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, ...

Florida law enforcement seized 525 illegal gambling machines and $190,000 in a four-county crackdown. What to know.

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.

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 ...

At least 20 adult arcades throughout Southwest Florida are accused of operating illegal slot machines. The arcades got a warning from the Florida Gaming Control Commission about those machines. WINK ...

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 ...

Is this the end of adult arcades as we know them? Many arcades in St. Lucie County and some in Indian River County closed last week after state officials surprised Midway Arcade in Fort Pierce and ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is what the people of Florida are being asked to believe: Slot machines wouldn't extend legalized gambling. That's the best line since "Of course I'll still respect you in the morning." Our ...