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Card, chip makers may be safe in fight over Indian blackjack

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Manufacturers of cards and chips who sell to the Seminole Tribe of Florida may be spared, at least in civil court, in any legal throwdown over blackjack at the Seminole Tribe of Florida‘s casinos. The Tribe is still offering blackjack despite the expiration of a special deal with the state that allows it to offer “banked card games.” Both sides are now suing each other in federal court even as they try to broker a new agreement. Current games are technically unauthorized…

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Seminole Tribe ad calls Rick Scott, lawmakers to “get it done” with new Compact

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The Seminole Tribe of Florida is taking to the airwaves with a new ad urging the public to pressure Gov. Rick Scott and state legislators to “get it done” and renew the gambling agreement known as the Seminole Compact. Signed in 2010, the Compact allows the Tribe to offer blackjack and other banked card games at seven Hard Rock Hotel & Casinos across the state. The provision ended July 31, with a 90-day grace period allowing for renegotiation and “structured…

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Seminole Tribe refuses to take down blackjack tables

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The games are still on. The Seminole Tribe of Florida will continue to offer blackjack at its casinos despite the end of an agreement with the state allowing it to offer card games, a spokesman said Thursday. “The Tribe believes the games have been authorized for the reasons stated in the complaint, and it is seeking court guidance while the games continue,” Gary Bitner said in an email, referring to a lawsuit filed Monday. Thursday marked the last day of a…

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Rick Scott bobs and weaves on Seminole blackjack question

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Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday wouldn’t say what he’ll do if the Seminole Tribe of Florida refuses this week to take down its card tables when a deal expires that let it offer blackjack at its casinos. Scott was asked about Seminole gambling after a Florida Cabinet meeting at the Capitol. “I’m going to take the right amount of time to make sure I take care of all the taxpayers,” he said. “I want to take care of our state; I…

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Seminole Tribe sues state over blackjack

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The Seminole Tribe of Florida now is asking a federal judge to let it keep blackjack at its casinos across the state. Florida and the tribe signed a deal in 2010 but the provision that allows blackjack and other banked card games expires at the end of this month. The tribe is supposed to remove its blackjack tables by then. The tribe and the state have been in mediation. On Monday, however, the tribe filed a federal lawsuit against the…

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A deal is a deal — unless it’s the Seminole Compact

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It seems that a deal is a deal is a deal, unless it’s a compact. The Seminole Tribe of Florida negotiated a compact with the state of Florida to exclusively offer banked card games. That deal expires today. The tribe intends to keep dealing, and so it appears both sides will test their luck in yet another game based on both chance and skill – the courts, where the only guaranteed winners are the lawyers. The Seminole Tribe argues the state broke the…

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