With few exceptions, like the Seminole Hard Rock casino on a 9-acre reservation outside Tampa, slot machines are illegal in Tampa Bay — and the rest of the state. Yet if you are in Pinellas, ...

As the curtain rose on 2025, one lucky gambler experienced a life-changing moment at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, while four others started the new year off in style. Just two days ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Several slot machines were removed from Pour Decisions Saloon in Bradenton following a month-long investigation into suspected illegal gambling, police announced Wednesday.

A gambler in Florida “ended the year on a high note” after winning more than a $1 million jackpot prize. The guest sat at a Dragon Link slot machine Dec. 30 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino ...

TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On Sunday, November 2, a lucky winner hit a jackpot of $2,190,214.13 on the $1 Million Dragon Link™ Progressive Slot Machine by Aristocrat Gaming™ at Seminole ...

On Gunn Highway, sandwiched between the Little Princess Spa and a salon academy, is the Lucky Game Lounge. Bridget Coimbre, the lead educator at the Summit Salon Academy, is glad to see it go. “We ...

At least one person has been arrested in connection with Tuesday’s statewide raid of adult arcades with illegal slot machines. Alexandre Borisovich Barmak, 57, who remained in the St. Lucie County ...

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Five businesses in Port Richey were shut down in an illegal gambling operation on Monday, authorities announced. The Florida Gaming Control Commission (FGCC) said it worked ...

At unregulated ‘arcade’ casinos that offer illegal gambling in Florida, mistreated customers have no way to fight back. Enterprise Reporter/Culture The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica ...

That buzz you hear coming out of Ciga City is real. It’s emanating from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa, where the excitement centers around a massive $2 million progressive jackpot.

TALLAHASSEE — Gulfstream Park Racing Association has filed a lawsuit arguing that a requirement that the South Florida thoroughbred track conduct races to maintain its lucrative slot-machine ...