auto insurance - #1:Alfie Oakes arrested at South Florida casino, says the casino is a 'sore loser'
On Sunday, Oakes, 53, was attempting to cash in casino chips at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, but he refused to provide identification, a Seminole Police Department spokesperson said.
The Seminole Tribe of Florida owns the casino in Hollywood, which offers guests a selection of 3,100 slots, nearly 200 table games, and a 45-table poker room.
He was booked into Broward County Jail and was released on a $25 bond.
No stranger to controversy
Oakes, a farmer and major food retailer and distributor, is no stranger to controversy – or attention.
When asked for comment, Oakes wrote in an email to the Naples Daily News that the casino was giving him a hard time cashing in chips, but that he was never asked for identification "when they took my cash."
He added, "sore losers! $8700.00 in winnings (minus) $25.00 bond. $8675.00 to the good...still not a bad night."
The owner of Oakes Farms, Seed to Table, Oakes Farm Market and Food & Thought, is a self-made businessman, known for both his success and his strong political and personal views, espoused at public forums and through social media.
Oakes participated in the "Save America March" in Washington, D.C. on the day of the riots at the Capitol — and funded two busloads of local supporters to attend the pro-Trump rally.
He denied any involvement in the insurrection, telling the Daily News after he returned from the rally that protesters were "supporting liberty and freedom." He blamed left-wing activists for the siege on the U.S. Capitol, describing his trip as amazing.
He described COVID-19 as a “hoax”
He's a major supplier of fresh produce — and other foods, not just through his own private retail and distribution channels, but through federal contracts.
In 2020, he fought Collier County’s mask order, refusing to follow it in his stores and challenging it in court. He described COVID-19 as a “hoax.”
Related: Naples grocer refiles lawsuit challenging Collier County's mask order
The Lee County School School District ended its food supply contract with Oakes after he declared both the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement as hoaxes and called George Floyd a "disgraceful career criminal." He sued the district over its decision.
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