Seminole Hard Rock Casino Tampa

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SEMINOLE HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO TAMPA

5223 N. Orient Road
Tampa, Florida 33610

(800) 282-7016
(813) 627-7625

Hard Rock Tampa is one of the 10 largest casinos in the world! The casino is 245,000 square feet with 5,230 slot machines, 49 live-action table games, a 46-table poker room and a high-limit room. There are 3 fine dining restaurants, 7 casual dining restaurants, and 3 quick-bites venues. The AAA Four-Diamond hotel has 802 rooms.

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Seminole Hard Rock Casino Tampa

Seminole Hard Rock Tampa is located about 10 minutes east of downtown Tampa at the junction of I-4 and I-75.

2025 Expansion
In January 2025 Hard Rock completed a $65 million upgrade, which expanded the casino floor and added 350 new slot machines. The project also reopened the Fresh Harvest Buffet, which had been shut down in 2020 for COVID. There was also a major conversion of 240 hotel rooms in the West Tower into smoke-free rooms.

2019 Expansion
A much larger expansion project was completed in 2019. That project cost $700 million add added the East Tower, a 16-story hotel tower with 562 new guest rooms with 3 pools and the Rock Spa® and Salon. The expansion also added the Hard Rock Event Center, new restaurants, 33,000-sq-ft of gaming space, 880 slot machines and 19 blackjack tables.

Seminole Florida Casinos
The Seminole Tribe operates seven casinos in Florida. These are the new Seminole Brighton Bay Casino Hotel, located in Okeechobee, Florida, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood located in Hollywood, Florida, Seminole Classic Casino Hollywood also located in Hollywood, Florida, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa< located in Tampa, Florida, Seminole Casino Immokalee in Immokalee, Florida, Seminole Casino located in Coconut Creek, Florida, and Seminole Casino Big Cypress, located in Clewiston, FL.

News Headlines

Hard Rock Casino Tampa | Completes $65M Enhancement January 24, 2025 - Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa has completed a $65 million enhancement of its property that includes an expansion of its gaming area ... Read more Hard Rock Bet Wins Big at U.S. Supreme Court June 19, 2024 - The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take an appeal case Monday, which challenged the Florida tribal compact that grants the exclusive right for all online sports betting to the Seminole ... Read more U.S. Ten Largest Casinos in 2024 June 2, 2024 - Today there are 523 tribal casinos and 468 commercial casinos in the U.S. Nine of the top 10 largest casinos. are owned by Native American Tribes. Here is the Top 10 list based on the size ... Read more Hard Rock Sportsbook Case Tossed by Florida Supreme Court March 22, 2024 - The Florida Supreme Court denied a legal challenge to the mobile sports betting compact signed between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and Gov. Ron DeSantis. ... Read more Florida' Hard Rock Sportsbook Appealed to U.S. Supreme Court March 21, 2024 - Two Florida pari-mutuel firms filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the Seminole Tribe from accepting bets from non-reservation land ... Read more Headlines continued...

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Direction to Seminole Hard Rock Casino Tampa

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa is located at 5223 Orient Road, Tampa, Florida 33610.

From Downtown Tampa
Take I-4 East to Exit 5 (Orient Road). Turn right onto Orient Road. The casino is on your left.

From Tampa International Airport
Take I-275 North to I-4 East. From I-4 East take Exit 5 (Orient Road). Turn right onto Orient Road. The casino is on your left.

From Orlando
Take I-4 West to Exit 5 (Orient Road). Turn left onto Orient Road. The casino is on your left.

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News Articles

Hard Rock Casino Tampa | Completes $65M Enhancement

January 24, 2025

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa has completed a $65 million enhancement of its property that includes an expansion of its gaming area, the return of a buffet restaurant, and smoke-free hotel rooms

MORE SLOT MACHINES
More slot machines have been added to the casino by reallocating the former food court space. The new space allowed the addition of 350 new slots and brings the total to 5,230, the largest in Florida.

FRESH HARVEST BUFFET
Hard Rock Tampa celebrates the return of the Fresh Harvest Buffet, which shut down at the beginning of COVID. The reopened buffet features six food stations: American Bounty, Cucina Italiana, International Station, Raw Bar, Salad Bar and Desserts.

SMOKE-FREE HOTEL ROOMS
The West Tower has been totally renovated to smoke-free rooms. There are now 240 smoke-free rooms available in the 802 total rooms at Hard Rock Tampa.

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Hard Rock's mobile sportsbook launches in Florida

November 8, 2021

The Seminole Tribe quietly launched its sports betting mobile app last week without any public announcement. Under terms of the gaming compact signed with the state last June, the tribe could launch its mobile sportsbook as early as Oct. 15. Sign-ups and bets can be placed anywhere in Florida, and all bets are received and managed by web servers located on the Seminole reservation.

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Hard Rock rolls out Sportsbook app - Courtesy of WPTV News - FL Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast, Nov 1, 2021. Available from YouTube

Hard Rock's sports betting can be downloaded to Apple and Android phones.

A week prior to the mobile launch, the Seminole Tribe signed marketing agreements with five Florida pari-mutuels. The five include:

Palm Beach Kennel Club (West Palm Beach)
Hialeah Park Casino (Hialeah)
Ocala Gainesville Poker and Ocala Breeder's Sales Company (Ocala)
Tampa Bay Downs (Tampa)
TGT Poker & Racebook (Tampa)

A federal court hearing is scheduled this week seeking an injunction against the Seminole sports betting agreement with the State of Florida.

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Seminole Hard Rock Casino Tampa is hiring 400 new employees

February 27, 2021

Hard Rock Tampa has scheduled a Career Fair on Tuesday March 2. Job seekers are invited to the event to be held in the Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa. Job seekers can arrive anytime between 10 AM to 2 PM.

For a complete list of available jobs and to RSVP, visit the CAREER FAIR webpage of Seminole Hard Rock Casino Tampa.

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Seminole Hard Rock Tampa reopens tonight May 21

May 21, 2020

The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa will reopen this evening at 7 PM after shutting down for COVID-19 on March 20th.

To ensure the health and safety of guests and employees, Hard Rock will enforce the following policies:

• The number of visitors at any one time will be limited and not exceed 50% of capacity.

• All visitors and workers will have a temperature check at entry. No one 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher will be admitted.

• Masks or cloth face coverings must be worn by visitor and workers at all times.

• Half the slot machines will be turned off to provide social distancing between players.

• Players will be separated with plexiglas or similar barriers at table games, poker tables and customer service.

• Restaurants will be open with table spacing for social distancing.

• The hotel will open 200 of its 800 rooms.

• No events are scheduled at this time.

• No other reopening dates have been set for the other Seminole casinos.

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Seminole Hard Rock Tampa is opening Sugar Factory

November 22, 2019

A new Sugar Factory American Brasserie will open at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa next month. The new venue will overlook the grand entrance from the mezzanine level.

Sugar Factory describes itself with these statements on its website:

"Sugar Factory is known the world over for its celebrity-endorsed Couture Pops, which have turned sweets into the latest designer accessory."

"Iconic superstars including Kylie Jenner, Kendall Jenner, Britney Spears, Drake, Nicole Scherzinger, Kim Kardashian, Eva Longoria and Rupert Grint are just a few of the celebrities who have either endorsed or have been spotted with the sparkly lollipops."

Sugar Factory is a full-service restaurant with a standout floor-to-ceiling wall of 500 types of candy covering 4,000-square-feet. It will seat 120 customers. Twenty of them can choose to sit at an elevated white marble bar overlooking the grand entrance.

The hours of operation are 11AM to 11PM weekdays and 11AM to 1AM on weekdays. The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner every day and brunch every Saturday and Sunday.

The Sugar Factory American Brasserie at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is the restaurant's third location in Florida. The other two are in Miami and Orlando.

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Seminole Hard Rock Tampa opens $700M expansion with Grand Celebration Weekend

October 2, 2019

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa will open their $700 million expansion with a Grand Celebration Weekend October 3 - 6. The expansion added a 16-story hotel tower with 562 new guest rooms, 3 pools and the Rock Spa® and Salon, the Hard Rock Event Center, and enlarged the casino.

The schedule of events includes the following:

OCTOBER 3, 4, 5, 6
$1 Million Sweepstakes
Win $1,000 Free Play every hour noon - 3pm (25 winners)
Win $2,500 Free Play every hour 4pm - 8pm (20 winners)

OCTOBER 3 | 10 AM
Traditional Guitar Smashing Ceremony

OCTOBER 3 | 10:10 AM
Hotel Towers High Wire Walk by Nik Wallenda - King of the High Wire
For invited guests

OCTOBER 3 | Evening
Light Balance - neon and LED show.

OCTOBER 3 | 8 PM
Nightlife Party with DJ Jazzy Jeff
Hard Rock Event Center

OCTOBER 4 | 9 PM
Keith Urban
Hard Rock Event Center

OCTOBER 6 | Afternoon
Pool Party hosted by DJ Brody Jenner

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Seminole Hard Rock Tampa adds Elvis Presley's 24K gold leaf grand piano

August 31, 2019

The gold and glass design of the new grand entrance to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa is now super highlighted with the addition of the 24-karat gold leaf grand piano owned by Elvis Presley. This piano will be on permanent display in the new entryway, which is part of the $700 million expansion opening Oct 3.

Elvis purchased the piano for his mother in 1955. After her death in 1958, it went into storage. In 1968 it was removed from storage and finished in gold leaf by Priscilla Presley as a Christmas present and for the Presley's first wedding anniversary.

Elvis played the 24K gold leaf grand piano in his music room at Graceland.

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Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa Will Hire 1,200 New Employees

May 18, 2019

JOB FAIR JUNE 4-5

The 15-story Hard Rock hotel tower in Tampa is currently under construction and will open October 3, 2019, The tower addition will add 564 more rooms and suites and require the hiring of new employees to provide services to the guests.

There are full-time, part-time and on-call positions available for the new hotel, restaurants, and event center. These jobs include cooks, kitchen help, waiters/waitresses, servers, cocktail servers, security officers and general staff.

See Current Job Openings at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa.

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Seminole Hard Rock Casino Tampa tops out hotel tower

December 10, 2018

On Tuesday Tampa Seminole Hard Rock & Casino placed the final beam into place for the new hotel tower that will be 15 stories tall. The tribal owned casino resort has been undergoing a $700 million expansion. The new hotel tower is scheduled to be completed in 2019.

Currently there are 250 guest rooms. The project will add 564 more rooms. The additional rooms are needed since the hotel is almost sold out every night.

Another project being completed is the larger deck. When finished there will be three pools, a spa and salon, and a restaurant with seating for 120 people. The current number of shops will triple. 700 parking spaces will be added. More gaming will be added as well. The total amount of games will be 5,000 slots and close to 200 game tables.

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Seminole Hard Rock Tampa plans $700 million expansion

May 30, 2018

Plans have been announced for a new $700 million project at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa. The project will expand the casino hotel to an additional 200,000 square feet for gaming and entertainment.

The project is expected to be finished by the middle of next year.

There will be nearly 200 gaming tables and 5,000 slot machines. In addition, there will be a new hotel tower. It will be 15 floors and offer 564 guest accommodations. They will be a combination of guest rooms and suites. This will bring the total amount of hotel rooms to 800 and 88 suites. At the top floor of the hotel tower will be a gaming lounge for VIP guests. The area will feature access to rock star suites via the private check in and elevators.

Three new swimming pools will be available to hotel guests. They will be located outside and near the new hotel tower. For dining options, there will also be the Pool Grille. A restaurant and bar that will offer seats for 120 guests. Events will be hosted at the new pool and deck area. These will be held both during the day and in the evening.

The number of parking spaces will also be increased. 700 new spots will be added. This will bring the total number of parking spots to nearly 6,000.

Lastly, the Seminole Hard Rock Event Center is under construction. It will be located on the casino's second floor. The expanded area will offer 30,000 square feet for entertainment and music events. This includes the grand ballroom that will be 17,000 square feet. The room will be able to accommodate large poker tournaments, conventions, trade shows, concerts, and private events.

The Seminole Tribe of Florida plans to spend $2.4 billion in expanding and renovation projects for both the Tampa and Hollywood Florida Hard Rock casino locations. This is the largest economic investment made into the casinos to date. The investment is to be shown as part of the commitment from the tribe to the Florida residents that the tribal owned gaming venues will help benefit their community's economies.

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News Headlines Continued

2023

Florida Surprise! Hard Rock launches online sports betting statewide December 6, 2023 - Yesterday the Seminole Tribe reopened its Hard Rock betting app to accept sports bets from everywhere across Florida. By afternoon, Hard Rock Bet advertiisements ... Read more Seminole Casinos to Launch Live Craps, Roulette and Sports Betting Dec. 7 December 3, 2023 - This week the Seminole Tribe of Florida and Seminole Hard Rock announced a "new era of gaming" will launch at all six casino beginning Dec. 7th. The new games ... Read more Seminole Casinos will launch sports betting Dec 7 November 2, 2023 - Seminole casinos will accept sports bets beginning Dec. 7th. On the same day the casinos will celebrate the addition of craps and roulette tables to their gaming floors. ... Read more U.S. Supreme Court allows Florida sports betting to resume October 28, 2023 - The Supreme Court declined an emergency request Wednesday to block the September 13th decision of the DC Court of Appeals that allows mobile sports betting to resume in Florida ... Read more US Supreme Court Puts Florida's Seminole Sports Betting on Hold October 13, 2023 - Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary hold yesterday on Florida's mobile sports betting agreement with the Seminole Tribe of Florida. ... Read more Florida Sports Betting Set to Resume September 13, 2023 - Hard Rock can resume sports betting in Florida after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Washington, D.C., declined to rehear a final legal challenge Monday to stop the 2021 sports betting agreement between ... Read more Seminole Sports Betting Wins Big in Federal Appeals Court July 3, 2023 - Sports betting in Florida won a major victory Friday when the Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington D.C. overturned a 2021 court ruling that blocked implementation of a new gaming compact ... Read more

2022

US Interior Department asks Federal Court to allow Seminole sports betting August 28, 2022 - US Interior Department is asking a federal appeals court to reinstate the Seminole gaming compact signed with Governor Ron DeSantis in April 2021. The compact is ... Read more Hard Rock introduces new "Messi Burger" March 9, 2022 - Hard Rock Cafe has partnered with soccer legend Lionel Messi to introduce a new burger to all Hard Rock Cafe menus worldwide. The new "Messi Burger" is the latest addition to Hard Rock International's "LIVE ... Read more

2021

Seminole Tribe's appeal for stay is rejected by court December 5, 2021 - The Seminole Tribe's appeal for a stay ruling for their sports betting compact with Florida was rejected by a District of Columbia appellate court panel late Friday. The court ruled the tribe did not ... Read more Fed judge stops Florida's sports betting compact with Seminole Tribe November 23, 2021 - A DC district court judge ruled late yesterday that Florida's gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe is invalid because it violates the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). ... Read more Hard Rock's mobile sportsbook launches in Florida November 8, 2021 - The Seminole Tribe quietly launched its sports betting mobile app last week without any public announcement. Under terms of the gaming compact signed with the state last June, the tribe could ... Read more Seminoles sign 30-year gaming compact with Florida June 7, 2021 - The new Seminole gaming agreement with Florida is the largest and the most expansive Indian gaming compact ever written in our nation. Under the terms of the agreement, the Seminole Tribe will pay ... Read more Florida gambling bill gets final approval May 21, 2021 - The Florida gambling bill proposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Seminole Tribe of Florida last month has been approved by the Florida legislature. It passed the Senate 39-1 on Tue and the House 97-17 on Wed ... Read more Seminole's sports betting deal signed by Gov. DeSantis April 28, 2021 - Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a 30-year gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe of Florida last Friday to bring sports betting to Florida and expand Seminole gaming in Florrida. The House will now ... Read more Seminole Hard Rock Casino Tampa is hiring 400 new employees February 27, 2021 - Hard Rock Tampa has scheduled a Career Fair on Tuesday March 2. Job seekers are invited to the event to be held in the Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa. ... Read more

2020

5 Largest US Casinos - All Native American September 9, 2020 - None of the largest casinos in the U.S. are in Las Vegas! The five largest casinos are owned by Native American tribes, according to an article published this month by PlayUSA. The casinos are ranked by ... Read more Seminole Hard Rock Tampa reopens tonight May 21 May 21, 2020 - The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa will reopen this evening at 7 PM after shutting down for COVID-19 on March 20th. Guest capacity will be reduced to 50% for safer spacing, fewer slots ... Read more

2019

Seminole Hard Rock Tampa is opening Sugar Factory November 22, 2019 - A new Sugar Factory American Brasserie will open at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa next month. The new venue will overlook the grand entrance from the mezzanine ... Read more Seminole Hard Rock Tampa opens $700M expansion with Grand Celebration Weekend October 2, 2019 - Hard Rock is celebrating the grand opening of its $700M expansion with weekend of parties, $1M sweepstakes, ribbon cutting and guitar smashing ... Read more Seminole Hard Rock Tampa adds Elvis Presley's 24K gold leaf grand piano August 31, 2019 - The new grand entrance to Tampa's Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is now the home of Elvis Presley's 24K gold leaf grand piano. Elvis played this piano at Graceland. ... Read more Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa Will Hire 1,200 New Employees May 18, 2019 - Hard Rock will open a new hotel tower on October 3 that will requires the hiring of additional employees. The casino has scheduled a job fair for June 4 and 5 to attract candidates ... Read more

2018

Seminole Hard Rock Casino Tampa tops out hotel tower. December 10, 2018 - The final beam was hoisted into place for the new 15-story hotel tower. Construction will be completed in 2019 adding 564 more guest rooms. ... Read more Seminole Hard Rock Tampa plans $700 million expansion May 30, 2018 - Seminole Hard Rock will add 200,000 square feet for a larger gaming floor, more entertainment space and a new hotel tower. ... Read more