I was leaving Seminole Hard Rock Casino one night recently with my wife, about $200 lighter. On the elevator going to the parking garage was a young couple so drunk they had to hold each other up. ...more

June 29, 2009

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's office is looking for a 79-year-old Wimauma woman last seen by her son Saturday night. ...more

June 8, 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

George A. Montgomery of New Port Richey says Florida should ratify the gambling pact with the Seminole Indian tribe because it needs the revenue. ...more

March 14, 2009

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's bomb squad was called to the Seminole Hard Rock Casino this afternoon after the casino received a bomb threat and security found a suspicious package in the parking garage. ...more

February 14, 2009

A 55-year-old Plant City man was jailed this morning after he walked through the Seminole Hard Rock casino with a handgun tucked into his waistband. ...more

February 13, 2009

The Seminole tribe is offering an instant $288 million and the promise of thousands of new jobs to state lawmakers reviewing the tribe's gambling compact. ...more

February 3, 2009

The Seminole tribe is dangling the promise of 45,000 jobs and the instant access to $288 million in front of lawmakers studying the gambling agreement Gov. Charlie Crist signed with the tribe. ...more

February 2, 2009

Some lawmakers want the state to crack down on businesses they say are acting as "co-conspirators" with the Seminole Indians to offer blackjack and other casino-style games. ...more

January 14, 2009

Some lawmakers want the state to crack down on businesses they are acting as "co-conspirators" with the Seminole Indians to offer blackjack and other casino-style games. ...more

January 13, 2009