Indian casinos are not regulated by their respective states. Thus, you get very puny payouts. For example, the 3 Florida non-Indian casinos are required by law to payout at least 85%.

In Indian casinos, you're lucky if you can get a cup of coffee, especially if you play for any length of time. You want a better chance to win, then go to state regulated casinos.

I have gone to Seminole Hard Rock Casino twice and had a hard time finding Video Poker Machines! They must have 150 slot machines for every Video Poker machine. I don't know how many slot machines they have but after searching the entire casino floor I found probably only 50-55 Poker machines, and it seems all of them are being played.

In order to play one, a person must stand in back of the players and wait for an opening. It is very frustrating to stand there for 30-45 minutes and have someone leave and you're not close enough to grab the seat.

The pay schedules are 8-5's, 7-5's & 6-5's, which aren't the best ! I have probably played a total of 4 hours and have had only 1 Four of a kind!!!!! Way too many losing hands! I don't believe I will go back.

My daughter and I go there about once a week or so to get a VP and V Keno"fix" between Vegas trips.

But we go with the undertanding that we are probably just giving the Seminole Tribe a donation. The machines are VERY TIGHT. We occasionally get a good win, but consider it a good day if we go out the door with close to what we took to play with. The most I have won is $500, and she has won $800. But those kinds of payouts are rare.

We don't play table games, and do not stay at the hotel, since we are locals.
The food at the buffet is excellent, and we are lucky enough to get slot club coupons every month for 2 buffets apiece, and "free play" coupons of $10 for 2 visits a month. We make sure to use them, as we feel like we have earned them! The food court food is pretty good, but a little pricy.

Too bad it's the only casino in the area, because they might pay a little better if there was some local competition.

HI: I GO TO TAMPA HARDROCK ONCE A MONTH BY BUS. TO ME IT IS ENTERTAINMENT.

I AM NOT A DRINKER. AND I HAVE NOT PAYED FOR A MEAL YET. I RECEIVE COMPS IN THE MAIL EACH MONTH. I PLAY THE SLOTS THEY NOW HAVE CLASS III LAS VEGAS STYLE SLOTS 80% TYPE 3 & 20% BINGO TYPE 2.

IN THE LAST TWO OUTING BY BUS I HAVE TAKEN HOME $1,800 IN WINNINGS. WHY DRIVE TO BILOXI WHEN I CAN GET MY FIX AT HARDROCK TAMPA. TAKE CARE DOWNTOWN

You don't win, anything, not like the old days. You could play for awhile on casino money.

I was a slot supervisor and a few years back you could win some to keep playing.

Now all the casinos are very tight, even in Vegas, the only casinos I found that pay are in Biloxi, you still give it back, but I have hit some good jackpots there. Good Luck, you are going need it.