Q1 revenue raises hope for U.S. casinos Arts & Entertainment Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News by Damon Scott - June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 First-quarter revenue for commercial casinos in the U.S. has owners and operators optimistic that the industry has begun to wake up from the knockout punch it took from the pandemic. Commercial gaming revenue surpassed $11 billion in the first quarter of 2021, matching a previous all-time high that was achieved in
Legacy of code talkers still endures decades later News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 Native Americans from at least 37 tribes were represented in the U.S. military during World War I and World War II – numbering in the tens of thousands. Each service member has a story, but it’s the legacy of the code talkers that continues to fascinate. It makes sense, as the
After ACD, a new role at CSSS: Q&A with Rollie Gilliam III Community Education News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 HOLLYWOOD — Rollie Gilliam III has set the pace at the Seminole Tribe in its Advanced Career Development (ACD) program – part of the Tribal Professional Development (TPD) department. As the Fort Pierce-raised 33-year-old graduates from the program he entered in 2019, he has started a new chapter in his professional
Tribe to host Covid-19 vaccine drive Community Events Health Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - May 29, 2021May 29, 2021 HOLLYWOOD — In an effort to increase the Covid-19 vaccination rate among members of the Seminole Tribe, the Health and Human Services department (HHS) is set to host a vaccine drive. Dr. Vandhana Kiswani-Barley, the executive director of HHS, said the drive would take place at all of the tribe’s reservations
Harvard vice provost to be next FSU president Education Top News by Damon Scott - May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 Richard McCullough (Courtesy FSU) The school with longtime ties to the Seminole Tribe has chosen a new president. Richard McCullough was unanimously picked to replace retiring Florida State University president John Thrasher by the FSU Board of Trustees. The school announced the decision May 24. Thrasher has been president of the Tallahassee
Biden revives key Native American council News Top News by Damon Scott - May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior. (Courtesy photo) President Joe Biden’s promise that his administration would work with Native Americans on a host of issues continued through his first 100 days in office and includes the reinstatement of a significant council. Biden recently brought back to life the White House Council on
Native veterans procession is back, but for 2022 News Top News by Damon Scott - May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 Officials have scheduled the National Native American Veterans Memorial's in-person ceremony and procession for 2022. (Image via NMAI Facebook). Native American veterans and their families waited a long time for a national memorial, but it finally happened in 2020. But because of the pandemic, an in-person ceremony and veterans procession was
Guitar smash marks birth of Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 The traditional Hard Rock guitar smash takes place for the opening of the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana on May 14, 2021, in Gary, Indiana. In the front row at far left are Chairman Marcellus W. Osceola Jr. and Hollywood Councilman Chris Osceola. In the back row at the far
Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati to be unveiled this summer Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming Top News by Damon Scott - May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 The new Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati will include a Hard Rock Cafe. (Courtesy image) Hard Rock officials in Cincinnati have been busy hiring employees as they prepare to unveil the complete rebrand of an Ohio casino. A deal was struck in 2019 between Hard Rock International and VICI Properties for the $745
Code talkers are focus of online Smithsonian event Arts & Entertainment Top News by Damon Scott - May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 Diné (Navajo) code talkers Cpl. Henry Bahe Jr. and PFC George H. Kirk. Bougainville, South Pacific, December 1943. (National Archives photo No. 127-MN69889-B). The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) is scheduled to host a special online event about the Native American code talkers. The code talkers are known