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Jim RosicaOctober 29, 2015

The games are still on. The Seminole Tribe of Florida will continue to offer blackjack at its casinos despite the end of an agreement with the state allowing it to offer card games, a spokesman said Thursday. “The Tribe believes the games have been authorized for the reasons stated in the complaint, and it is seeking […]

Jim RosicaOctober 27, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday wouldn’t say what he’ll do if the Seminole Tribe of Florida later this week refuses to take down its card tables when a deal expires that let it offer blackjack at its casinos. Scott was asked about Seminole gambling after a Florida Cabinet meeting at the Capitol. “I’m going to take […]

Jim RosicaOctober 27, 2015

A proposed constitutional amendment to give voters more control over gambling was filed Tuesday. The Voters in Charge political committee submitted the proposed language, available on the Division of Elections website. The committee is chaired by John Sowinski, who also heads the Orlando-based No Casinos anti-gambling expansion organization. The amendment would “ensure that Florida voters […]

Associated PressOctober 26, 2015

The Seminole Tribe of Florida now is asking a federal judge to let it keep blackjack at its casinos across the state. Florida and the tribe signed a deal in 2010 but the provision that allows blackjack and other banked card games expires at the end of this month. The tribe is supposed to remove […]

Jim RosicaOctober 14, 2015

Representatives of the Seminole Tribe of Florida have been meeting secretly with Gov. Rick Scott and his staff this week as the deadline grows near for a new deal for the tribe to continue offering blackjack and other card games at its casinos. The two sides met Tuesday, as first reported by the Miami Herald, and again […]

Jim RosicaOctober 7, 2015

State Sen. Rob Bradley, who leads a legislative panel that oversees gambling in Florida, said Wednesday there’s a “better than 50 percent” chance the Seminole Tribe of Florida and state officials will agree on a new deal for the tribe to continue offering blackjack. Bradley, the Fleming Island Republican who chairs the Regulated Industries committee, briefly spoke to […]

Gary FineoutOctober 2, 2015

A far-reaching court ruling that could have opened the door to slot machines at dog and horse tracks across Florida has been reversed. The 1st District Court of Appeal on Friday ruled that slot machines could not be installed at a facility 25 miles west of Tallahassee. The decision was unusual because the same court […]

Gary FineoutJune 24, 2015

The Seminole Tribe of Florida told Gov. Rick Scott and other state officials on Wednesday that it will keep blackjack and other card games in place at its casinos despite the looming end of a deal the tribe inked five years ago. After Scott and state legislators were unable to reach an accord with the […]

Phil AmmannMarch 25, 2015

A new TV ad from the Seminole Tribe of Florida says they have “met or exceeded” expectations by providing more than $1 billion in gambling revenue to fund education, support services and help control gaming. The Tribe launched its third 30-second television ad Wednesday, airing first in Tallahassee followed by media markets across the state. […]

Associated PressMarch 3, 2015

The Seminole Tribe is running television ads in hopes of convincing lawmakers to renegotiate its gambling compact. The ads began airing Tuesday, the day after a major gambling bill was filed that would allow two massive casinos in South Florida and allow slot machines at dog tracks in Palm Beach and Lee counties The 30-second […]

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