This page in the World Casino Directory is all about Jacksonville casinos and gambling in the city of Jacksonville. The city of Jacksonville can be found within
Florida, United States.
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The gambling scene is Jacksonville, Florida is growing. Actually the gambling scene has been around for awhile, but it has started booming with the popularization of Poker in the United States (especially with Texas Hold'em) and has even experienced more growth with the advent of live poker games.
The only land based gambling facilities in Jacksonville are: The Orange Park Kennel Club, The Best Bet and Poker Room, The Jacksonville Kennel Club, and The Sun Cruz Casino Cruise.
For casino quality gaming go to the Sun Cruz cruise ship, it has a nice casino on board. Sun Cruz is located in the historic Mayport area of Jacksonville, FL. There aren't many hotel options in Mayport, but it is minutes from Atlantic ocean and Jacksonville Beaches where hotels are plenty (yet pricey as they are beach front establishments).
For simulcast wagering on horses and greyhounds, any of the 3 kennel clubs will do. The Best Bet is the only one to currently offer a poker room and it doesnt look as though that will change any time soon.
The pari-mutuel facilities get a bill up each year to turn the tracks into racinos, each year they vote for slot machines, but every year so far the bill has been defeated.
For a fun evening away from the house The Best Bet will suffice. For live racing The Orange Park Kennel Club runs the hounds. In Orange Park they have a few scattered hotels, but most people who visit from out of town usually stay in the downtown riverfront areas. There arent any hotels within ten minutes of the best bet but for a $20 cab ride you can get there from most southside hotels and $30 from most downtown hotels.
Each year the Florida Legislature attempts to curve gaming laws in their favor but the more and more they try the harder the people try and they pass laws for each area of the state for different gaming oppurtunities. Slots are legal further south, and the push is for them to move northward. Cross your fingers gamers as the laws start to bend to favor the gamer and hope we get more and more.
For the record all the casinos in Florida are Native American Indian casinos except for the casino cruiseships, poker games,horseracing and greyhound tracks.
The La Cruise Casino is located at: 4738 Ocean Street. Contact the La Cruise Casino at (904) 241-7200 or toll-free at (800) 752-1778. Visit the La Cruise Casino information page for more details on this casino.
Pari-mutuel facilities in Jacksonville, Florida
While there are no casino facilities in Jacksonville, Florida, you will find an active pari-mutuel scene. Click the links here to see a list of
dog tracks
in Jacksonville.
Casino Cruiseships in Jacksonville, Florida
You will find casino cruise ships with casinos on deck in Jacksonville. For a full list of casino cruiseships that leave from Jacksonville visit the Jacksonville casino cruises page. Cruiseships that leave from Jacksonville are great for relaxing in comfortable rooms and having your dining, lodging and entertainment wrapped up in one nice package. The casinos are often small but rarely crowded. Some claim they are tighter than other casinos, but you’ll have to be the judge. Take a look at the Royal Olympia Cruises - Triton for more information on this cruise ship and to get an idea of what to expect.
Florida Lottery
You can play lottery in Jacksonville since the state of Florida has a legalized lottery system.
We also have an information page on Florida Lotto that explains a little history of lotto in Florida and a bit about the available games in the lottery as well.
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