Seminole Tribe opens Hard Rock casino with a bash

Friday, March 12, 2004  

The Seminole Tribe of Florida opened its Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Thursday, drawing a reported 15,000 people through the doors.

The tribe expects 10,000 visitors a day to the $100 million, 250-room facility, which features 90,000 square feet of gaming space. The tribe is offering 1,800 electronic game machines of poker and bingo.

The tribe spent $400 million on this facility and a second one that will open next month. The tribe has created more then 3,500 jobs.

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Odds are, Hard Rock a hit (The St. Petersburg Times 3/12)
Hard Rock casino opens its doors (The Orlando Sentinel 3/12)
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