The state's gaming compact with the Seminole tribe could cost Florida billions of dollars in the long run, parimutuel owners argued on Thursday. ...more

February 13, 2009

State lawmakers arrive at the Capitol today for a two-week special session to close a $2.3 billion gap in the state budget. ...more

January 5, 2009

Seminole Hard Rock Casino & Hotel patrons got a big surprise Thursday when the Seminole Tribe of Florida opened 104 tables for blackjack and baccarat games at 5 a.m. ...more

November 14, 2008

The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino opened 104 Class III tables for blackjack, baccarat and other table games at 5 a.m. today. By 10:30, all of the tables had players, despite the fact that the casino did not advertise the additions. ...more

November 13, 2008

Florida's gambling industry remains strong despite the national economic crisis, Jim Allen, chief executive of gaming operations for the Seminole Tribe of Florida, said. ...more

October 10, 2008

Florida's gaming industry remains strong despite the national economic crisis, according to Jim Allen, chief executive of gaming operations for the Seminole Tribe of Florida. ...more

October 9, 2008

Maggie Osceola Garcia lived in a chickee until age 14. Her family traded its traditional Seminole home of cypress logs and palm-thatch leaves for a rundown mobile home in a Bradenton migrant labor camp. ...more

November 27, 2007