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Seminole Casino Plan Inspires Hope and Fear
HOLLYWOOD, Fla., Dec. 28 (AP) — It was here, on a run-down stretch of
State Road 7, that the multibillion-dollar Indian gambling industry had
its humble beginnings. Today, the Seminoles' original high-stakes bingo
hall still stands, but it seems a relic from the past.
Just down the road, the tribe sees its future: a Las Vegas-style
complex, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, now under
construction.
There are big dreams, great expectations. Tribal leaders hope this
casino and a complex in Tampa will more than triple annual gambling
revenues to around $1 billion when they open early next year. But some
members fear that the tribe is overreaching and that its rags-to-riches
story might end in ruin.
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