Crazy NL Fun at the Hard Rocks On Hold

The rumors on the message boards appear to be true. A quick call to the Tampa Hard Rock and I'm told that the games are following the same rules as the pari-mutuels. $100 max buy-in at the NL game and a max of $5 bets in the limit games.

New Poker Law, Crowded Florida Poker Rooms

Here are links to some newspaper and website articles from the past few days about Florida's new poker limit and its affect on Florida poker rooms.

Casino Chaos in Florida As Poker Limit Restrictions Loosen - Casino Gambling Web

Royal rush: New law fills poker room - Naples News

The state is letting you bet -- and cash in -- even more at poker - Orlando Sentinel
Two Pull Quotes

"But at least one local group is already worried about potential fallout from allowing higher bets. The Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling says the higher stakes could lead to serious addiction problems for some players."This type of expansion will allow those with gambling problems to gamble longer and to create more debt, resulting in major problems in their lives," said Pat Fowler, the group's executive director."

"But the notion of fewer dog races pleased Carey Theil, executive director GREY2K USA, a nonprofit greyhound-protection organization based in Massachusetts. He said any reduction in racing is a "victory."

Poker - bad for players, good for dogs. Work that slogan into the maketing mix somehow.

A couple of article about dealer employment.

Here's the deal: Learn how to deal poker -- there's fresh demand - St. Petersburg Times

Change in Florida law will create more jobs - St Petersburg Times

Reports On the Forums about Florida's New Poker Limits

Here are some links to threads on the web that give some accounts of the first day of the higher poker limits in Florida.

Comapring Florida's Poker Rooms 2+2

First Day at Tampa Hardrock? 2+2

Well, Florida, how did the first day of NL/$5limit games treat you? 2+2