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Email insights: No Casinos says it’s not good to be the king ā€“ of slots

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Itā€™s good to be the king, except when youā€™re known as ā€œSlots King of the World.ā€ An email from theĀ Orlando-based anti-gambling group No Casinos says the newly renegotiated Seminole Compact would bestow the dubious title of ā€œSlots Kingā€ to the Seminole Tribe of Florida, by allowing ā€œone or more tribal facilities to have the most slot machines in the world.ā€ According to the proposed agreement, No Casinos says an average of 3,500 slot machines would be permitted in each of…

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No Casinos: Seminole Compact should limit, not expand gambling

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The day after Gov. Rick Scott announced a new gaming compact deal with theĀ Seminole Tribe, No Casinos head John Sowinski doubled down on his groupā€™sĀ opposition to gambling expansion of any kind. The Seminole Gaming Compact, originally brokered by Gov. Charlie Crist, gave theĀ tribe exclusive rights to banked card games, such as blackjack, in exchange forĀ payments to the state. The exclusivity deal expired and Scottā€™s new compact, whichĀ requires approval from the Florida Legislature, would open the door for a non-tribalĀ casino in…

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No Casinos jump-starts anti-gambling campaign with $195K check

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Anti-gambling group No Casinos Inc. launched a new political committee late last month and jump-started its fundraising with a $195,000 check. Voters in Charge paperwork reached state elections officials Oct. 21 and the contribution followed two days later. The committee is chaired by No Casinos President John Sowinski and Abby Dupree is listed as the treasurer, a title she also holds for Letā€™s Get to Work, the committee supporting Gov. Rick Scott. The committee was formed to back a 2018…

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Meet Sara Johnson, one of the ’30 under 30′ rising stars of Florida politics

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It’s been a busy year for Sara Johnson. Since joiningĀ the anti-gambling expansion No Casinos team in early January, Johnson hasĀ spoken to more than 35 civicĀ groups, radio shows and political clubs, along with a bevy of community leaders. The 21-year-old got an early introduction to hectic paces. At 14,Ā sheĀ attended her first TeenPact Leadership class and learned about the legislative process, later volunteering for her first campaign: The 2008Ā constitutional amendment on marriage, which passed with 62 percent of the vote. Sara eventually…

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No Casinos: Don’t reward Seminole Tribe threats on Compact renewal

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As the combative issue of Florida gambling once again heats up, No Casinos calls the renewed debate a simple matter of ā€œbad faith,ā€ which they warn shouldnā€™t be rewarded. This week, the Seminole Tribe of Florida sent a five-page letter to Gov. Rick Scott and other legislative leaders vowing to continue providing banked card games, despite the upcoming end of the gambling arrangement with the state. John Sowinski, president of No Casinos, the organization that opposesĀ gambling in Florida, believes that…

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As Dana Young pushes reworked House gaming plan, Senators file amendments

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When House Majority LeaderĀ Dana YoungĀ of Tampa filed her new, somewhat less provocative HouseĀ gambling proposal, a carefulĀ observer could already hear the gears turning in the Senate. Though Young originally called her sprawling original plan merely a “work in progress,” it ruffled more than a few feather upon its release. The anti-gambling groupĀ No CasinosĀ immediately came out with a statementĀ trashing the plan, saying it provided for “the biggest expansion of gambling in the history of Florida,” with all “the social costs and crime…

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House gaming legislation to be workshopped March 26

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Reports of the death of Dana Young‘s new gaming legislation are greatly exaggerated, according to the House Majority Leader — despite speculation that she may alter or even withdraw her ambitious plan from consideration, Young tells SaintPetersBlog that her proposal will be workshopped at a meeting at the Capitol on Thursday, March 26. Young’s plan — consisting of three linked House bills, HB 1233, HB 1235 and HB 1237 — Ā  has been labeled by opponents as a straight expansion…

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