Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sweeps Region with ‘Best of’ Awards
Submitted by Bitner Goodman PR
HOLLYWOOD — Casino Player magazine editors recently announced the 2007 Best of Gaming Awards, which are based upon reader response. The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino secured first place for Best Overall Hotel Casino and Best Overall Entertainment, and among 37 other first place awards, two second place awards and one third place award.
The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino swept the region in nearly all categories for overall hotel casino, entertainment and dining.
On the hospitality side, Seminole Hard Rock garnered first place for categories including Best Overall Hotel and Best VIP Services. The casino was named Best Overall Casino, Trendiest Casino, Best High Limit Players Lounge, Best High Limit Slot Area, Most Innovative Slot Floor and Most Frequented Casino, among others.
Entertainment designations include Best Overall Entertainment, Best Bar, Best Pool Area, Best Pool Bar; Best Nightclub, Best Place to Shop and more. Council Oak received recognition as Best Steakhouse and for its Champagne Brunch. Several Seminole Paradise restaurants won accolades in categories, as well.
The Best of Gaming awards are tallied in more than a dozen different regions around the country. This year, more than 4,000 reader responses from around the country were received. Now in its 12th year, these awards are widely considered the consumer standard by which the industry is measured.
“Gaming may be expanding in Florida, but our readers remain loyal to South Florida’s stunning Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood — one of the highest-end, amenity-driven gaming resorts on the East Coast,” said Adam Fine, Casino Player magazine’s editor-in-chief. “The property is definitely in a class of its own.”
According to Michael Bloom, president of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, the two-time award recognition and categories swept by the Seminole Hard Rock reinforces the property’s designation as a regional leader in the gaming and entertainment industries. “We strive to provide an exceptional experience for our guests. The readers spoke, and we’re elated to be number one in every category,” said Bloom.
Casino Player is the nation’s largest consumer gaming magazine, dedicated to national coverage of all things of interest to gaming enthusiasts. Now in its 21st year, Casino Player boasts a readership well into the hundreds of thousands, and is available by subscription with its sister publication, Strictly Slots, at casinoplayer.com. The awards are documented in the July issue.