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Jim RosicaJune 7, 2016

The state of Florida and its Seminole Tribe each have filed motions for summary judgment in an ongoing gambling dispute. Both are locked in a federal-court dispute over whether the Seminoles’ casinos can continue to have blackjack tables, including casinos located in Tampa and in South Florida. The separate motions were filed last week. Granting such motions allows parties […]

Gary FineoutMay 13, 2016

The Seminole Tribe of Florida, owner of Florida’s largest casinos, is trying to get a federal judge to block the publication of information related to a trial that could upend their businesses and to seal a key deposition until it can be redacted. Tribal attorneys this week filed an emergency motion seeking to seal a […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 12, 2016

The Seminole Tribe of Florida is calling on a federal judge to block the release of records dealing with a gambling trial. Attorneys for the tribe filed an emergency motion this week asking a federal judge to seal the deposition of James F. Allen, the president and CEO of the company that runs the Seminole casinos […]

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Mike Johnson. Image via AP.

State and tribe seek end to Indian gambling lawsuit

Seminole Tribe trying to stop publication of financial info

Seminole Tribe files emergency motion to block release of records