interestingly it came with the florida seminoles in the florida seminoles were first to come up with unregulated indian gaming and what that meant was that as other tribes saw them particularly the antigua of connecticut they travel to florida to see and to watch and learn from the seminoles how did you guys do that in starting the indian gaming operation which was legal at the time. they took these ideas and suggestions back to connecticut and they came to recognize the tribe and obtained trust land which was the former reservation put into trust status and then began to build gaming operations which has since developed into the largest gaming operation in the entire world. so from that we have other tribes imitating and using the example of the florida seminoles and the antigua's and the foxwoods and you have something like you see behind me right here as a tribal casino. the interesting part of this in building the indian nations is most tribes who entered into the gaming operations did not succeed. in fact about 20% of those who would go into the indian gaming operations actually

and interestingly, beginning with the florida seminoles, the florida seminoles were the first to come up with unregulated indian gaming. and what that meant was that as other tribes saw them, in particular those of connecticut, then they actually traveled to florida to see and to watch and to learn from the seminoles how did you guys do that in starting an end can gaming operation which was actually bingo at the time. well, they took these ideas and suggestions back to connecticut, became a recognized tribe, obtained trust land which was the former reservation, had it put into trust status and then began to build a gaming operation which has since developed into foxwoods, the largest gaming operation in the byer world. entire world. so from that you have other tribes imitating and using the example of the florida seminoles in foxwoods, and you have something what you see behind me, is a tribal casino. now, the interesting part of this is in rebuilding of indian nations is that most tribes who enter indian gaming operations do not succeed. in fact, about 20% of those who go into the in

from that, you have other tribes imstating and using the example of the florida seminoles and foxwood, and you have something what you see behind me, right here, a tribal casino. the interesting part of this, most tribes who enter in the gaming operations did not succeed. in fact, about 20% of those who go into the indian gaming operation actually succeed, and out of 20%, not that many, but several, have done quite well like this indian reservation here. it's really kind of good management, effective leadership, and really knowing what you're doing in a very different world. in order to start something like this, indian communities have to actually have trust lands so normally vie that reservations, so they have to have a site op the reservation, so sometimes they build off the reservation, but that has to be land in trust status. you have to have that. that's the first step. obtaining land and put it into trust status is a long, drawn out process, and sometimes it's opposed by communityings. sometimes it's opposed by other indian tribes, but as that is done, after that long procedure

so from budget other drives imitating and using examples of the florida seminoles and also in foxwood then you have what you see behind me right here, a tribal casino. the interesting part of this, the building of the indian nation is that most tribes who enter indian gaming operations cannot 60. in fact, about 20% o of those wo going to be thinking gaming operations actually succeed, and out of the 20%, not that many, but several have done quite well like the gila indian reservation here. so it's really kind of good effective leadership and really kind of enjoy what you're doing in a very different world. in order to start something like this, indian communities have to actually have trust land. sonoma they have reservation, so they have to have a flag on the reservation but sometimes they go off the reservation to but that has to be land in trust status but just had the first step. they obtained land and put into trust status as a very longer process. sometimes it's opposed by community. sometimes it's above but even other indian tribes. but as that's done, after that long procedure

go back to the seminal war you will find one of the soldiers by the way more american soldiers died in florida from fighting the seminolesthen died in all of the campaigns west of the mississippi. go check that. anyway, a typical comment is he would rather spend six months in hell than one month in florida. after the civil war, you have the lovely swamp land with the alligators and stuff like that and all of this fluff begins and you have this enormous attempt to transfer swamp into real estate and to me that is the key and frankly that's why the historiography of florida, which i won't waste my time on today, so terribly shameful because most of them are the general histories until now for the real-estate developers and among them was harriet beecher stowe but perhaps we don't have enough time to go into that metamorphosis. so anyway i forget what i'm -- paradise. >> i just want to add the same story in some ways is told about los angeles and the joke is it is still paradise. today you go outside -- it's snowing in cleveland with its blue skies and 80 some degree is right now so i don't know how many people are migratin