I am on the casino mailing list and they list unspecified 'live
entertainment' on Friday and Saturday nights.
As to the question of the week, Florida is not Rhode Island. Despite
the efforts of greyhound park owners who have casinos to drop
live racing, the Florida legislature did not allow it (at least
not yet). The tradition of paramutuels there is much longer and
stronger than it was in New England. This could change, but not
yet.
It seems more likely to me that Dania would close before Miami.
Dania's handle is at a record low and they have closed the restaurant,
the cafeteria and the ice cream stand. I can't remember the last
time they had a promotion. I hope that all of the current frontons
continue live jai-alai, but unless Boyd Gaming builds a casino
or sells the place to someone who will do so, I can't see Dania
lasting much longer.
I am not a defender of Florida Gaming (I dislike the way they
run the Miami fronton), but we should keep in mind that this year
they provided a high quality roster at Fort Pierce, when they
could have gone the way of Ocala and Hamilton.
