FloridaMiccosukee Tribe
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IRS bills Indian tribe $170M for failing to report payments to members
(5/22/2013)
(Florida) -- The Internal Revenue Service has ordered a Florida Indian tribe to pay $170 million for failing to withhold taxes on gambling distributions.
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IRS slams Miccosukee Indians with hundreds of millions in tax liens
(5/21/2013)
(Florida) -- The Internal Revenue Service has slammed the Miccosukee Indians with a bill of $170 million for the West Miami-Dade tribe’s failure to report and...
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Nine years later, Miccosukee checkpoint on Loop Road persists despite complaints
(4/21/2013)
(Florida) -- In the fading daylight, 22 miles west of Krome Avenue, an armed, uniformed Miccosukee security officer idled inside a white SUV just south of the state road...
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Miami attorney accused of perjury contradicts former Miccosukee clients’ testimony
(4/16/2013)
(Florida) -- A former defense attorney for two Miccosukee Indians who lost a fatal car-crash lawsuit testified Tuesday that, contrary to what the West Miami-Dade tribe...
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Miccosukee Tribe member testifies she didn’t pay her Miami lawyers in perjury hearing
(4/16/2013)
(Florida) -- A Miccosukee Tribe member who was once represented by two high-profile Miami lawyers in a fatal car-crash case testified Monday at their perjury-sanctions...
5 Total Articles on this Issue
UltimateBet
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The Annie Duke & Phil Hellmuth Statements: Technically True, Intellectually Dishonest
(5/20/2013)
(Florida) -- Former UB spokesplayers Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke wasted little time last week in issuing public statements attempting to distance themselves from the...
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Internet Sweepstake Cafes
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AARP cancels Florida sweepstakes, blames new state gambling law
(5/19/2013)
(Florida) -- Sorry, grandma and grandpa. The AARP is blocking Florida residents from participating in its Perfect Path to Retirement $50,000 Giveaway and its forthcoming...
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AARP cancels Florida sweepstakes, blames new state gambling law
(5/17/2013)
(Florida) -- Sorry, grandma and grandpa. The AARP is blocking Florida residents from participating in its Perfect Path to Retirement $50,000 Giveaway and its forthcoming...
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Internet cafe law may have unintended targets
(5/16/2013)
(Florida) -- House Bill 155 was designed to sweep the state of illegal gambling cafes, and it worked. Internet cafes from Jacksonville to Key West have closed.
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Despite law, cities quiet on kids’ gaming machines
(5/12/2013)
(Florida) -- Since Gov. Rick Scott signed legislation outlawing video gambling machines last month, South Florida cops have rolled through their cities like the...
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Wayne T. Price: Gambling talks will get more serious this summer
(5/5/2013)
(Florida) -- A few weeks ago, a man probably in his mid- to late-60s peered in the window of a now-closed Internet cafe in Suntree. He jerked the door a couple times,...
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Will a new gaming study offer hope for internet cafes? Probably not
(5/5/2013)
(Florida) -- The doors to those Internet cafes have been locked tight since the governor signed a bill making them illegal but there is some news out of Tallahassee...
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Back to bingo: Former cafe players try luck at old game
(4/28/2013)
(Florida) -- Peg Kane is back after a two-year hiatus. But playing bingo isn't her first choice. "I'm an Internet cafe player," said Kane, 72, as she...
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Former sweepstakes cafes struggle after ban
(4/28/2013)
(Florida) -- One Internet sweepstakes café is now a bingo hall. Another became a beer bar that the owner is trying to sell. Three weeks after Gov. Rick Scott signed a...
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Internet cafe fallout's 'personal side'
(4/28/2013)
(Florida) -- The 62 computer screens are dark and the plush chairs are empty. Lucky Lady Sweepstakes on North Dixie Freeway is closed — one of more than 1,000...
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Seniors say they suffer after Florida closes Internet cafes
(4/21/2013)
(Florida) -- Amanda Geter sits on her red sofa, fumbling through her purse. She thumbs through a fistful of credit cards until she locates what had proved so elusive.
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Arcade suit seeks to block part of Fla. gaming law
(4/20/2013)
(Florida) -- The operators of two Broward County arcades have filed a lawsuit seeking to block enforcement of part of new law banning simulated slot machines or other...
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Key figures in Fla. charity gambling probe pumped over $100,000 to politicians before arrests
(4/18/2013)
(Florida) -- In the weeks before an alleged gambling ring came crashing down with nearly 60 arrests, those linked to the ring showered Florida politicians with campaign...
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Gov. Scott’s casino ban bill closes Lehigh gaming parlor
(4/17/2013)
(Florida) -- Michelle Grant, who oversees the daily operations of Vegas Games on Lee Blvd., says she was afraid she would lose her job if Gov. Rick Scott signed...
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State shuts down internet café gambling
(4/16/2013)
(Florida) -- Pinellas County Commissioners agreed April 9 that there probably would be no need for a countywide ban on internet cafes, as it seemed that state action was...
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State shuts down internet café gambling
(4/15/2013)
(Florida) -- Pinellas County Commissioners agreed April 9 that there probably would be no need for a countywide ban on internet cafes, as it seemed that state action was...
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Column: The real story on Internet cafe ban
(4/13/2013)
(Florida) -- You can find the historical record for a new bill banning Internet cafes on the state House’s website. Look up HB 155 and you will find the bill...
16 Total Articles on this Issue
Seminole Tribe
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Powerball Players Hope To Win Massive Jackpot
(5/18/2013)
(Florida) -- Imagine the millions of things one could do with an extra $600 million dollars. It’s possible, that by the end of the night, that dream for one lucky...
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Seminoles also fighting suit filed by senior arcades
(5/16/2013)
(Florida) -- Lawyers trying to revive senior arcades have run into a new opponent: The Seminole Tribe of Florida.
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Seminoles secure $750M loan
(5/4/2013)
(Florida) -- The Seminole Tribe of Florida announced earlier this week that it secured a new seven-year, $750 million loan. They'll use the money to pay off an...
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Attorney indicted for overbilling Seminoles by $1M
(5/3/2013)
(Florida) -- Miramar attorney Frank E. Marley has been indicted for overbilling the Seminole Tribe of Florida by $1 million. Marley, 39, and his assistant, Maria Hassun...
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Broward lawyer charged with overbilling Seminole tribe by $1 million
(5/2/2013)
(Florida) -- A Broward County lawyer was indicted Thursday on federal charges that he overbilled the Seminole Tribe of Florida by more than $1 million.
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Seminole Tribe gaming gets $750M loan
(4/29/2013)
(Florida) -- The Seminole Tribe of Florida received a $750 million loan secured by its gaming facilities in Florida. The Seminole Tribe, whose operations center is in...
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Seminole Tribe of Florida Announces New Senior Secured Credit Agreement
(4/29/2013)
(Florida) -- The Seminole Tribe of Florida, or the Seminole Tribe, today announced that it has entered into a new senior secured credit agreement.
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Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino to Host $10,000,000 Guaranteed Tournament in August
(4/17/2013)
(Florida) -- For the past week, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, has been playing host to the World Poker Tour, and now the property has...
8 Total Articles on this Issue
Genting
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Future of Herald building site in hands of Genting
(5/16/2013)
(Florida) -- The Miami Herald’s remaining employees closed down the newspaper’s longstanding building at One Herald Plaza on Thursday night. Next home for...
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Florida Gaming
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South Florida casino revenues increase
(5/7/2013)
(Florida) -- As revenue for casinos continues to climb in Florida, one thing is clear: The gambling industry here is ripe for expansion, experts say.
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South Florida casino revenues increase
(5/6/2013)
(Florida) -- As revenue for casinos continues to climb in Florida, one thing is clear: The gambling industry here is ripe for expansion, experts say.
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Florida gambling spots plan comeback
(4/29/2013)
(Florida) -- Like most gambling arcades around the state, the Vegas Experience in Fort Myers sits dark. The arcade’s doors are closed and its 100 slots-like gaming...
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Casino opponents go on the offensive against legislative gambling contract
(4/29/2013)
(Florida) -- No Casinos, the Orlando-based anti-gambling group, is launching a television and radio campaign urging House Speaker Will Weatherford and Senate President...
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More casinos in Florida? Bet on it
(4/27/2013)
(Florida) -- An old gambling joke says the difference between a prayer in church and a prayer in a casino is that, in a casino, you really mean it.
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Developer still working on gambling permits for Florida City
(4/27/2013)
(Florida) -- Florida City leaders plan to extend indefinitely a deadline for a developer to get state gambling permits before building a jai-alai fronton and casino on U...
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Ruth: More gambling? Report is a sure thing
(4/22/2013)
(Florida) -- Here's an offer the Florida Legislature can't refuse. The Founding Moochers in Tallahassee have decided to pay $400,000 to a New Jersey company,...
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Anti-Gambling Group Criticizes Fla. Gambling Study
(4/18/2013)
(Florida) -- An anti-gambling group is criticizing the company chosen do a critical study on the future expansion of gambling in Florida.
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Gambling opponents raise doubts about independence of company hired to write report
(4/17/2013)
(Florida) -- Despite hours of testimony hearing about the state's gambling industry, and two years debating whether to open Florida to resort casinos, the Florida...
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Fla. to spend nearly $400,000 on gambling study
(4/16/2013)
(Florida) -- Florida is moving ahead with a critical study that could set the stage for the future expansion of gambling in the state, including whether or not Miami...
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Legislature doesn't look far for gaming expert to do study
(4/16/2013)
(Florida) -- After a nationwide search, the Florida Legislature didn't end up far with its plan to hire a national gaming expert for $400,000 to write its report to...
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Legislature Selects Spectrum Gaming Group to Study Florida's Gaming Future
(4/16/2013)
(Florida) -- Allison McCoy, senior vice president of marketing for Spectrum Gaming Group, described her company's mission at the Florida Gaming Congress in February...
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Florida Bill Would Ban Public Assistance EBT Withdrawals at Strip Clubs, Liquor Stores, Casinos
(4/13/2013)
(Florida) -- A proposed bill in the Florida state senate would ban people who receive public assistance from withdrawing money from their electronic benefits transfer...
13 Total Articles on this Issue
Hard Rock
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Hard Rock International Announces Plans For A Beachfront Hotel In Daytona Beach
(5/4/2013)
(Florida) -- Hard Rock International, in collaboration with Bayshore Capital, announces plans for a Hard Rock Hotel in Daytona Beach, bringing the legendary Hard Rock...
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Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino to Host Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Featuring a $10 Million Guaranteed Payout
(5/4/2013)
(Florida) -- Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino has announced it will host the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open featuring a $10 million guaranteed payout – the...
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Doubling down, with meatballs on the side
(5/1/2013)
(Florida) -- When someone says, "Hit me" at Martorano's restaurant, it can mean another drink, another meatball or another card.
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Hard Rock International buys stake in company running Meadowlands Racetrack
(4/24/2013)
(Florida) -- Hard Rock International, a casino and restaurant company owned by Florida’s Seminole tribe, said it bought an equity stake in the New Meadowlands...
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Jeremy Weinstein Named Vice President of Marketing at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida
(4/24/2013)
(Florida) -- Jeremy Weinstein has been named vice president of marketing at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. He will be responsible for overseeing...
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Seminole Hard Rock announces $10M guarantee tournament
(4/16/2013)
(Florida) -- The Seminole Tribe of Florida is going all-in with poker, announcing Monday it will launch a $10 million guaranteed tournament. That's the largest...
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Other News
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Vague Complaint Dooms Tribe's Everglades Case
(5/21/2013)
(Florida) -- The 11th Circuit dismissed a Florida Indian tribe's claims that the U.S. Corps of Engineers mismanages the Everglade's water systems, periodically...
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State gambling study faces questions early on
(5/20/2013)
(Florida) -- Spectrum Gaming Group suffered a virtual body slam once it was announced last month as winner of a $400,000 contract to study the present and future effects...
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Small Florida city anxious to learn name of Powerball winner
(5/20/2013)
(Florida) -- It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an...
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Bill would protect water-authority lands from artifact looters
(5/19/2013)
(Florida) -- Treasure hunters have long pilfered arrowheads, pottery and other archaeological artifacts on state lands, risking jail time if caught. But a loophole in...
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Someone in Florida Is $590.5 Million Richer After Record Powerball Drawing
(5/19/2013)
(Florida) -- A single ticket matched all the numbers: 10, 13, 14, 22, 52,and a Powerball of 11. The name of the lucky person who bought the ticket at a Publix...
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Mission San Luis celebrates 17th Century Spanish and Apalachee Native American military
(5/11/2013)
(Florida) -- Spanish Florida’s western capital was alive with action Saturday as cannons and muskets sounded off, the clinking of a blacksmith’s hammer...
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Meet Dylan, the day trader
(5/10/2013)
(Florida) -- I first recall seeing Dylan Collins years ago on the basketball court of my son’s junior high school, 6-feet-plus of gangly adolescence with a wild...
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Derby wagering at Calder in question
(5/2/2013)
(Florida) -- A contract dispute between horsemen and Calder Casino & Race Course has the potential to block the track's ability to accept wagering on the...
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Former Calder security worker sentenced for role in fatal shooting of Brinks guard
(5/2/2013)
(Florida) -- A former security worker was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for his role in the August 2011 robbery and fatal shooting of a Brinks guard at the...
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Archaeologists find remnants of ancient Indian village, city’s first hotel on Miami River dig
(4/30/2013)
(Florida) -- In urban archaeology, the backhoe is a time machine: Scrape away a mountain of asphalt, dirt and rock near the river in downtown Miami, and the city’s...
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Cruise Lines Enjoy Onboard Gambling Revenues
(4/25/2013)
(Florida) -- Cruise companies rely heavily on casinos as a source of revenue. According to Cruise Market Watch the average cruise passenger will spend $48.47 per day...
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Tiger Tiger's Lee Tiger on His Album New Era and Making Music After the Death of His Brother
(4/23/2013)
(Florida) -- Brothers Stephen and Lee Tiger grew up making music on what is now the Miccosukee reservation. When the two were boys, a pile of toys was delivered from...
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New operator takes over casino cruise ship at the Port of Palm Beach
(4/23/2013)
(Florida) -- Island Breeze International is taking over the Black Diamond gambling cruise ship at the Port of Palm Beach and expects to be sailing by Aug. 1.
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Centuries ago, Native Americans fled Spanish Florida for Cuba
(4/20/2013)
(Florida) -- There may be people walking the streets of Havana or Miami who carry blood traces of South Florida’s pre-Columbian civilizations. If so, their DNA...
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Miami police make arrests and seize ‘maquinitas’ as mayor does about-face
(4/18/2013)
(Florida) -- A week after Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill outlawing video gambling machines — “maquinitas,” as they’re known locally — Miami...
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Centuries ago, Native Americans fled Spanish Florida for Cuba
(4/13/2013)
(Florida) -- There may be people walking the streets of Havana or Miami who carry blood traces of South Florida’s pre-Columbian civilizations. If so, their DNA...
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BIMINI SUPERFAST To Florida
(4/12/2013)
(Florida) -- A new cruise/ferry service may soon be coming to South Florida. Genting (USA) Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Genting Malaysia has purchased the 32,728...
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Florida's Ban on Slot-Like Games Shuts Hundreds of Parlors
(4/11/2013)
(Florida) -- Up to 1,000 strip-mall parlors where people can play slot-like computer games became illegal Wednesday in Florida, with the governor signing a ban on the...
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Questions abound over impact of casino gambling
(4/11/2013)
(Florida) -- With the Legislature recently outlawing Internet cafes, it underscores more then ever the need to have an objective, unbiased public debate on the true...
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Experts at UF share much about Ponce de Leon and La Florida
(4/7/2013)
(Florida) -- Most people believe Juan Ponce de Leon discovered the peninsula he named La Florida. But the truth is murkier, as scholars told the audience Saturday at...
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