A dog track operated on that site for decades also. West Flagler would also have control of the Bonita Springs Poker room, which is between Ft. Magic City jai-alai would have the potential to reach many more people (if they open their doors more often to the public) at that site or investigate building a new court in Edgewater in a nice location while operating poker at the same time. They could also investigate opening that jai-alai and poker facility in the Edgewater neighborhood (near downtown Miami) that they had gained approval on a couple years ago.įor us jai-alai fans, this is great news. There would be nothing like it in Miami, especially with no further casino expansion expected, especially from some powerful gaming companies like The Genting Group from Asia.Īll the current employees of Magic City Casino will continue employment, except senior executives like Scott Savin, who will continue to run the jai-alai portion of it. Plans like this sound like something on the line with the Hard Rock but without live blackjack and other card games and could make the casino even more profitable than it is now. The closed dog track, comprised of 30 acres of property unused, would likely become a huge luxury casino and entertainment resort. The CEO and President of Wind Creek Hospitality, Jay Dorris, said there is big plans coming to the property. Today, it is the highest grossing “racino”, or former pari-mutual venue in the state of Florida that is allowed to operate slot machines and poker. The Havenick family has owned the lucrative property for decades which for most of the time was known as Flagler Dog Track. They would have control of the slot machines, electronic casino games and poker, but would have no effect on Magic City Jai-alai which will continue to operate as normal.

The sale, estimated to be around $600 million dollars in cash*, would turn over operations to PCI Gaming, which is owned and operated by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians.

Following a two-month delay, West Flagler Associates (owners of Magic City Casino) has gained “conditional approval” of the sale their casino in what is being considering the biggest casino deal in the state of Florida’s history.

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