Despite lawsuit, Seminole slots will begin spinning next week
HOLLYWOOD – The Seminole Tribe is installing Las Vegas-style slot machines at its Hollywood Hard Rock Hotel & Casino immediately, escalating an already contentious legal battle while adding another...
View ArticleVegas-style slots debut at Seminole Tribe casino
HOLLYWOOD – Purse in hand and eyeglasses on, 80-year-old Ruth Spivak stood behind a velvet rope Monday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, just steps away from the bright lights, musical...
View ArticleHard Rock hopes Vegas style slots will lure gamblers
Players at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa will now be able to play Las Vegas-style, class III slots, which the company is debuting there today. More than 700 new Las Vegas-style...
View ArticleSupreme Court strikes down gambling pact with Seminoles
From our Political Pulse blog: The Florida Supreme Court has struck down Gov. Charlie Crist’s compact with the Seminole Tribe of Florida to expand their casino operations on tribal lands. In the...
View ArticleAG seeks to halt Vegas-style slots at Seminole casinos
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum this morning asked the National Indian Gaming Commission to order the Seminole Tribe of Florida to halt the high-stakes gambling operations that were approved by...
View ArticleFacing a budget crunch, state lawmakers soften on gambling
Florida’s multibillion-dollar budget deficit is forcing Republican legislative leaders to reconsider their opposition to a deal that Gov. Charlie Crist struck last year to expand tribal gambling....
View ArticlePowerball is coming to Universal
Universal Orlando will become the new host for the twice-weekly drawings of Powerball, the 30-state lottery game that Florida is about to join. Beginning Wednesday, Powerball drawings will be broadcast...
View ArticlePort Canaveral pursues land-side gambling
Port Canaveral, where gambling ships have been squeezed by a deep recession and increased competition from inland casinos, thinks it has a way to breathe new life into the business: Let the slot...
View ArticleGambling pact could cost tourism businesses $100m a year
The Seminole Tribe of Florida’s plans to expand its casinos and resorts would siphon approximately $100 million a year in business away from other Florida hotels and motels, according to projections by...
View ArticleLawmaker: We won’t approve any gambling that hurts tourism
UPDATE: Dean Cannon wanted to clarify his comments. Cannon said the Florida House of Representatives is opposed to any measures that expand gambling beyond where it already is in the state. "We...
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