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Seminoles still paying state blackjack moneyā€”for now

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AĀ Seminole Tribe of Florida spokesman Thursday declined comment on whether the tribe would stop payment to the state from its blackjack revenue. A source close to the tribe told FloridaPolitics.com on Wednesday that it’s considering not paying “one more dollar” to the state treasury without a new gambling agreement. According to a federal judge, it doesn’t have to. Coincidentally, Seminole Gaming CEO Jim Allen, the tribe’s general counsel Jim Shore and others were in Tallahassee Monday for meetings, including a…

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Rick Scott mum on meeting with Seminole Tribe

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Gov. Rick Scott Tuesday held his cards close to hisĀ vest about the future of a gambling agreement with the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Seminole Gaming CEO Jim Allen, general counsel Jim Shore and others were in Tallahassee Monday for meetings. Ā  Scott, who spoke with reporters after a Florida Cabinet meeting, didnā€™t get into specifics of hisĀ meeting with them. ā€œWeā€™ll continue to look at what the right thing is for the state of Florida,ā€ ScottĀ said. ā€œWeā€™ll be looking at what…

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Seminole Compact still in play, Richard Corcoran says

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Florida House Speaker-designate Richard Corcoran Monday said lawmakers again will consider a gambling agreement with theĀ Seminole Tribe of Florida. A federal judge earlier this month ruled the tribe can continue to offer blackjack and other ā€œbanked card gamesā€ to its Hard Rock Casino customers across the state, including the Tampa location. The tribe sued the state, saying it had broken an exclusivity deal with the tribe, one part of whatā€™s called the 2010 Seminole Compact. The SeminolesĀ now can offer blackjack…

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In precarious position, Seminole Tribe picks new leader

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A month after ousting their last leader, the Seminole Tribe of Florida on Tuesday announced it had selected Marcellus W. Osceola Jr. as its new chairman. He replacesĀ James E. Billie. TheĀ tribe’sĀ governing council removed Billie last month, citing disagreements over “policies and procedures.”Ā Osceola’s selection was Monday. Billie actually ran for his job again, coming in second with 297 votes to Osceola’s 319 votes out of 843 cast. The election comes as the tribe awaits the verdict in a federal trial that…

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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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