The Seminole Casino at Coconut Creek, Florida would not be the same for most gamblers if alcohol was not in the picture, which is probably why the Seminole tribe was approved last month to serve alcohol until 7 a.m. at its two casino bars in Coconut Creek. Previously allotted a smaller time slot, both the casino bar and Nectar Lounge night club will be permitted to serve booze as long as they are open. Considering the casino is open twenty-three hours (7 am to 6 am), the new measure has some anti-alcohol groups up in arms.

Michael Udine, who is the Mayor of the nearby town of Parkland, has been the most open about voicing concerns with the new alcohol-serving measure, which was approved by the Coconut Creek City Commission. Udine argues that long drinking hours will lead to more accidents and an overall greater threat to public safety. With school buses and people driving to work early in the morning, Udine says there are going to be "accidents waiting to happen". More people would probably be on Udine's side if the Seminole Tribe did not have the Safe Ride Home Program in place.

Previously implemented at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida, the Safe Ride Home Program provides free cab rides to intoxicated guests of the casino. Additionally, Seminole police and casino security officers patrol parking lots and casino exits, looking out for inebriated patrons who are slurring too much or falling over themselves. At Hard Rock, where tens of thousands of partiers gather on weekend nights, the annual drunk driving arrests have been below 35 since 2004. Both Seminole and Hollywood Police applaud the program. Even the President of Miami-Dade MADD supports the program.

Apparently, it is not that Parkland's Mayor Udine does not condone the Safe Ride Home Program, but rather, liquor in general. Udine says he is pushing to ban any establishment that sells liquor, except for restaurants. Udine says he will do all he can to keep bars and liquor stores from going up in Parkland, which he dubs a family-friendly town.