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Judge says no to Gretna track in gambling dispute

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A federal judge has turned down a requestĀ byĀ a North Florida race track toĀ alter hisĀ ruling allowing theĀ Seminole Tribe of Florida to keep blackjack at its casinos. But the loss turned out to be a win for the track’s own card games. Senior U.S. District Judge Robert HinkleĀ issued his order Wednesday.Ā Gretna RacingĀ in Gadsden CountyĀ had movedĀ to intervene last week. ItsĀ attorneys,Ā David Romanik and Marc Dunbar, hadĀ asked Hinkle to remove the part of his ruling they say could make it a ā€œcrimeā€ for the trackā€™s…

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Seminole Tribe objects to Gretna track’s intervention in gambling dispute

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The Seminole Tribe of Florida has objected to a request byĀ a North Florida race track toĀ alter a federal judge’s ruling allowing the tribeĀ to keep blackjack at its casinos. Greenberg Traurig attorney Barry Richard, who represents the Tribe, filed hisĀ memorandum in opposition to Gretna Racingā€™s motion to intervene last week, court records show. ItsĀ attorneys,Ā David Romanik and Marc Dunbar, hadĀ asked Hinkle to remove the part of his ruling they say could make it a ā€œcrimeā€ for the trackā€™s cardroom to continue offering…

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Federal judge won’t change mind on blackjack decision

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A federal judge has rejected the state’s request to reconsider his ruling allowing the Seminole Tribe of FloridaĀ to keep blackjack at its casinos. In a two-page order,Ā Senior U.S. District Judge Robert HinkleĀ said the “original opinion correctly analyzes the issues.” HinkleĀ had ruled that regulators working under Gov. Rick Scott allowed dog and horse tracks to offer card games that mimicked ones that were supposed to be exclusive to tribe-owned casinos for a five-year period. The judgeĀ ruled that the Tribe could keep…

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Seminole Tribe objects to any about-face on blackjack ruling

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The Seminole Tribe of Florida is opposing the state’s asking a federal judge to reconsider his decision toĀ let the Tribe keep blackjack at its casinos. The tribe filed a legal memoĀ last week in opposition to the state’s motion. Senior U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle ruled that regulators working under Gov. Rick Scott allowed dog and horse tracks to offer card games that mimicked ones that were supposed to be exclusive to tribe-owned casinos for a five-year period. Hinkle ruled that…

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Happy day at Hard Rock: Seminoles get to keep blackjack

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A federal judge on WednesdayĀ ruled the Seminole Tribe of Florida can continue to offer blackjack and other “banked card games” to its Hard Rock Casino customers in the state. In a 36-page opinion, Senior U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle said the state had broken an exclusivity deal with the tribe, part of what’s called the 2010 Seminole Compact, allowing it to keep its blackjack tables untilĀ 2030. “The order declares that the exception has been triggered ā€” that the tribe may…

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Federal judge Robert Hinkle going “senior,” but not retiring

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Don’t call it a retirement. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle of Tallahassee moves to senior status on MondayĀ ā€“ not that that really changes anything, he says. “Our districtā€™s caseload has increased a great deal over the last 30 years,Ā but the number of authorized judgeships has remained at four,” Hinkle said in an email. He sits in the Northern District of Florida; the state has three federal trial-court districts. “When a judgeĀ takes senior status, the judge can keep working as much…

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Federal judge bars enforcement of new Florida abortion law

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A federal judge in Tallahassee has temporarily stopped enforcement of parts of a new state law on abortion. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle issued a preliminary injunction late Thursdayā€”one day before the new law was to take effect. His order also came the same week theĀ U.S. Supreme Court struck down a similar Texas law that clamped down on abortion access because it ā€œunduly burden(s)ā€ womenā€™s reproductive rights. Hinkle referred in passing toĀ Whole Womanā€™s Health v. HellerstedtĀ in his 25-page order. Planned…

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