News Service Of FloridaApril 4, 2019
4min4
'There’s not a formal exchange of offers at this point.'
Tag: Seminole Tribe of Florida
News Service Of FloridaApril 4, 2019
Jim RosicaMarch 21, 2019
9min6
"...Maybe it's a next-year issue."
Jim RosicaFebruary 20, 2019
5min29
The Tribe continues to pay $19.5 million monthly.
Jim RosicaFebruary 11, 2019
10min12
It could include a new revenue-sharing deal with the Seminole Tribe.
Jim RosicaJanuary 23, 2019
6min11
Legislation to ban the 'slot machine' style games failed last year
News Service Of FloridaDecember 10, 2018
5min6
In the latest chapter in years of legal battling, a federal appeals court has rejected arguments by the Seminole Tribe of Florida in a dispute about whether the state should be able to tax electricity used on tribal land. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a lower-court […]
Jim RosicaNovember 19, 2018
10min6
The next big debate over gambling in Florida could be on sports betting — with one top lawmaker already flexing his muscle regarding lawmakers’ say over it. This month, voters approved Amendment 3, also known as the “Voter Control of Gambling” amendment, by 71 percent. Its aim: To “ensure that Florida voters shall have the […]
News Service Of FloridaNovember 6, 2018
2min5
A political committee leading efforts to pass Amendment 3 on Tuesday’s ballot spent nearly $13.6 million from Oct. 23 through Thursday, with almost all of the money going to advertising, according to a newly filed finance report. The committee, known as Voters In Charge, had spent an overall total of $44.87 million as of Thursday […]
Drew WilsonNovember 1, 2018
5min8
The political committee behind a proposed constitutional amendment to let voters decide on future gambling expansions in the Sunshine State picked up another seven-figure check from the Seminole Tribe of Florida on Wednesday. Voters in Charge, the committee sponsoring Amendment 3, has been heavily backed by the tribe as well as Disney Worldwide Services. With […]
Guest AuthorOctober 31, 2018
4min3
The Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is urging a no vote on Amendment 3. A no vote stops big business interests from weakening our representative form of government for the purposes of tipping scales toward deep-pocketed corporations. As they say, follow the money: Businesses such as the Seminole Tribe and Disney have poured more […]