Boulis called his fleet of 11 ships the SunCruz Casino line. There, out on the sea, passengers would gamble on poker, blackjack and slot machines. He remodeled the yachts as casinos, and began to operate his 'cruises to nowhere,' sailing three miles from the Florida coast into what was then considered international waters. In 1994 Gus Boulis, already a multi-millionaire by founding the Miami Subs sandwich shop franchise, bought a number of luxury yachts. Īt the time of the filing of bankruptcy, there were about 300 full-time and part-time employees. Parent company Ocean Casino Cruises filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy December 28.

On December 16, 2009, SunCruz Casinos was reported to be closing amid reports of owing $300,000 to the Canaveral Port Authority. SunCruz Casinos was one of many cruise lines that offered 'cruises to nowhere,' legally transporting passengers into international waters beyond the reach of federal and state gambling laws.įour ships operated out of four ports including Jacksonville ( SunCruz VII), Key Largo ( SunCruz I), Myrtle Beach ( SunCruz VIII), and Port Canaveral ( SunCruz XII). Originally Posted by Greg7 Do any poker Casino Cruise - Jacksonville - Florida (FL) - City-Data Forum. Go to the Sun Cruz website and click under Onboard Games you will find some poker table games and $300 buyin. Oceans Casino Cruises, the South Florida parent company of SunCruz Casinos, had no comment on its operations, Chief Marketing Officer Gary Inks said in an e-mail statement.

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