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About Creek Entertainment Gretna

Creek Entertainment Gretna is a Florida-licensed gaming facility at 501 Racetrack Drive in Gretna, Florida, owned and operated by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. The property opened in 2011 and runs 2,000 slot machines and a 24-table poker room spreading an exceptionally diverse format menu, alongside simulcasting. Self-parking and valet are on site. The minimum gambling age is 21, regulated by the Florida Gaming Control Commission. Website: creekentertainment.com.

Gretna is a small city in Gadsden County in the Florida Panhandle, approximately 20 miles west of Tallahassee via US-90. Gadsden County is adjacent to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians’ Alabama-based reservation in Atmore — the tribe’s operations in Florida are geographically proximate to their primary Alabama holdings. The facility serves the Tallahassee metropolitan area as the nearest major slot machine and poker destination west of the capital.

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in Alabama, operating multiple Wind Creek Casino properties in the Southeast. Their Florida facility at Gretna is licensed under Florida’s Gaming Control Commission rather than under a tribal-state gaming compact (which in Florida is reserved for the Seminole Tribe). The facility’s operating hours — opening at noon Sunday through Thursday — are not 24/7; confirm current hours before visiting.

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Poker Room: Badugi, 2-7 Triple Draw, and More

Creek Entertainment Gretna’s 24-table poker room spreads 2-7 Triple Draw, 7 Card Stud, Badugi, Omaha, and Texas Hold’em — one of the most unusually diverse poker format menus of any Florida pari-mutuel card room.

Badugi is a four-card lowball draw game in which players receive four cards and must form the lowest possible hand with no pairs and no two cards of the same suit (rainbow hand). The best possible Badugi hand is A-2-3-4 with all four suits represented. Players can exchange cards in up to three draw rounds, targeting the optimal Badugi combination. Badugi is rare in US casinos; its availability at Creek Entertainment Gretna is notable.

2-7 Triple Draw is a five-card lowball draw game in which players get three drawing rounds to form the worst traditional poker hand — in lowball, straights and flushes count against you, and aces are always high. The best possible hand is 2-3-4-5-7 with no flush. The three-draw structure gives players maximum card-exchange flexibility. Both Badugi and 2-7 Triple Draw are primarily found at high-stakes poker venues and prestigious tournament circuits; their regular availability in a Florida pari-mutuel card room is unusual nationally.

Tribal Context

Creek Entertainment Gretna is owned by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, the only federally recognized tribe in Alabama, based in Atmore, Alabama. The Poarch Band operates the Wind Creek Casino brand across multiple properties in Alabama, Pennsylvania, and Florida. Gaming in Florida at this facility operates under Florida Gaming Control Commission licensing — the state’s tribal-state gaming compact is exclusively held by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, so the Poarch Band’s Florida operations function under the standard pari-mutuel licensing framework.

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Poarch Band's Gretna facility — 2,000 slots and Badugi/2-7 Triple Draw poker in the Florida Panhandle

Creek Entertainment Gretna is the most unusual poker room in the Florida Panhandle by format menu: Badugi and 2-7 Triple Draw are formats primarily found at high-stakes venues and major tournament circuits, not at standard pari-mutuel card rooms. The 2,000-slot floor and Poarch Band / Wind Creek Casino infrastructure give the facility scale relative to the Gadsden County/Tallahassee market. Not 24/7 — opening at noon midweek, so confirm hours before visiting. No phone in our data; use creekentertainment.com.

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Priya Sharma

Responsible Gaming Editor