Seminoles Bet On a Sure Thing
As I told your earlier, several members of the acclaimed HBO series, The Sopranos, were in town at the Seminole’s Hard Rock Casino for a series finale party.
The Herald reports:
Early in the day, the grounds surrounding the casino looked like an Italian street festival, where everything from sausage-and-pepper heroes to Sopranos gourmet soda was sold. The private party was designed to resemble an Italian wedding.
Inside, 800 guests — cast members, local athletes, contest winners and Hard Rock Player’s Club members who regularly feed hundreds of dollars to the casino’s electronic gaming machines — were invited for cocktails. Guests were invited onstage, where they could have photos taken with cast members.
’This was a show about people that people could relate to,’ said John Ventimiglia, who played restaurant owner Artie Bucco.
Having paid Gandolfini a reported $250,000.00 for his appearance at this and several other casinos, the press coverage coupled with the increase in “slot dwellers” will have turned out to be a sure bet for the Seminole Tribe.
While the show may be gone, here’s a clip of the intro to the show.
[tags]Miami, Hard Rock Casino, Gambling, Casino, Sopranos, James
Gandolfini, Steven Van Zandt, Tony Sirico, Steve Schirripa, Michael
Imperioli, Lorraine Bracco, Vince Curatola, John Ventimigli[/tags]
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