and leaving money on the table - by balking at the new deal Gov. Charlie Crist reached with the Seminole Tribe of Florida to legalize increased gambling at seven casinos, including Tampa's Hard Rock. ...more

November 1, 2009

State House Speaker Larry Cretul asked federal gaming authorities Wednesday to shut down the Seminoles Tribe's card tables and Vegas-style slot machines, slap the tribe with hefty fines, or both. ...more

October 22, 2009

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Florida House Speaker Larry Cretul says Seminole Indian gaming talks are at an impasse and he has asked a federal agency to intervene. ...more

October 21, 2009

Attacks came from all sides against Seminole gaming on Thursday, starting with a call from the state Attorney General for federal prosecution of the tribe for operating card games prohibited in Florida. ...more

December 18, 2008

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum for the third time has sought a temporary closure of the new blackjack and baccarat tables at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino & Hotel in Tampa. ...more

November 24, 2008

Visitors to Florida might have a tough time telling whether it's an anything-goes playground or the tip of the Bible Belt. ...more

November 8, 2008

Attorney General Bill McCollum is urging federal authorities to stop the Seminole Tribe from offering gaming at their casinos that is illegal elsewhere in Florida. ...more

September 20, 2008

Attorney General Bill McCollum has written to federal authorities asking them to force the Seminoles to stop offering gaming at their casinos that is illegal elsewhere in Florida. ...more

September 19, 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