Given its placement in the South, Florida is unsurprisingly conservative when it comes to gambling. The ‘Sunshine State’ only allows lottery play, pari-mutuel betting, highly regulated charitable games like bingo and raffles, as well as some forms of tribal gaming. For those wanting to play traditional games, such as blackjack or slots, a loophole exists in the form of casino boats, which head out into the Gulf of Mexico to get around the stringent Florida gaming laws.