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Blackjack trial comes to close as judge questions state’s case

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A federal judge shellacked an attorney for the state of Florida during closing arguments Friday in a trialĀ over whether the Seminole TribeĀ gets to continueĀ offering blackjack to its casino customers. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle peppered the state’s counsel with questions about whether gambling regulatorsĀ basicallyĀ allowed the state’s non-tribal cardrooms to offer games that broke the exclusive rights to blackjack promised to the SeminolesĀ in 2010. At issue was a 2011 administrative rule allowingĀ what’s now known as “designated player games.” The tribe says…

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Trial over Seminole casinos to wrap up Wednesday

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A crucial federal trial that could shape of the future of gambling in Florida is wrapping up. Attorneys for the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the state will give their closing argumentsĀ Wednesday. The second day of trial on Tuesday revolved primarily around the testimony of top gambling regulators.Ā The trial could decide whether the tribe can continue to have blackjack tables at their Florida casinos. The state and Seminoles reached a deal in 2010 that allowed blackjack but that provision expired…

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Dana Young backed out of blackjack talks, Seminole Gaming CEO says

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The head of the Seminole Tribe of Floridaā€™s gambling operations Monday testified that the Florida Houseā€™s Republican Leader disengaged in 2015 during blackjack renewal talks. The next thing Jim Allen knew, state Rep. Dana Young of Tampa was announcing her own legislative package, an overhaul of state gambling law that cut out the tribe. Based on her bills, ā€œthere clearly seemed to be an intention to expand gaming in the state,ā€ said Allen, CEO of Seminole Gaming. Allen testifiedĀ during this…

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‘Good faith’ at issue in Seminole Tribe blackjack trial

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Questions of ā€œgood faithā€ were the nub of the first day of trial between the state and the Seminole Tribe over its ability to keep offering blackjack to casino customers across Florida. Lawyers for both sides Monday focused on the elemental question of who was right and who was wrong in the beginning of this weekā€™s trial in Tallahassee. Or rather, who reallyĀ broke the deal. The state and tribe are suing each other after lawmakers earlier this year failed to…

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James E. Billie ousted as head of state’s Seminole Tribe

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With less than a week before a trial over their blackjack games begins, the Seminole Tribe of FloridaĀ has removed James E. Billie as tribal chairman. Billie was ousted Wednesday in a 4-0 vote of the tribe’s governing council, Law 360 reported,Ā citing ā€œvarious issues with policies and procedures of the chairmanā€™s office.” Gary Bitner, spokesman for the tribe, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Sun-Sentinel reportedĀ a special election will be held in the next monthĀ to elect a…

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State files exceptions to card game ruling

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Florida gambling regulators have objected to parts of anĀ administrative law judge’s ruling onĀ poker-style card games being run at a Jacksonville card room. The Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, part of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, filed exceptions last week to JudgeĀ Suzanne Van Wyk‘s Aug. 1. order. Specifically, it disagrees with her decision toĀ dismiss part of the case in which the state alleged the third-party company workers did not haveĀ occupational licenses. But Van Wyk’s 54-pageĀ order is only a recommendation that…

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Economists uncertain of gambling amendment’s effect

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It’s not clearĀ whether a proposed gambling-control amendment will help or hinder the state’s finances. A panel of state economists stalemated this week on the financial impactĀ of theĀ Voter Control of Gambling amendment. The Financial Impact Estimating Conference’s final report was hand-delivered to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of State Ken DetznerĀ on Thursday. AĀ summary reads: “The amendmentā€™s impact on state and local government revenues and costs, if any, cannot be determined at this time because of its unknown effect on gambling…

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