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unusual facts about Indian gaming



Seminole Tribe v. Butterworth

It allowed the Seminole Tribe of Florida to conduct a gaming enterprise in Florida, and was a major U.S. court case protecting Indian gaming, and helped pave the way for Indian gaming, although it brought up the issue of implicit divestiture a judicial issue concerning the rights of indigenous sovereignty within the United States federal trust.


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Joey Hernandez

A southpaw, Hernandez turned professional on December 16, 2006, winning a four round decision over Eduardo Adorno at the Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort in Miami, Florida.

Juaquin Gallardo

In February 2007, Gallardo upset Lenin Arroyo to win the WBC Latino Light Welterweight Championship, the bout was held at the Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort in Miami, Florida.

Seminole Tribe of Florida

Jim Billie, Chairman of Seminole Tribe from 1979-2001, during expansion of Indian gaming and increase in tribal wealth and economic development; re-elected in 2011