derby lane

[Etaipo]

I wrote the card room this morning with some questions, still no reply =(

42, your options are Derby, Downs, or Hard Rock. I think Derby runs a fine room for what it is. I found the floor and the waitstaff to be MUCH more accomodating than the Hard Rock. I have not been to Downs yet, so I can't comment on them.

However, I found that in general the game at Derby is much tighter, and the Hard Rock is much wilder.

[4_2_it]

Thanks.

[vox]

It's also important to note that smoking is allowed at the tables at Hard Rock, since the Seminoles refuse to follow the Florida Clean Indoor Air Act.

Depending on the player, this could be good or bad.

Also, Hard Rock is open 24/7/365, and games are usually good til 6AM on weekends. All pari-mutuels are open 12 noon to 12 midnight, and certain ones close on specific days because their animals aren't running or their jai-alai is dark.

The Hard Rock floor is incompetent, and the dealers are chatty, but the facilities are on par with a mid-level Vegas casino. Derby Lane is a little less chi-chi, but the floor has its act together, and I remember the dealers being more professional. I've never been out to the Downs, but my brother and his friends love it.

Enjoy your visit to the Sunshine State.