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Seminoles Make Bid For Traditional Slots In Wake Of Broward Vote

POSTED: Wednesday, March 23, 2005
UPDATED: 10:16 am EST March 23, 2005

The Seminole Tribe has told Gov. Jeb Bush that it wants to negotiate an agreement to have full-fledged traditional slot machines.

The tribe argues that it is entitled to slots because voters statewide and in Broward County have approved slot machines at four Broward tracks and jai-alai frontons.

The Seminole Tribe has electronic bingo machines in its casinos in Coconut Creek, Hollywood, Fort Pierce, Brighton, Immokalee and Tampa.

The Miccosukee Tribe, which has a similar casino west of Miami, asked Bush to begin negotiations just a few days after voters statewide approved the ballot measure in November.

With Las Vegas-type slots, the gambler plays against the house. With bingo-type machines, the players at each machine play against each other.

Broward County voters chose to allow slot machines at four existing pari-mutuel facilities in a March 8 vote.

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