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You've got a winning hand, a sure-bet blackjack. The only thing more exhilarating than pulling up 21 is putting it back down, to the dealer’s demise. Spine-tingling feelings like this happen at casinos all over the country, and as a Bluegreen owner, five specific destinations are just waiting to deal you a winning experience.

Casinos in Atlantic City

Bally's
A regular schedule of poker tournaments brings plenty of players to Billy's Poker Room at Bally's Atlantic City. The casino itself is large, colorful and exciting, with over 5,000 slots, including Red Hot Multi-Level Progressives, Top Gun, Hot Shot and more. Best of all, it's on the Boardwalk, just like Bluegreen at Atlantic Palace!

Tropicana
Another Boardwalk favorite, the Tropicana was voted the "Luckiest Casino" by readers of Casino Player Magazine. It offers 24-hour-a-day poker and two daily poker tournaments. If the ponies are your thing, head straight for the heart-pounding excitement of the Tropicana Turf Club during your next Bluegreen vacation, where 100 monitors show the best thoroughbred and standard-bred racing from major racetracks around the U.S. The Tropicana's popular Rumba Lounge is the perfect place to enjoy a cocktail and play video poker slots, with a panoramic view of all the action.

Trump Taj Mahal
The dazzling Taj Mahal by "The Donald," with its mega-watt entrance and giant minarets, was built at a cost of nearly a billion dollars. Michael Jackson participated in the opening ceremonies of this luxe casino, filled with elegant chandeliers. This mind-blowing Atlantic City casino is elegant and so large it even takes Bluegreen vacationers and regulars a while to see it all.

The Taj Mahal has been voted Best Casino by readers of Casino Player Magazine, and offers world-class entertainment in addition to gaming—the latest show was Cirque du Soleil's "Pandemonia."

Gamers will be dazzled by 3,000 slots, 210 table games, a baccarat pit, an exciting simulcast facility, and a smoke-free poker room that's home to the United States Poker Championship. Progressives include Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy and Indiana Jones. Form an "alliance" and go find the video game Survivor: Winning Streak.

Caesars
One of the largest casinos in Atlantic City, Caesars fills more than 145,000 square feet with nearly unlimited gaming choices. Players can use Total Rewards cards to earn ‘comp dollars,' and invitations to special casino events. Feeling flush? Head for the maximum-bet tables where blackjack has a $50,000 cap. Opt for Spanish 21 to experience the same game with a few twists. Or try your hand at Sic Bo, the three-dice game where patrons bet on combinations. Payoffs go as high as 180 to 1. And hold on to your hat: Fortune Pai Gow has a heart-racing payout, for a 7-card straight flush, of 8,000 to 1.

Casinos in Vegas

MGM Grand
Here's the best reason to go to MGM Grand Las Vegas: guests can enjoy daily tableside massage service performed by licensed massage therapists while making bets during their Bluegreen vacation. This might be the perfect warm-up for MGM's No Limit Hold ‘Em poker tournaments now held Sunday through Friday. Slots are hot, with denominations ranging from penny to $1,000, and this casino has thousands of them, plus video poker and multi-game machines. Want to play a game you won't find anywhere else in town? Look for Majestic Lions, the $1 progressive machines that pay out over $750,000 each day. You can even take a chance on a $1,000,000 payout on the Reel Millions and Lion's Share machines. MGM's video scratch-and-win game, Pick Six Giveaway, has up to $2,000,000 in prizes.

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
The sexiest poker lounge on the Strip is likely the one-of-a-kind Poker Lounge at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Private VIP rooms, bottle service, iPod stations, big screen TVs, killer music and a full bar and lounge set the stage. Even novices can relax; free lessons are available here. This room shoots, and scores. Tournaments happen daily, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.

If "keep it simple" is your Bluegreen vacation mantra, find Casino War. This fast one-card showdown pits player against dealer in Wild West gun-slinging style.

Both of these casinos in Vegas are near Bluegreen Club 36™, located just two miles from the Strip.

Casinos in New Orleans

Harrah's
Roulette, baccarat and table action keep excitement levels high at Harrah's casino in New Orleans—located just steps from the French Quarter and Bluegreen Club La Pension™. A brand-new themed slot area called Party Gras is making a splash. Slots start at only a penny—while away several fun-filled hours for next to nothing, or try your luck on one of the $500 machines. Harrah's offers enough poker variety to please beginners and seasoned players. No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em is a perennial favorite. May 2009 saw the World Series of Poker satellite events held here, games that led to the WSOP Circuit Championship Event.

Casinos in Wisconsin

Ho-Chunk Casino
If you are staying at Bluegreen's Christmas Mountain Village™ or Bluegreen Odyssey Dells™, nearby Ho-Chunk Casino in Wisconsin Dells packs plenty of traditional gaming fun into its oversized facility: bingo, craps, poker, more than 2,400 slot machines and video poker.

Ho-Chunk also offers terrific off-track betting inside the full-service Ho-Chunk Dome. Drop by the high-stakes blackjack room to try your luck at a really big win. This casino's patented Ticket-In, Ticket-Out technology lets you cash out without a wait and eliminates heavy coin buckets. The winnings on your ticket will work in any denomination machine for which you have enough credit.

Ho-Chunk is also "bingo nirvana," with BOGO (Buy One Get One) Friday and Twin-Win Tuesday (a stranger in the crowd also wins). Warm-ups are at 6 p.m. and the numbers get pulled starting at 6:30 p.m.

Casinos in Florida

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Bluegreen's Solara Surfside™ resort is only a few miles from the famed Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, which features blackjack, baccarat, mini baccarat, three-card poker, Pai Gow poker, and Let It Ride. But the most unique gaming experience in this exciting casino might well be its exclusive, interactive Star Trek slots: players choose a character, and play through an actual Star Trek episode.

Hard Rock's Player's Club is the "frequent fliers" way to earn bonus points on slots and machines. Earn prizes like free meals, free drinks, free valet parking and invitations to private parties. Seminole Hard Rock also understands that it's hip to be an "experienced player," and honors members over 55 with its Classic Rockers designation and free slot tournaments on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

So what are you waiting for? Book your Bluegreen gaming vacation and bet on a good time!

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