-
The U.S. Department of the Interior, which was the defendant in the lawsuit filed by two pari-mutuel facilities, is holding its cards close to the vest about whether it intends to file an appeal.
-
The fight over a proposed constitutional amendment that could bring casinos to North Florida is heating up as the political committee behind it tries to get the proposal onto the 2022 ballot.
-
A lawsuit accused businesses, individuals and a committee linked to the Seminoles of trying to “sabotage” the petition drive, in part by paying people to stop gathering signatures.
-
The gambling deal includes allowing people throughout the state to use mobile devices to place sports bets that are run through computer servers on tribal property. But a key issue in the lawsuit is whether the IGRA allows the Seminoles to accept bets that are placed off tribal property.
-
Owners of two pari-mutuel facilities contended that allowing people to place sports bets while off tribal property violated federal laws.
-
Under the compact, the Seminoles will serve as the state’s hub for sports betting, with pari-mutuel operators contracting with the tribe. The Seminoles agreed to pay Florida about $20 billion, including $2.5 billion over the first five years.
-
A 30-year gaming compact between the state and the Seminole Tribe of Florida would allow gambling options akin to those available in Las Vegas. It would also legalize sports betting.
-
State lawmakers would have to sign off on the agreement, which is known as a “compact.” A special session to consider the issue is scheduled for May 17.
-
A Senate panel has advanced measures that would create a new gambling commission and would decouple most pari-mutuel gambling.
-
It may just be a matter of weeks until the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa reopens.Jim Allen, the Chairman and CEO of the Seminole Tribe of…
-
The head of Hard Rock International – which runs the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa – thinks it's going to take at least a year until his…
-
After past deals have collapsed amid infighting among Florida's gambling interests, the Republican-controlled Legislature is trying yet again to pass a…