may be used in playing an authorized game unless such has been furnished or provided to the players by the cardroom operator.

(13)  TAXES AND OTHER PAYMENTS. — (a)  Each cardroom operator shall pay a tax to the state of 10 percent of the cardroom operation’s monthly gross receipts. (b)  An admission tax equal to 15 percent of the admission charge for entrance to the licensee’s cardroom facility, or 10 cents, whichever is greater, is imposed on each person entering the cardroom.

This admission tax shall apply only if a separate admission fee is charged for entry to the cardroom facility. If a single admission fee is charged which authorizes entry to both or either the pari-mutuel facility and the cardroom facility, the admission tax shall be payable only once and shall be payable pursuant to chapter 550.

• The cardroom licensee shall be responsible for collecting the admission tax.
• An admission tax is imposed on any free passes or complimentary cards issued to guests by licensees in an amount equal to the tax imposed on the regular and usual admission charge for entrance to the licensee’s cardroom facility.

A cardroom licensee may issue tax-free passes to its officers, officials, and employees or other persons actually engaged in working at the cardroom, including accredited press representatives such as reporters and editors, and may also issue tax-free passes to other cardroom licensees for the use of their officers and officials.

1. The licensee shall file with the commission a list of all persons to whom tax-free passes are issued.
2. C)  Payment of the admission tax and gross receipts tax imposed by this section shall be paid to the commission.
3. The commission shall deposit these sums with the Chief Financial Officer, one-half being credited to the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund and one-half being credited to the General Revenue Fund.

The cardroom licensee shall remit to the commission payment for the admission tax, the gross receipts tax, and the licensee fees. Such payments shall be remitted to the commission on the fifth day of each calendar month for taxes and fees imposed for the preceding month’s cardroom activities.

Licensees shall file a report under oath by the fifth day of each calendar month for all taxes remitted during the preceding calendar month. Such report shall, under oath, indicate the total of all admissions, the cardroom activities for the preceding calendar month, and such other information as may be prescribed by the commission.

(d)1.  Each jai alai permitholder that conducts live performances and operates a cardroom facility shall use at least 4 percent of such permitholder’s cardroom monthly gross receipts to supplement jai alai prize money during the permitholder’s next ensuing pari-mutuel meet.2.  Each thoroughbred permitholder or harness horse racing permitholder that conducts live performances and operates a cardroom facility shall use at least 50 percent of such permitholder’s cardroom monthly net proceeds as follows: 47 percent to supplement purses and 3 percent to supplement breeders’ awards during the permitholder’s next ensuing racing meet.3.  No cardroom license or renewal thereof shall be issued to an applicant holding a permit under chapter 550 to conduct pari-mutuel wagering meets of quarter horse racing and conducting live performances unless the applicant has on file with the commission a binding written agreement between the applicant and the Florida Quarter Horse Racing Association or the association representing a majority of the horse owners and trainers at the applicant’s eligible facility, governing the payment of purses on live quarter horse races conducted at the licensee’s pari-mutuel facility.

The agreement governing purses may direct the payment of such purses from revenues generated by any wagering or gaming the applicant is authorized to conduct under Florida law. All purses shall be subject to the terms of chapter 550. (e)  The failure of any licensee to make payments as prescribed in paragraph (c) is a violation of this section, and the licensee may be subjected by the commission to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each day the tax payment is not remitted.

All penalties imposed and collected shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund. If a licensee fails to pay penalties imposed by order of the commission under this subsection, the commission may suspend or revoke the license of the cardroom operator or deny issuance of any further license to the cardroom operator.

(f)  The cardroom shall be deemed an accessory use to a licensed pari-mutuel operation and, except as provided in chapter 550, a municipality, county, or political subdivision may not assess or collect any additional license tax, sales tax, or excise tax on such cardroom operation.1 (g)  All of the moneys deposited in the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund, except as set forth in paragraph (h), shall be utilized and distributed in the manner specified in s.550.135 (1).

However, cardroom tax revenues shall be kept separate from pari-mutuel tax revenues and shall not be used for making the disbursement to counties provided in former s.550.135 (1). (h)  One-quarter of the moneys deposited into the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund pursuant to paragraph (g) shall, by October 1 of each year, be distributed to the local government that approved the cardroom under subsection (16); however, if two or more pari-mutuel racetracks are located within the same incorporated municipality, the cardroom funds shall be distributed to the municipality.

• If a pari-mutuel facility is situated in such a manner that it is located in more than one county, the site of the cardroom facility shall determine the location for purposes of disbursement of tax revenues under this paragraph.
• The commission shall, by September 1 of each year, determine the amount of taxes deposited into the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund pursuant to this section from each cardroom licensee; the location by county of each cardroom; whether the cardroom is located in the unincorporated area of the county or within an incorporated municipality; and the total amount to be distributed to each eligible county and municipality.

(14)  SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, OR DENIAL OF LICENSE; FINE. — (a)  The commission may deny a license or the renewal thereof, or may suspend or revoke any license, when the applicant has: violated or failed to comply with the provisions of this section or any rules adopted pursuant thereto; knowingly caused, aided, abetted, or conspired with another to cause any person to violate this section or any rules adopted pursuant thereto; or obtained a license or permit by fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment; or if the holder of such license or permit is no longer eligible under this section.

(b)  If a pari-mutuel permitholder’s pari-mutuel permit or license is suspended or revoked by the commission pursuant to chapter 550, the commission may, but is not required to, suspend or revoke such permitholder’s cardroom license. If a cardroom operator’s license is suspended or revoked pursuant to this section, the commission may, but is not required to, suspend or revoke such licensee’s pari-mutuel permit or license.

(c)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the commission may impose an administrative fine not to exceed $1,000 for each violation against any person who has violated or failed to comply with the provisions of this section or any rules adopted pursuant thereto.

1. 15)  CRIMINAL PENALTY; INJUNCTION.
2. A)1.  Any person who operates a cardroom without a valid license issued as provided in this section commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.775.082, s.775.083, or s.775.084,2.  Any licensee or permitholder who violates any provision of this section commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.775.082 or s.775.083,

Any licensee or permitholder who commits a second or subsequent violation of the same paragraph or subsection within a period of 3 years from the date of a prior conviction for a violation of such paragraph or subsection commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.775.082, s.775.083, or s.775.084,

(b)  The commission, any state attorney, the statewide prosecutor, or the Attorney General may apply for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining further violation of this section, and such injunction shall issue without bond. (16)  LOCAL GOVERNMENT APPROVAL. — (a)  The commission shall not issue any initial license under this section except upon proof in such form as the commission may prescribe that the local government where the applicant for such license desires to conduct cardroom gaming has voted to approve such activity by a majority vote of the governing body of the municipality or the governing body of the county if the facility is not located in a municipality.

(b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a municipality may prohibit the establishment of a cardroom on or after July 1, 2021, within its jurisdiction. This paragraph does not apply to a licensed pari-mutuel permitholder who held an operating license for the conduct of pari-mutuel wagering for fiscal year 2020-2021 in the municipality’s jurisdiction or to a cardroom that was previously approved by the municipality.

17)  CHANGE OF LOCATION; REFERENDUM. — (a)  Notwithstanding any provisions of this section, no cardroom gaming license issued under this section shall be transferred, or reissued when such reissuance is in the nature of a transfer, so as to permit or authorize a licensee to change the location of the cardroom except upon proof in such form as the commission may prescribe that a referendum election has been held: 1.  If the proposed new location is within the same county as the already licensed location, in the county where the licensee desires to conduct cardroom gaming and that a majority of the electors voting on the question in such election voted in favor of the transfer of such license.

However, the commission shall transfer, without requirement of a referendum election, the cardroom license of any permitholder that relocated its permit pursuant to s.550.0555,2.  If the proposed new location is not within the same county as the already licensed location, in the county where the licensee desires to conduct cardroom gaming and that a majority of the electors voting on that question in each such election voted in favor of the transfer of such license.

B)  The expense of each referendum held under the provisions of this subsection shall be borne by the licensee requesting the transfer. History. — s.20, ch.96-364; s.26, ch.2001-64; s.1913, ch.2003-261; s.4, ch.2003-295; s.4, ch.2005-288; s.1, ch.2007-130; s.1, ch.2007-163; s.24, ch.2009-170; ss.4, 5, ch.2010-29; s.6, ch.2021-268; s.34, ch.2021-271; s.66, ch.2022-4; s.65, ch.2022-7; ss.50, 51, 99, ch.2022-157; s.10, ch.2022-179.1 Note.

— A. Section 51, ch.2022-157, provides that “he amendment to s.849.086, Florida Statutes, made by this act expires July 1, 2023, and the text of that section shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2022, except that any amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which expire pursuant to this section.” B. Section 99, ch.2022-157, provides that “f any other act passed during the 2022 Regular Session of the Legislature contains a provision that is substantively the same as a provision in this act, but that removes or is otherwise not subject to the future repeal applied to such provision by this act, the Legislature intends that the provision in the other act takes precedence and continues to operate, notwithstanding the future repeal provided by this act.” Section 10, ch.2022-179, amended paragraph (13)(g) using language identical to the amendment to paragraph (13)(g) by s.50, ch.2022-157, and did not include a repeal provision.
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1. The other three poker rooms in Colorado are at Ameristar, Lady Luck and Monarch.
2. All are in Black Hawk.
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• Times when pretty much any decent player could win money in online poker games are long gone.
• The poker landscape has changed: the markets have been divided, games got tougher, and the average player got better.
• However, despite all these seemingly bad circumstances, there are still thousands of players playing online poker for a living and ever more who dream of playing poker professionally.

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