Scott PowersFebruary 15, 2022
5min0
The filing outlines an appeal of the court decision that invalidated Florida's Gambling Compact.
Tag: U.S. Department of Interior
Scott PowersFebruary 15, 2022Scott PowersFebruary 14, 20225min0
The filing outlines an appeal of the court decision that invalidated Florida's Gambling Compact.
Scott PowersJanuary 21, 2022
4min0
The federal court decision had struck down Gaming Compact, online sports betting.
Florida PhoenixDecember 2, 2021
10min851
'Hundreds of jobs related to sports betting, craps, and roulette will be lost, hurting hundreds of Floridians and their families.'
Wire ServicesMay 27, 2021
11min1122
It now heads to the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Scott PowersDecember 6, 2019
4min284
Rubio intends to block her nomination until his office can talk offshore drilling with her
Jim RosicaFebruary 16, 2018
8min565
The federal government on Friday said it was opening Florida’s Gulf Coast to “oil and gas exploration and development.” A Interior spokesman, however, soon added that the “small slice available (approximately 944,000 acres) … is more than 100 miles offshore Florida.” A spokesman for U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson also said the proposed area is “currently open to […]
Scott PowersMarch 24, 2017
3min540
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson has pulled together a bipartisan group of Florida congressmen to sign a letter urging the administration of President Donald Trump to not permit off-shore oil near Florida’s Gulf Coast. In a letter sent Friday to U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, Nelson and 16 members of Florida’s congressional delegation urged the […]
Jim RosicaFebruary 17, 2016
13min667
The Alabama-based Poarch Band of Creek Indians, which approached Gov. Rick Scott in 2014 for a deal to offer gambling in Florida, essentially offered not to press for a Las Vegas-style casino with blackjack near Pensacola if the state wouldn’t fight their efforts to just open a poker-style cardroom. In return, the Poarch Creeks would […]