Controversial North Florida Casino Plans Fail to Gain Support
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There was a petition to change the rules of North Florida casinos. If successful, the casinos would have to adapt Las Vegas-based casino styles. Online gambling is illegal in Florida, but players can still enjoy a wide range of casino games at one of the state's several Native American casinos, and you can have a gaming vacation in the Florida.
The Las Vegas Sands and the Seminoles spent a lot of money in court trying to stop the amendment from being approved. The money was contributed to Florida Voters in Charge, which is a political committee. It is clear that the money received in contributions helped the casino initiative. On the other hand, the amount spent by the parties was a loss for the taxpayers.
The case involving the Las Vegas Sand Corporation and the Seminole Tribe of Florida was dismissed. The deadline for collecting the signatures for the amendment was February first. There were allegations of death threats against the workers gathering the petition signatures. The Florida Voters in Charge, which was pushing the initiative dropped the appeal. It was alleged that workers received death threat while gathering signatures and paying for signatures was a violation.
The Sand Corporation wanted to legalize sports gambling in Florida. The Seminoles were against it. They changed their focus to the casino proposal. The first initiative regarding gambling entertainment was launched late last year. It was unsuccessful. If it had passed, the corporation would have taken control of sports betting in the state.
The Florida Voters in Charge filed a lawsuit against the tribe for interfering with their casino initiative. The committee said that the Tribe interfered with the signature collection. They accused the tribes of illegally interfering and of handing out death threats to workers. In the end, the charges were dropped one day before the deadline of February 1.
The Florida Voters in Charge committee collected enough signatures but faced set obstacles. Sarah Bascom, the spokeswoman, believes the obstacles were designed to prevent them from ever getting to court.
The case has been in court for months and there seems to be more to it than the original conclusion. The Florida people have mixed feelings about the whole amendment trying to pass.
