Southwest Florida Online News: Million Dollar Weekly Profits Sets Stage For New Casino Hotel In Glades County

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Southwest Florida Online News: Million Dollar Weekly Profits Sets Stage For New Casino Hotel In Glades County
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BRIGHTON SEMINOLE RESERVATION, FL –The Seminole Tribe of Florida and Seminole Gaming broke ground today at the site of the future Seminole Casino Hotel Brighton, a hotel and entertainment complex to be built on the Brighton Seminole Reservation, located northwest of Lake Okeechobee. 

“Breaking ground for the new Seminole Casino Hotel Brighton represents a major economic step forward for the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the entire Lake Okeechobee region,” said Marcellus Osceola Jr., Chairman of the Seminole Tribe.

According to James "Jim" F. Allen, CEO of Seminole Gaming, the current Brighton Casino makes a profit of $50,000,000 yearly and is at the top of the tribe's profitable casino operations. With almost a million dollars a week profitability now, it would be expected that future profits will provide an even larger boost to the Brighton Reservation and it's 500 residents.

Photo (Don Browne) - Children from the Seminole's Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School at Brighton at ground breaking ceremony Thursday

The Seminole Casino Hotel Brighton will replace the existing Seminole Brighton Casino, which first opened in 1980 and is located three miles north of the site. It is one of six casino complexes operated by Seminole Gaming for the Seminole Tribe of Florida, including two in Hollywood, Tampa, Immokalee, and Coconut Creek.The new Seminole Casino Hotel Brighton will include a casino with a total of nearly 38,000 square feet, including space for a total of 623 slot machines and 18 tables for blackjack, baccarat and other house-banked card games. Included in the totals are a high-limit gaming area with 42 slot machines and four table games. The Brighton Seminole Casino is the only Florida gaming room with high-limit gambling.The new facility will include a 24-hour restaurant with 124 seats, a steak house with 60 seats and a fast-service and carry-out cafe offering a combination of items from a coffee bar and pizza kitchen. An indoor event space will offer 400 seats for banquet events or bingo games, or 900 seats set up as a performance hall.

100-room hotel at Brighton Reservation

The new casino complex will include the first hotel to be built on the Brighton Seminole Reservation. It will feature 100 guest rooms on four stories, totaling 72,000 square feet.The Seminole Casino Hotel Brighton will be the fourth Seminole Gaming facility with a hotel. The others are the Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa and the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood.A pool and amenity deck adjacent to the hotel will offer a 1,500 square foot pool with a built-in sun shelf, plus a 12,500 square foot pool deck with space for 76 chaise lounges, 40 chairs and two cabanas.An outdoor stage will provide a second entertainment venue at the complex that will accommodate as many as 3,000 guests for concerts, comedy shows or other performances.In a first for any Seminole Casino, the new Seminole Casino Hotel Brighton will include an 8-lane bowling alley of 8,400 square feet, with 32 seats for dining or events.The entire Seminole Casino Hotel Brighton complex will be built on a 75-acre site that will also include a 10-acre lake and parking for more than 1,000 vehicles. The new site is located at 15005 Reservation Road, about three miles south of the existing Seminole Brighton Casino.The Brighton Seminole Reservation located in Glades County, currently has than 500 members of the Seminole Tribe of Florida residing there. The casino attracts guests from nearby Okeechobee and Highlands Counties, as well as residents and visitors from the rural areas around Lake Okeechobee.The new casino and hotel complex is expected to increase the number of tourists to the region.

 “We’re excited to bring a new level of gaming, dining and entertainment to the area, and we look forward to welcoming our current and future guests.”

It is projected to open in late 2024.

About the Existing Seminole Brighton Casino

Seminole Brighton Casino is a 27,000-square-foot casino with over 400 slot machines and eight live table games, including Blackjack and Three Card Poker, along with high-stakes bingo action and Josiah, a full service restaurant and lounge. Local live entertainment is featured weekly on Friday and Saturday nights. The casino also has an area for those who prefer to play slot machines in a smoke-free environment. For more information, call toll-free 800-360-9875 or 863-467-9998 or visit online at or on .Seminole Gaming was the first Indian Tribe in North America to open a high-stakes bingo hall and casino, which debuted in 1979 with a small bingo hall and became the forerunner of the Indian Gaming movement.