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Miami Fontainbleau Hotel Owner Soffer Facing Casino Issues, Possible Recession Worries

First Posted: 03/29/09 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 02:05 PM ET

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Miami insiders say Soffer - who's opening a huge new Fontainebleau casino hotel in Las Vegas this fall - is disappointed he can't also have a casino at the legendary Miami original. "The hotel is obviously set up in a way that would be highly conducive to housing a casino," said one source.

In September, the Miami Herald reported, "When Jeffrey Soffer acquired the resort in 2005, he made it clear he sees it as a Vegas outpost in Miami Beach." Although casino gambling is not currently permitted in Miami or Miami Beach, the paper noted that a pro-casino petition filed last year by developers of the nine-block, downtown Miami World Center included provisions for a similar casino at the Fontainebleau.

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Miami insiders say Soffer - who's opening a huge new Fontainebleau casino hotel in Las Vegas this fall - is disappointed he can't also have a casino at the legendary Miami original. "The hotel is obvi...
Miami insiders say Soffer - who's opening a huge new Fontainebleau casino hotel in Las Vegas this fall - is disappointed he can't also have a casino at the legendary Miami original. "The hotel is obvi...
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JScott
John Galt's last name is McGuffin-Smithee
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11:57 AM on 02/26/2009
Shoulda built one right up next to an Indian Reservation that has casinos like that Hard Rock one in Florida.
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