Sarasota Kennel Club at a glance
About Sarasota Kennel Club
Sarasota Kennel Club is a Florida-licensed pari-mutuel gaming facility at 5400 Bradenton Road in Sarasota, Florida, owned by Jack Collins Jr under a Florida Gaming Control Commission license. The kennel club has operated since 1929 and runs a 35-table poker room alongside greyhound simulcasting, a restaurant, self-parking, and valet on site. The minimum gambling age is 21. Website: sarasotakennelclub.com.
Sarasota is on Florida’s Gulf Coast in Sarasota County, approximately 55 miles south of Tampa and 70 miles north of Fort Myers via I-75 and US-41. The Bradenton Road address is in northern Sarasota near the US-41/Bradenton Road intersection, accessible from I-75 Exit 213. Live greyhound racing ended under Amendment 13 in 2021; the facility continues under its pari-mutuel license as a poker room and simulcasting destination. The kennel club’s Collins family ownership since 1929 spans nearly a century of Southwest Florida pari-mutuel gaming.
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Sarasota Kennel Club
Sarasota, Florida
Poker Room: Chinese Poker, Stud, and Omaha
Sarasota Kennel Club’s 35-table poker room spreads 7 Card Stud, Chinese Poker, Limit Hold’em, NL Hold’em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo 8, and Pot Limit Omaha. The combination of Chinese Poker, 7 Card Stud, and multiple Omaha formats gives the Sarasota room one of the more format-diverse menus in the Southwest Florida market. Omaha Hi-Lo 8 (Omaha 8 or Better) is the split-pot format. Chinese Poker is the 13-card three-hand variant. Confirm current stakes and running games at sarasotakennelclub.com.
What the directory data shows
Strengths and gaps inferred from games, features, and directory data.
Strengths
3- 35-table poker room with Chinese Poker, 7 Card Stud, Omaha Hi-Lo 8, and Pot Limit Omaha
- Operating since 1929 — nearly a century of Sarasota County pari-mutuel gaming
- Restaurant, self-parking, and valet on site
Watch-outs
2- Low data confidence — website encountered errors; confirm at sarasotakennelclub.com
- No contact phone in our directory data
Sarasota's 1929 kennel club — Chinese Poker, 7 Card Stud, and Omaha Hi-Lo 8 in a 35-table room
Sarasota Kennel Club has been operated by the Collins family since 1929, making it one of the oldest pari-mutuel operations in Southwest Florida. The 35-table poker room's Chinese Poker and 7 Card Stud spreads are unusual in the Sarasota market. The website (sarasotakennelclub.com) was unreachable during our data collection — verify current hours and game availability before visiting.
Licensing & Rules
- Regulator
- Florida Gaming Control Commission
- Age Requirement
- 21+
- Sportsbook
- Legal
