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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 […]

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 […]

Jim RosicaAugust 24, 2015

The state and the Seminole Tribe of Florida are inching closer to a deal that would allow the Tribe to keep blackjack at its casinos. State Sen. Rob Bradley, head of the Senate panel that oversees gambling in Florida, says the dialogue is “heating up.” “We’ve made some great progress in our discussions on coming […]

Phil AmmannApril 3, 2015

State Sen. Rob Bradley wants to extend the gambling agreement with the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The Fleming Island Republican, who chairs the influential Senate Committee on Regulated Industries, filed notice Friday that his committee will consider a one-year extension of the current Seminole Compact. Authorization for the Tribe to offer banked card games expires […]

Staff ReportsMarch 16, 2015

When it comes to gambling, Floridians like things the way they are. A new poll, sponsored by the Seminole Tribe of Florida finds a majority of respondents support the existing gambling compact and oppose any further gaming expansion statewide. More than 60 percent said they favor renewing the Seminole Compact, which the Tribe insists brings stability […]

Guest AuthorMarch 6, 2015

For decades casino lobbyists have tried to turn Florida into Las Vegas. But they have been turned back time and again by voters, legislators, governors and business groups that understand the toxic nature of gambling economics. But gambling lobbyists are back again, this time pushing for the biggest expansion of gambling in Florida’s history. There […]

Jac VerSteegFebruary 25, 2015

Miami Herald political editor Sergio Bustos provided the most fascinating tidbit at Tuesday’s Media Panel sponsored by TaxWatch and held at Gunster law firm in Fort Lauderdale. The topic was gambling in Florida. Will the state reach a new compact with the Seminoles? Will the interests pushing for Las Vegas-style resort casinos finally get clearance […]

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