{"id":145534,"date":"2026-02-06T02:08:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T02:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/145534\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T02:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T02:08:07","slug":"after-starting-his-career-at-74-jacksonville-poker-dealer-marks-90th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/145534\/","title":{"rendered":"After starting his career at 74, Jacksonville poker dealer marks 90th birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/246f8a40a412bfc1d46dbcc0e3c78d44.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Charles Mizrahi, a poker dealer at bestbet Jacksonville, recently celebrated his 90th birthday! Mizrahi has been with the company for 16 years after starting his career as a dealer at age 74.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mizrahi joined the bestbet team in 2009 and currently works at the Regency location in Jacksonville.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mizrahi learned to deal poker through a bestbet dealer training class. He began his career at \u201cThe Poker Room\u201d at St. John\u2019s Greyhound Park. When that property closed, he relocated to the bestbet Jacksonville Regency location.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&gt;&gt;&gt; STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE &lt;&lt;&lt;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&gt;&gt;&gt; STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE &lt;&lt;&lt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In his current role as a Poker dealer, Mizrahi exclusively deals Table Games. His regular rotation includes games such as Ultimate Texas Hold \u2018em, Pai Gow and DJ Wild.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Co-workers and players describe Mizrahi as a loyal employee who has a positive attitude and a unique ability to connect with everyone he meets. Members of the bestbet team said he is a person who truly lights up any room he enters!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After 16 years with the company, Mizrahi said he views the workplace as a central part of his life. \u201cI love being here, it\u2019s like my home away from home,\u201d Mizrahi said. \u201cThese people aren\u2019t my co-workers, they\u2019re my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">[DOWNLOAD: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">[SIGN UP: <a href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.actionnewsjax.com\/newsletters\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/a>] <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Click here<\/a> to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:click here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">click here<\/a> to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:click here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">click here<\/a> to stream Action News Jax live.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Charles Mizrahi, a poker dealer at bestbet Jacksonville, recently celebrated his 90th birthday! 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