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Senate readies this year’s gambling bill

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A Senate spokeswoman on Tuesday said the chamber’s legislative package on gambling should be ready for hearing later this month. AĀ meeting of the Regulated Industries Committee, which oversees gambling policy, had been set for this Thursday but was cancelled. “Based on conservations with Sen. (Bill) Galvano, President (Joe) Negron anticipates having a bill ready to be heard during the second committee week in January,” Katie Betta said in an email. “Based on that timetable, President Negron felt that it would…

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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 pays state nearly $20M in gambling money

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TheĀ Seminole Tribe of FloridaĀ has paid the stateĀ nearly $20 million this month inĀ gamblingĀ revenue share, according to public recordsĀ releasedĀ Tuesday. TheĀ Department of Business and Professional Regulation‘s “licensingĀ and revenue intake system” shows two depositsĀ ofĀ $9.75 million were made last Thursday. The agencyĀ regulates gambling in the state. That intake system is limited to single deposits of no moreĀ than $10 million, DBPR spokesmanĀ Stephen LawsonĀ explained, so the $19.5 million payment had to be split in two.Ā The money will go into the state’sĀ General Revenue Fund, Lawson previously said. The…

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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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Gambling money still going into GR, DBPR says

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TheĀ Seminole Tribe of Florida‘s gamblingĀ revenue share payments are continuing to go into the state’sĀ General Revenue Fund, theĀ Department of Business and Professional RegulationĀ said on Wednesday. The department, which oversees gambling, clarified its previous statements this week on how the money is handled. The tribe is seeking to extend a compactĀ with the state to offer exclusively offer blackjack in return for a cut of that revenue, even though a federal judge ruled the state broke the original deal and the tribe can…

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