New Tampa, Fla., Casino Will Greatly Increase Gaming Profile of Seminole Tribe. From: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News | Date: February 5, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

By Ted Jackovics, Tampa Tribune, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Feb. 5--TAMPA, Fla.--From along Interstate 4 east of Tampa, the hotel and casino under construction at the Seminole Indian Reservation looks like any other sprawling 12-story complex whose main building is a year or so from completion.

But myriad political, business and tourism-related issues mark this site as much more than a $100 million expansion of the Seminole casino complex that opened for bingo in 1982.

The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino represents an economic generator that ...

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