Mardi Gras Slot Machines Hoping to be Open by Xmas

Mardi Gras president Dan Adkins is hoping for an early Christmas present, in the form of his slot machine casino being open for the holidays. He would love to see the slot machines open and running by Christmas, but he has to wait to see how the state inspection goes next week. Having failed the first go around, the slot machine casino thinks they might have a better idea of what to expect next time and thus be better prepared to pass.

With Class III slot machines up and running for the first time in Florida at Gulfstream Casino, the Mardi Gras people are chomping at the bit to be open in time to take advantage of the holiday crowd. Each of the pari-mutuels in Broward County that will be offering the slot machines must go through testing by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation if they want to open. They must pass the testing of their employees and security personnel, a total of ten tests for the slot machine casino, before the public can play.

The only exception to the rule is the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino and its other two smaller slot machine casinos. They are operating on tribal land, and therefore are not subject to the same regulations and inspections that the other slot machine casinos are. Because of this, the payout rates on the Class II slot machines that they currently run are not known. The tribe is currently awaiting approval to bring in Class III slot machines.
 

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