Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Under an oak tree where its elders incorporated as a tribe, the Seminole Tribe of Florida on Monday ceremonially set in motion the construction of its latest venture: a $315 million Hard Rock hotel and resort project.

This one paragraph pretty much sums up the economic progress of the Seminole tribe since the early part of the 20th century. Remember, it was the Seminoles of South Florida who started this whole Indian gambling trend in the 70s when they opened a big bingo hall.

BTW, I sure hope the new casino is better designed than the new Seminole Casino in Coconut Creek. Have any of you SoFladites ever been there? If you want to play poker they send you to a dingy room on the second floor. It's almost like they are architecturally telling poker players that they don't like them because they lose less to the House than the dummy slot machine players on the main floor.

The new Hollywood resort will replace the current casino and feature 250 hotel rooms (with space to expand to 750), a health spa, beach club, gaming, retail space and a 1,500-seat entertainment complex that includes restaurants and a nightclub. It also will have 29,000 square feet of convention space.

Huh? If the new Hotel/Resort is on 441 which is at least 5 miles from the beach, how do you have a beach club?????

1 posted on 05/14/2002 3:33:38 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies ]


To: PJ-Comix
The Seminole Tribe, proving that minorities really can make it in America
2 posted on 05/14/2002 3:54:14 PM PDT by dheretic
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]

To: PJ-Comix
"Ugh, we do what Mr Temple say. Him good friend to indian."
3 posted on 05/14/2002 3:56:01 PM PDT by onedoug
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]

To: PJ-Comix
There was an interesting and relevant article in the Wall Street Journal last week. It said that one of the reasons Indian casinos are so profitable (for some) is that they routinely flout labor laws, claiming that these laws do not apply to them.
6 posted on 05/14/2002 7:27:17 PM PDT by livius
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson