Jacob OglesMay 21, 2019
4min524
The organization has fought gambling expansions in Florida.
Tag: No Casinos
Jacob OglesMay 21, 2019
Jim RosicaApril 16, 2019
7min688
Lawmakers cannot allow sports betting, among other things.
Peter SchorschOctober 15, 2018
5min669
The constitutional amendment to limit gambling expansion in the Sunshine State has the support of a supermajority of voters, according to a new poll conducted by Associated Industries of Florida. The AIF poll, obtained by Florida Politics, found 70 percent of likely general election voters are in favor of Amendment 3, also known as the […]
Drew WilsonMay 25, 2018
3min282
Liberty Partners of Tallahassee brought in at least $150,000 between New Year’s and the end of March, remaining consistent with its reported earnings over the past several quarters. The three-member team of Jennifer Jankowski Green, Melanie Shanks Bostick and Timothy Parson juggled the needs of nearly two dozen clients during the 2018 Legislative Session, including 17 paid […]
Jim RosicaApril 6, 2018
4min249
The war of words between gaming industry lobbyist Marc Dunbar and No Casinos head John Sowinski continued Friday. Sowinski, the organization’s president, released an “open letter” admonishing Dunbar that he won’t “fool Florida voters” about a gambling-related constitutional amendment on November’s ballot. Sowinski also chairs Voters In Charge, the political committee behind the proposed “Voter Control of […]
Jim RosicaApril 6, 2018
6min853
Gambling lobbyist Marc Dunbar is telling anti-gambling activist John Sowinski to lay his cards on the table. In an open letter released Thursday, Dunbar says Sowinski – president of No Casinos – has “declared war on (the gambling) industry, and in turn our economy, with a proposed constitutional amendment which you now have finally and publicly disclosed is […]
Jim RosicaApril 4, 20182min172
The head of an anti-casino gambling organization has again written to top lawmakers, saying the Seminole Tribe of Florida‘s commitment to keep paying gambling revenue share should shut down further talks on a Special Session. “Doesn’t today’s commitment by the Seminole Tribe to continue making compact payments resolve the potential revenue loss concern that legislative leaders […]
Jim RosicaApril 4, 2018
7min542
Despite a legal right to cut off the money, the Seminole Tribe of Florida has decided to continue paying the state its share of Indian casino gambling revenue each month. The Tribe “confirmed” its decision Tuesday night, according to its outside counsel, Barry Richard of the Greenberg Traurig firm, who participated in a conference call. The Tribe pays $19.5 […]
Jim RosicaApril 3, 2018
7min389
Despite increasing calls for and against a Special Legislative Session on gambling, the Seminole Tribe‘s lawyer continues to back his client’s promise to keep paying millions to the state. “They’re not just going to stop paying just because they have the right to,” said Barry Richard on Tuesday. That said, if lawmakers come back with […]
Jim RosicaApril 2, 2018
5min290
The head of a group that opposes casino gambling in Florida is telling lawmakers to take a pass on a Special Session for unresolved gambling issues. “If ever there was an issue that the Legislature has already spent too much time, energy, intellectual capacity and political capital, it is gambling,” No Casinos president John Sowinski wrote […]