The nearest documented gaming property sits 11.7 straight-line miles from Tampa's center
Derby Lane, in St. Petersburg, is the closest documented venue to Tampa's coordinates, at 11.7 miles measured as a great-circle line. That figure is straight-line only. Road distance is always longer, and this article does not publish driving mileage or travel time.
Tampa's coordinates are fixed at 27.9475 north, 82.45861111 west. Every venue listed below also has a fixed coordinate. The distance between any two of them is a geometric fact, not a route. Your starting point, by contrast, is not fixed, and no article can measure from where you happen to be standing.
What the distance table can and cannot tell you
The table below lists every documented venue measured to Tampa in the reference set. Each row is a great-circle calculation between two coordinate pairs. None of them is a road distance, and none of them implies a driving route.
| Reference point | Straight-line miles | Measurement type |
|---|---|---|
| Derby Lane | 11.7 | great-circle |
| Immokalee | 124.0 | great-circle |
| Seminole Immokalee | 124.0 | great-circle |
| Palm Beach Kennel | 169.4 | great-circle |
| Calder | 193.2 | great-circle |
| Dania Beach | 193.8 | great-circle |
| Dania | 193.8 | great-circle |
| Big Easy | 196.2 | great-circle |
| Gulfstream | 197.3 | great-circle |
| Hialeah | 197.7 | great-circle |
Immokalee and Seminole Immokalee share the same coordinate pair, which is why both rows show 124.0 miles. Dania Beach and Dania also share a coordinate. The reference set documents 318 venues measured to Tampa; the table above shows the ten nearest among those documented. It is not a complete list of every gaming property in Florida.
Why road distance diverges from straight-line distance
A great-circle line ignores terrain, water, road networks, county boundaries, and the actual shape of the built environment. Tampa sits on Tampa Bay. A straight line from Tampa's center to Derby Lane crosses the bay and part of the Pinellas peninsula; a road journey must follow bridges and surface streets that do not trace that line.
Longer pairs amplify the divergence. The straight-line path to Immokalee runs southeast across the interior of the peninsula, while any road route must negotiate the Tampa Bay area's exits, then the cross-state network south toward Collier County. The 124.0-mile figure describes geometry, not a commute.
State boundaries add another layer for some readers. Florida's road network does not follow coordinate lines, and a venue that looks close on a map may require a long loop around a bay, a river, or a protected area. None of that is captured in a straight-line number.
Where the venues sit
Derby Lane is in St. Petersburg, Florida, across the bay from Tampa. Its coordinates place it southwest of Tampa's center. The owner is documented as the Weaver family until 2025. The property is described in reference sources as a racino, originally named the St. Petersburg Kennel Club.
Immokalee, documented under both the name Immokalee and Seminole Immokalee, sits at 26.4106 north, 81.41646 west, in the interior of southwest Florida. The hotel opened in 2015, and the property is owned and operated by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The original casino opened in February 1994, with an expansion documented in February 2009.
Calder sits in Miami Gardens, Florida, at 25.96921389 north, 80.24063889 west. The documented slot machine count is 1,100, and the venue opened in 2010 under CDI ownership. Palm Beach Kennel Club is in West Palm Beach, on North Congress Avenue, with coordinates placing it on the state's east coast.
The remaining reference points — Dania Beach, Dania, Big Easy, Gulfstream, and Hialeah — all sit in the Miami metropolitan corridor, at straight-line distances between 193.8 and 197.7 miles from Tampa. Their spread is tight because they cluster in a single urban area.
If your question starts with "near me"
"Near me" has no fixed coordinate. The venue positions are fixed; your position is not. A distance article can only measure from a documented point, and Tampa's center is the point used here.
To measure from your own starting point, take your current coordinates and compare them against the venue coordinates listed above. The straight-line formula is a standard great-circle calculation. Any mapping tool will also show road distance, which is the number that matters for actual travel planning.
If the specific pair you want is not in the table, this article cannot measure it. The pairs shown are the only ones documented in the reference set for Tampa. For any other venue, you would need that venue's coordinate and your own, then compute the pair yourself.
What to confirm before you go
Facility figures change as properties are rebuilt and expanded. The slot machine count for Calder, the ownership line for Derby Lane, and the opening dates for Immokalee all describe a documented point in time, not today's condition. Publicly published reference sources carry the as-of caveat for each.
Bingo availability at any specific property is a live operational question. A venue may host bingo on a schedule, in a dedicated hall, or not at all; that information lives on the property's own pages, not in a coordinate table. Check the venue's website or call its guest services line before traveling.
For a complete current list of gaming venues in Florida, the state gaming regulator is the authoritative channel. The reference set used here documents 481 venues in total and is not a census of any city, county, or state.
FAQ
Does this article tell me where to play bingo in Tampa?
No. This article maps the fixed geographic positions of documented gaming venues near Tampa and gives straight-line distances to them. It does not state which venues currently offer bingo, on what schedule, or in what hall. Bingo availability is a live operational detail that belongs on each property's own published pages.
Why is Derby Lane listed at 11.7 miles when the drive feels longer?
The 11.7-mile figure is a great-circle measurement between two coordinate pairs, not a road distance. The drive crosses Tampa Bay and follows bridges and surface streets, so the actual road mileage is longer. This article deliberately does not publish driving mileage or travel time because no road route is documented in the reference set.
How do I find the road distance from my location to one of these venues?
Take your own coordinates and the venue coordinates listed above, then use any mapping tool to compute a road route. The straight-line table here gives you a geometric baseline, but it cannot substitute for route planning. Confirm the venue's current operating status and bingo schedule on its own pages before you travel.
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