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The two Hard Rocks have always run 24 hours even though the pari-mutuel card rooms could only operate 12 hours a day. The new poker bills at one time had a provision to allow pari-mutuel cardrooms to be in operation up to 16 hours a day but that was stricken. I do not think the new bill will change the Hard Rock hours of operation.

The limit games at the Hard Rock follow the current rule of $2 max but as for max buy-in in tounaments - that has always been a gray area since tournaments were never really authorized by statute. The pari-mutuel card rooms have always run at $45 while the Hard Rock has had $1000 tournaments. Now that the bill actually sets a limit, currently interpreted at $800, I don't know if the Hard Rock will fall in line or continue to operate as they are now.