Gambling Ship Jacksonville Florida
There is also a casino on the Carnival Cruises from Jacksonville. Their short cruises out of this port are affordable and gambling is a popular activity on the ship. SunCruz cruise ship sailing from Jacksonville in Miami Beach 411's Cruise Guide. Find about gambling cruises in Florida. SunCruz Casino in Jacksonville.
This is a list of casinos in Florida.
List of casinos[edit]
| Casino | City | County | State | District | Type | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Easy Casino | Hallandale Beach | Broward | Florida | Racino | ||
| Calder Casino & Race Course | Miami Gardens | Miami-Dade | Florida | Racino | ||
| Casino Miami Jai-Alai | Miami | Miami-Dade | Florida | Racino | ||
| Creek Entertainment Gretna | Gretna | Gadsden | Florida | Racino | ||
| Dania Jai-Alai | Dania Beach | Broward | Florida | Racino | ||
| Daytona Beach Racing and Card Club | Daytona Beach | Volusia | Florida | Racino | ||
| Derby Lane | St. Petersburg | Pinellas | Florida | Racino | ||
| Ebro Greyhound Track | Ebro | Washington | Florida | Racino | ||
| Flagler Dog Track and Magic City Casino | Miami | Miami-Dade | Florida | Racino | ||
| Fort Pierce Jai-Alai & Poker | Fort Pierce | St. Lucie County | Florida | Racino | ||
| Gulfstream Park Racing and Casino | Hallandale Beach | Broward | Florida | Racino | ||
| Hamilton Jai-Alai and Poker | Jasper | Hamilton | Florida | Racino | ||
| Hialeah Park Race Track | Hialeah | Miami-Dade | Florida | Racino | ||
| Jacksonville Kennel Club | Orange Park | Duval | Florida | Racino | ||
| Jefferson County Kennel Club | Monticello | Jefferson | Florida | Racino | ||
| Melbourne Greyhound Park | Melbourne | Brevard | Florida | Racino | ||
| Miccosukee Resort and Gaming Center | Miami | Miami-Dade | Florida | Native American | ||
| Naples/Fort Myers Greyhound Track | Bonita Springs | Lee | Florida | Racino | ||
| Ocala Poker & Jai-Alai | Ocala | Marion | Florida | Racino | ||
| Orange Park Kennel Club | Orange Park | Clay | Florida | Racino | ||
| Orange City Racing and Card Club | Orange City | Volusia | Florida | Racino | - | |
| Oxford Downs | Summerfield | Marion | Florida | Racino | ||
| Palm Beach Kennel Club | West Palm Beach | Palm Beach | Florida | Racino | ||
| Pensacola Greyhound Track | Pensacola | Escambia | Florida | Racino | ||
| Pompano Park | Pompano Beach | Broward | Florida | Racino | ||
| Sarasota Kennel Club | Sarasota | Sarasota | Florida | Racino | ||
| Seminole Casino Big Cypress | Clewiston | Hendry | Florida | Native American | Closed | |
| Seminole Casino Brighton | Okeechobee | Okeechobee | Florida | Native American | ||
| Seminole Casino Immokalee | Immokalee | Collier | Florida | Native American | ||
| Seminole Casino Coconut Creek | Coconut Creek | Broward | Florida | Native American | ||
| Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood | Hollywood | Broward | Florida | Native American | ||
| Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa | Tampa | Hillsborough | Florida | Native American | ||
| Seminole Classic Casino | Hollywood | Broward | Florida | Native American | ||
| Tampa Bay Downs | Tampa | Hillsborough | Florida | Racino | ||
| Tampa Greyhound Track | Tampa | Hillsborough | Florida | Racino | ||
| Victory Casino Cruises | Cape Canaveral | Brevard | Florida | Casino Ship | ||
| Victory Casino Cruises | Jacksonville | Duval | Florida | Casino Ship | Closed |
Gallery[edit]
Jefferson County Kennel Club
See also[edit]
Gambling Cruises Jacksonville Fl
- SunCruz is a casino ship with a 7,800 square foot casino, 300 slots, 25 table games, poker and one restaurant. The sailing schedule is Wednesday-Sunday 11am to 4and and 7pm to midnight. The SunCruz sails from Mayport, Florida. Imagine for $10 you can go for a wonderful ocean cruise, play live poker or slots and have a wonderful meal.
- Jacksonville's newest gambling ship, the SunCruz VII, planned to set sail from Mayport this week. Instead, it's docked under arrest by U.S. Marshals and could be auctioned off the courthouse steps.
- First acquired in 2004 by the now-defunct Palm Beach Casino Line, the “Big Easy” was sent to Jacksonville for a $12 million facelift. The 238-foot New Orleans-themed ship was painted with hues of purple and green and featured a 30,000 square-foot casino with 23 gaming tables.
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| Private (Owned by Ocean Casino Cruises) | |
| Industry | Transportation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| Defunct | 2009 |
Area served | Florida, Myrtle Beach, SC |
| Robert Weisberg, Chairman & CEO | |
| Products | Cruises |
Number of employees | 1,000 |
| Website | http://www.suncruzcasino.com |
SunCruz Casinos was one of many cruise lines that offered 'cruises to nowhere,' legally transporting passengers into international waters beyond the reach of federal and state gambling laws.
Four ships operated out of four ports including Jacksonville (SunCruz VII), Key Largo (SunCruz I), Myrtle Beach (SunCruz VIII), and Port Canaveral (SunCruz XII).[1]
On December 16, 2009, SunCruz Casinos was reported to be closing amid reports of owing $300,000 to the Canaveral Port Authority.[2] Parent company Ocean Casino Cruises filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy December 28.[3]
Suncruz Casino Jacksonville Florida
At the time of the filing of bankruptcy, there were about 300 full-time and part-time employees.[4]
History[edit]
In 1994 Gus Boulis, already a multi-millionaire by founding the Miami Subs sandwich shop franchise, bought a number of luxury yachts. He remodeled the yachts as casinos, and began to operate his 'cruises to nowhere,' sailing three miles from the Florida coast into what was then considered international waters.[5] There, out on the sea, passengers would gamble on poker, blackjack and slot machines. Boulis called his fleet of 11 ships the SunCruz Casino line. By the time he sold the company in 2000, SunCruz Casinos was earning tens of millions of dollars in annual profits, and employed over 2,000 people.
In September 2007, SunCruz discontinued operation at Palm Beach.[6] Service was subsequently discontinued at Daytona and Treasure Island.
Investigation[edit]
Casino Ship Jacksonville Florida
In the 2000s, lobbyists such as Jack Abramoff became involved illegally with the sale of the line. Boulis was murdered in 2001.
See also[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^'SunCruz website'. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^NBC News
- ^http://www.cfnews13.com/Business/LocalBusinessHeadlines/2009/12/29/suncruzs_parent_company_files_for_bankruptcy.html
- ^Price, Wayne T. (11 January 2010). 'SunCruz offers apologies'. Florida Today. Melbourne, Florida: Florida Today. pp. 14A.
- ^New York Times retrieved June 8, 2008
- ^'Port of Palm Beach statement'. Retrieved 15 January 2018.