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House all but declares defeat on Seminole Compact, gambling legislation

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Their lips were saying “not dead yet” but House leadership otherwise made clear that the Seminole Compact and gambling legislation were goners for this session. “I’m not ready to declare it dead yet,” said state Rep. Jose Felix Diaz, the Miami Republican who shepherded the bills through the process this year. Diaz spoke after the House’s floor session. After a deep breath, he added, “…but that’s the word around town.” Diaz said he talked to his counterpart, state Sen. Rob…

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Effort to appease pari-mutuels is killing Seminole Compact

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If the Seminole Compact and related legislation don’t pass this session, lawmakers will have no one to blame but themselves, the tribeā€™s Tallahassee-based attorney said Tuesday. Barry Richard, who represents the Seminole Tribe of Florida,Ā blamed the apparent Tuesday morning collapse of the 2016 gambling bills on lawmakers bending over backward to appease the stateā€™s dog and horse racing concerns. ā€œThe issue hanging us up is what happens to the pari-mutuels,ā€ he told FloridaPolitics.com in a phone interview. State Sen.Ā Tom Lee,…

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Senate gambling legislation appears dead for 2016 Session

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Tom Lee, chair of the Senate’s Appropriations Committee, on Tuesday said the chamber’s gambling bills wouldn’tĀ be heard at the panel’s meeting. Lee, a Brandon Republican, made the announcement as the meeting was about to begin, but didn’t get into details. With committees generally unable to meet after Tuesday, the 50th day of the Legislative Session, the Senate’s gambling legislation and the proposed Seminole Compact appear dead for 2016. Lee did say it was up to state Sen. Rob Bradley, the…

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Senate budget chief Tom Lee adds gaming bills to Appropriations Cmte. agenda

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Senate budget chairĀ Tom LeeĀ has added a pair of potentially momentous gaming bills to the Appropriations Committee’s agenda for its meeting next week, set for Tuesday, March 1. SB 7072 would expand slot machines beyond South Florida and reduce the effective tax rate on the machines. It would allow slots in six counties where voters already have approved the form of gambling in a local referendum – namely Brevard, Gadsden, Hamilton, Lee, Palm Beach, and Washington – Ā but would also allow…

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Seminole Tribe “weighs in” with another pro-Compact ad

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Another week brings another television ad from the Seminole Tribe of Florida touting its new proposed gaming Compact with the state. The latest 30-second spot, titled ā€œThe Senate Weighs In,” highlights that a key Senate panel cleared the new agreement but that it still must be passed by the full Legislature. With less than three weeks in the 2016 Legislative Session, the tribe is feeling the crunch. The Compact isĀ worth $3 billion over sevenĀ years in revenue share to the state,…

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Senate panel OKs Seminole Compact, gambling bill

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The proposed $3 billion gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe of Florida got a boost Wednesday when a key Senate panel approved it and another related gambling measure. The Senate Regulated Industries Committee, which oversees gambling in Florida, approved both measures (SB 7072, SB 7074) with four senators opposed: Republicans Aaron Bean of Fernandina Beach, Anitere Flores of Miami, KelliĀ Stargel of Lakeland, and Democrat Gwen Margolis of Miami. Tribe Chairman James E. BillieĀ “and other leaders of the Seminole Tribe of…

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Senate punts ā€” for now ā€” on Seminole Compact, gambling bill

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AsĀ the state House of Representatives moved on its package of gambling billsĀ Tuesday, the Senate hit pause and delayed consideration of the Seminole Compact and related legislationĀ for another week. “My intention is to (temporarily postpone)Ā the gaming bills today for one week to give our committee members the opportunity to digest the various amendments being filed,” state Sen. Rob Bradley, chair of the Regulated Industries Committee, told FloridaPolitics.com earlier in the day. After the committee’s afternoon meeting, Bradley told reporters the delay…

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