ROTARIANS STACK THE DECKS FOR CHARITY: Best Western Brandon Hotel and Conference Center, 9331 Adamo Drive, Tampa. Members of the Brandon's oldest Rotary Club are laying their cards on the table for a good cause when it hosts its annual Casino Night from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday. Rotary raises money for local charities such as Rotary's Camp Florida, where children with disabilities can enjoy a typical camp experience. ...more

September 30, 2009

House and Senate negotiators have agreed the state's share of expanded gambling at Seminole Indian casinos should go to education. ...more

May 5, 2009

The Seminole Indian Tribe would get a monopoly on big-payout slot machines across Florida but would have to give up casino games under legislation unveiled by the state House on Friday. ...more

March 28, 2009

Teens could gamble, Tampa Bay Downs could install electronic bingo and the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino could offer roulette and craps under a pair of Senate bills that breezed through committee Wednesday. ...more

March 26, 2009

State lawmakers say gambling bills that passed a Senate commitee today could plug a third of the state's $3 billion funding hole. ...more

March 25, 2009

One has a salt-water spa, two celebrity chef restaurants, twice daily maid visits, 330 rooms and zero slot machines. ...more

July 21, 2008

The state Supreme Court has scrapped the agreement that allowed the Seminole Tribe to offer Las Vegas-style slot machines and blackjack card games at its casinos. ...more

July 3, 2008

TAMPA - In a business that has long been considered impervious to recessions, casino operators in Las Vegas say that money is tight and profits are down. ...more

July 1, 2008

An arts and cultural festival that began 13 years ago as an attempt to fill a tourism gap between the Reno Rodeo in June and the Hot August Nights car rally is coming of age as a key component of civic leaders' efforts to revive the city's image and restore its sense of community. ...more

June 29, 2008