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Florida Case Debates What Is Typically Found in a Casino

The verdict in the Florida Supreme Court sports betting case could all boil down to the phrase "typically found in casinos." West Flagler filed its response brief in the state court case on Tuesday and most of its argument centered on Amendment 3 and its phrasing "typically found in casinos". Amendment 3, passed in 2018, requires that any expansion…

Law ・ 27 December 2023

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New casino games launch this week, tribe resumes gambling payments to Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Amid a celebrity-fueled launch of new casino games this week, the Seminole Tribe intends to resume making payments to the state as part of a 30-year deal that included giving the tribe control over sports betting. Jim Allen, CEO of Seminole Gaming and chairman of Hard Rock International, told The News Service on Friday that the…

Law ・ 10 December 2023

Miami Times Online

Seminole tribe expands Florida casino betting

Seminole Tribe leaders last week announced a plan to roll out sports betting at their casinos in December - a first step in what could be a major expansion of gambling in Florida triggered by a go-ahead from the U.S. Supreme Court. The announcement came after more than two years of legal wrangling about a 2021 deal with the state that allowed the…

Law ・ 08 November 2023

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Florida Group Challenges Seminole Tribe's Casino Expansion

A Florida-based casino opposition group, No Casinos, Inc., has embarked on a fresh offensive against the Seminole Tribe's 2021 compact, seeking its invalidation. Their primary ammunition? A constitution amendment specifically drafted to stymie an expansion of casino gambling sans voter consent. The constitutional safeguard, which won the backing of…

Law ・ 19 October 2023

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With other gambling expansion plans dead or barely alive, Seminole Tribe says 'Thank you'

The Tribe's new ad has already racked up more than 1.2 million views. Even as the backers of a rival gambling initiative appeal to the Florida Supreme Court for another breath of life, the Seminole Tribe of Florida is running digital and TV commercials thanking Floridians for helping kill the Tribe's potential competition. The Tribe's "Thank You"…

Incidents ・ 10 March 2022

CBS News Miami

Florida Casino Initiative Legal Fight Dropped

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) - After two months of fierce legal battling, supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at allowing casinos in North Florida have dropped a lawsuit that alleged opponents tried to "sabotage" petition gathering. Lawyers for the political committee Florida Voters in Charge and petition firms filed a notice of…

Law ・ 01 February 2022

WJCT News

Deadline nears in North Florida casino drive

After two months of fierce legal battling, supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at allowing casinos in North Florida have dropped a lawsuit that alleged opponents tried to "sabotage" petition gathering. Lawyers for the political committee Florida Voters in Charge and petition firms filed a notice of dismissal Monday in Leon…

Law ・ 01 February 2022

Florida Trend

Casino initiative legal fight dropped

After two months of fierce legal battling, supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at allowing casinos in North Florida have dropped a lawsuit that alleged opponents tried to "sabotage" petition gathering. Lawyers for the political committee Florida Voters in Charge and petition firms filed a notice of dismissal Monday in Leon…

Law ・ 31 January 2022

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Lawsuit dropped against Seminoles over casino initiative

TALLAHASSEE - After two months of fierce legal battling, supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at allowing casinos in North Florida have dropped a lawsuit that alleged opponents tried to "sabotage" petition gathering. Lawyers for the political committee Florida Voters in Charge and petition firms filed a notice of dismissal Monday…

Law ・ 31 January 2022

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New Florida Casino Expansion Proposal Gains Momentum

A proposal to allow casinos in North Florida is gaining momentum and could get a spot on the November ballot, allowing the public to vote on the matter. On Friday, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody requested that the Florida Supreme Court review the proposed constitutional amendment. The proposal has received the number of signatures necessary…

Law ・ 10 January 2022

Gambling News

Florida Supreme Court Might Decide Fate of State's Casino Industry

Florida lawmakers are having a difficult time. They want to expand the state's casino market but get blocked at almost every turn. The state's attorney general now wants the Florida Supreme Court to review a measure that could ultimately lead to new casinos in North Florida. It would allow for a ballot measure to appear in this November's elections…

Law ・ 10 January 2022

FOX 35 Orlando

Florida Supreme Court to consider casino initiative

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Attorney General Ashley Moody on Friday asked the Florida Supreme Court to scrutinize a proposed constitutional amendment that would open the door to casinos in North Florida after a political committee backing the measure surpassed the required number of signatures to start the review process. According to Moody's request,…

Law ・ 08 January 2022

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Florida Judge Denies Injunction In Gambling Initiative Fight

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) - A Leon County circuit judge on Wednesday refused to immediately halt efforts backed by the Seminole Tribe to try to block a gambling initiative from getting on next year's ballot. The initiative, supported by casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corp., would allow voters to decide whether to allow pari-mutuel operators in North…

Law ・ 09 December 2021

CBS News Miami

Seminole Tribe Trying To Block Rival Gambling Proposals

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) - After nailing down a deal that gave it control over sports betting in the state, the Seminole Tribe is trying to clinch its status as Florida's "800-pound" gambling gorilla by squashing two proposed constitutional amendments backed by potential competitors. .And with billions of dollars at stake, the tribe is prepared…

Law ・ 02 November 2021

Tampa Bay Times

Las Vegas Sands wants more casinos in North Florida

TALLAHASSEE - A political committee backed by Las Vegas Sands, a powerful new entrant into the gambling market in Florida, this week unveiled two new ballot initiatives that ask voters to approve as many as three new casinos in Florida and allow existing North Florida cardrooms to offer casino games. The two proposals, submitted to the Florida…

Land-based ・ 17 July 2021

First Coast News

Las Vegas Sands readies push for casinos in North Florida

Florida Voters in Charge submitted both proposed amendments to the Florida Secretary of State, which oversees the state Division of Elections. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - (The video above is from a related report out of Texas by KHOU) A political committee bankrolled by Las Vegas Sands Corp. has drafted two proposed constitutional amendments that would…

Politics ・ 15 July 2021

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