Casinos Near Florida

Yes! In Florida, it’s legal to gamble, and most gambling markets are available.

There are Class II and Class III tribal casinos, a Florida Lottery, horse racing betting, jai alai betting, bingo halls, charitable gaming venues, and racinos with player-banked cardrooms (though house-banked tournament poker rooms in Florida are exclusively hosted at Seminole casinos).

As far as sports gambling, Florida signed an updated compact with the Seminole in 2021 to offer legal sports betting at its casino properties and various racinos throughout the state.

Florida is home to seven casino facilities. There are six Class III tribal casinos and one Class II tribal casino.

In addition, you can gamble on casino cruise lines that operate out of Florida’s ports, and you can enjoy player-banked poker and VTL/EGM options at numerous racino card rooms.

Online casino games – or iGaming – is not available in Florida domestically. There are no provisions in state law to allow the Seminole to host online gambling games, online sports betting, or online poker.

That said, if you live in FL, you can legally access international gambling sites that operate outside of US borders.

All the sites listed here are considered the best online casinos in FL, and each one is reputable, time-tested, and has hundreds of thousands of members from the state.

Florida’s Class II and Class III Indian casinos are located in the following cities:

• Coconut Creek
• Hollywood
• Immokalee
• Miami
• Okeechobee
• Tampa

There are no craps tables in Florida as of 2021, though the state’s new Florida-Seminole compact allows for live craps at Seminole casinos going forward. Roulette was similarly authorized in the new compact.

Legal challenges to the agreement may delay the launch of these games, however.

The legal gambling age in Florida is 18+ for Class II casino gaming, the state lottery, bingo, horse racing betting, and raffles.

For Class III casino gambling, the legal minimum age to play is 21.

Fortunately, for players aged 18-20, real-money online casino games are available to play safely and legally online at the sites recommended here.

There are two Hard Rock Casino Florida locations. The flagship property is in Hollywood (home of the famous “Guitar Hotel”), while the Tampa location is the sixth-largest casino in the world!

The Seminole Tribe owns the Hard Rock brand worldwide. However, there are only two Hard Rocks in FL. The four remaining Seminole casinos in FL do not carry the Hard Rock name.

No. To play casino slots in Florida, you must be at least 21 years of age.

That said, all the international online casinos recommended on this page offer hundreds of legitimate electronic slots that pay out real money, and players only have to be 18 years old to sign up.

Yes, but not at any nearby FL casinos.

Keno is offered by the Florida Lottery and can be played anywhere lotto tickets are sold. The top FL online casinos on this page also have real-money keno games on tap.  

Yes! There are several bingo halls in Florida, both at casinos and at venues run by charitable and fraternal organizations state-wide.

Yes. If you want to take a casino cruise, you can certainly do so. The primary operator of casino cruises in FL is the Victory Casino Cruise line.

Once in international waters, gamblers on these ships can enjoy over 600 slot machines, nearly 30 live table games (including roulette and craps), and even legal sports betting.

Ahoy, matey!