Spurred by the three-month success of high stakes poker, the
Naples-Fort Myers Greyhound Track’s poker room will be getting bigger
in October.

“Our business has probably doubled,” said Card Room Manager Cindy Fra.
The track’s card room transition from low stakes to high stakes has been nothing short of remarkable, Fra said.

“Everyone is thrilled about it,” she said.

In October, the track will add six more tables pushing the card room’s total number of tables to 30.

Much of the credit to the card room’s success can be attributed to Gov. Charlie Crist, Fra said.

“He
understood what it was about. The new governor has been great for us,
great for the players and great for the tax base,” she said.

In
July, Crist dealt Florida pari-mutuels a stronger hand to compete
against the Seminoles. The new law allowed poker rooms at race tracks
to have its poker rooms open seven days a week — and have tournaments
with higher stakes, including a maximum buy-in of $800.

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Author Contact Info: Mark S. Krzos, The News-Press