The casino was initially proposed as a bingo hall and a card room, but it added slots in 2000.

[1] There was local pushback to the addition of slot machines, with fears that the bingo hall would turn into a casino.

This is because Native American reservations hold tribal sovereignty that can only be restricted by the United States Congress.

The only regulation that Congress had passed relevant to this relating to the Seminole's sovereignty was Public Law 280, which gave Florida some civil jurisdiction on reservations.

The casino has since expanded significantly to have table games as well as sports betting, both of which were added in 2023, following the 2021 signing of a 30-year agreement relating to gambling between the Seminole Tribe and the government of Florida.