Mardi Gras Casino in Hallandale Beach Florida

In 2018, Jeffrey Soffer, owner of the Fontainebleau Hotel, purchased the Mardi Gras Casino from Hartman & Tyner, and renamed it as the Big Easy Casino. In 2017, the facility was closed for two months because of damage from Hurricane Irma. In 2015, the casino made further improvements, which included widening the aisles and opening up Louie's Lounge to the entire casino floor. Also included in the renovated facility were a flea market, several restaurants/bars, and a gift shop. Two years later, an additional 200 slot machines were added and, in 2009, the Big Easy Poker Room was relocated and expanded. Broward County voters subsequently approved the use of slots at Hollywood Greyhound and other parimutuels.Īn extensive renovation project in 2006 added approximately 1,100 slot machines and a poker room to the dog track, which was renamed Mardi Gras Casino.

Ī November 2004 statewide referendum allowed Broward County voters to decide whether to allow slot machines at parimutuel facilities located in the county. In 1974, the facility was reopened as Hollywood Greyhound Track. What is now the Big Easy Casino opened as the Hollywood Kennel Club on December 1, 1934, three years after Florida legalized parimutuel betting. History Historic Aerial Photograph of Hollywood Greyhound (Mardi Gras Casino) in 1940 The casino features over 700 slot machines, virtual table games, free to enter poker tournaments and nightly entertainment. The Big Easy Casino, formerly known as Mardi Gras Casino and Hollywood Greyhound Track, is a casino and formerly a greyhound racing facility located in Hallandale Beach, in the Florida, US.

Mardi Gras Casino in Hallandale Beach Florida