NEW YORK (S&P Global Ratings) April 10, 2019--S&P Global Ratings said today that Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment Inc. and parent entity Seminole Tribe of Florida have sufficient cushion relative to our leverage downgrade thresholds to absorb the acquisitions of the JACK Cincinnati operations in Ohio and the real estate and operations of Turfway Park in Kentucky. Although the cash payment acquisition financing details are not known, Seminole Hard Rock announced it will acquire the JACK Cincinnati operations for $187 million and the Turfway Park real estate and operations for $35 million. Our 'BB' issuer credit rating on Hard Rock and our 'BBB' rating on the Tribe are unaffected. We consolidate debt and EBITDA at Seminole Hard Rock into our credit
