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With other gambling expansion plans dead or barely alive, Seminole Tribe says 'Thank you'

The Tribe's new ad has already racked up more than 1.2 million views. Even as the backers of a rival gambling initiative appeal to the Florida Supreme Court for another breath of life, the Seminole Tribe of Florida is running digital and TV commercials thanking Floridians for helping kill the Tribe's potential competition. The Tribe's "Thank You"…
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With other gambling expansion plans dead or barely alive, Seminole Tribe says 'Thank you'
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Gambling petitions fall short but casino promoters turn to the courts

The endless push for more gambling in Florida looked on the verge of folding but casino boosters are still game for playing out one more hand in the courts. You may have run into parking lot petition-gatherers who were pushing not one but two different campaigns to get expanded gambling onto the ballot in 2024. I know I have. Every year the Florida…
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Gambling petitions fall short but casino promoters turn to the courts
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Las Vegas Sands' Attempt To Let Voters Decide Casino Fate Derailed

Four days after the political committee funded by DraftKings and FanDuel announced it was closing up shop because it wouldn't have enough signatures to get on the 2022 Florida ballot, the bid for a norther Florida brick-and-mortar casino fell short of the number of signatures needed to get on the ballot. Tuesday was the deadline for ballot…
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Las Vegas Sands' Attempt To Let Voters Decide Casino Fate Derailed
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Gambling wars: Pro-casino group drops lawsuit alleging interference by Seminole Tribe

A pro-casino group backed by Las Vegas Sands has dropped its effort to shut down an "obstruction" campaign it alleges is underway by groups backed by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The fight was over voter signatures for a Constitutional amendment drive. In Florida's gambling wars, it appears that all new gambling initiatives are stalled or dead,…
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Las Vegas Sands Drops Florida Gaming Initiative Lawsuit

The Las Vegas Sands Corp. on Saturday dropped its lawsuit against a group of Seminole Tribe-related entities it accused of using "blocking" techniques and harassment in signature gathering in Florida. The Sands Corp. is trying to get a proposal to expand gaming on the November 2022 ballot. There have been reports of signature gatherers harassing…
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Las Vegas Sands Drops Florida Gaming Initiative Lawsuit
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Gambling initiative backers doubled down in November

Gambling interests have spent $54 million so far on Florida petition drives. Two organizations trying to get gambling expansion initiatives onto Florida's 2022 ballot doubled down on their stakes in November, spending more than $10 million apiece that month trying to collect petition signatures. In the case of Florida Voters in Charge, the Las…
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Gambling initiative backers doubled down in November
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DeSantis may need Biden to rescue $2.5B gambling deal

Right now the department isn't commenting. DeSantis himself did not know about the decision until asked about it by a reporter at an early morning press conference in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday. But it puts the governor - who routinely rails against Biden and is caught in legal clashes with the administration over vaccine mandates, cruise ships and…
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DeSantis may need Biden to rescue $2.5B gambling deal
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More states considering casino gambling expansion

It's no wonder why states across the nation are in various stages of introducing some form of gaming to their citizens. The American Gaming Association last week reported that commercial gaming revenue hit a quarterly record for the months of July, August and September and that revenue is on a record pace for 2021. The AGA said that with $38.67…
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Gambling companies place a $22.7 million bet on Florida ballot initiatives

TALLAHASSEE - Two companies last month poured more than $22.7 million into separate ballot initiatives aimed at expanding gambling in Florida. Online platform DraftKings, Inc. contributed $12.71 million to a political committee known as Florida Education Champions, according to finance reports posted Wednesday on the state Division of Elections…
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Gambling companies place a $22.7 million bet on Florida ballot initiatives
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Seminole Tribe Trying To Block Rival Gambling Proposals

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) - After nailing down a deal that gave it control over sports betting in the state, the Seminole Tribe is trying to clinch its status as Florida's "800-pound" gambling gorilla by squashing two proposed constitutional amendments backed by potential competitors. .And with billions of dollars at stake, the tribe is prepared…
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Seminole Tribe Trying To Block Rival Gambling Proposals
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Gambling initiatives race a short calendar

Time and money are in short supply as organizers try to reach the 2022 ballot. Gambling advocates racing to place two constitutional amendments on the 2022 ballot are at the point where they'll have to be collecting about 100000 petition signatures per week - each - through the rest of 2021. Get ready for the hard push, Florida. If a campaign…
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Massive gambling compact approved; expansion of gambling poised to change FL landscape

It's official. Federal authorities green-lighted Florida's gambling compact with the Seminole Tribe of Florida on Friday, marking the start of a new cultural era by allowing digital gambling statewide for the first time in Florida history. The 30-year compact, worth $2.5 billion to the state of Florida in just the first five years, was ratified by…
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Orlando Sentinel

Florida gambling deal passes federal review

A key federal agency will not block a sweeping gambling deal Gov. Ron DeSantis signed with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, opening the door for sports betting to start as soon as Oct. 15 in Florida and setting the stage for a legal showdown over the issue. The agreement allows the Seminole Tribe to offer statewide online sports betting in…
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Florida gambling deal passes federal review
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Big bucks betting Floridians will approve gambling expansions in 2022

When all is said and done, proponents and opponents could spend $1 billion trying to convince Floridians to expand or restrict gambling with $62 million already pledged to back or challenge three November 2022 ballot measures. The Florida Division of Elections last week posted two new prospective proposed Constitutional amendments that would ask…
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Big bucks betting Floridians will approve gambling expansions in 2022
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Las Vegas Sands wants more casinos in North Florida

TALLAHASSEE - A political committee backed by Las Vegas Sands, a powerful new entrant into the gambling market in Florida, this week unveiled two new ballot initiatives that ask voters to approve as many as three new casinos in Florida and allow existing North Florida cardrooms to offer casino games. The two proposals, submitted to the Florida…
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Las Vegas Sands wants more casinos in North Florida
Florida Phoenix

Gambling gold rush: FL OKs two more constitutional amendment drives for 2022 ballot

Florida's race to cash in on gambling super-heated this week, with two more constitutional amendments now proposed for the 2022 general ballots - bankrolled by millions in out-of-state campaign donations. The proposed amendments, both aiming to establish new casinos, are titled "Authorizes a Limited Number of New Casinos" and "Limited Authorization…
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Las Vegas Sands has Donated Millions into Florida Lately

Las Vegas Sands has been working hard to expand over the past few years. This major US gaming company now seems focused on entering Florida's market. Reports have confirmed that Las Vegas Sands has donated millions to one of Florida's political committees in another effort to break into the state. LVS is hoping this helps them secure a move into…
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Las Vegas Sands has Donated Millions into Florida Lately
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Las Vegas Sands pumps $17M into committee ‘contemplating options’ on gaming

Las Vegas Sands has wanted a resort-casino in South Florida for years. A newly formed political committee received $17 million last month from one of the largest casino companies in the world, but it's not yet clear what the group aims to accomplish. Florida Voters in Charge filed initial paperwork with the Florida Division of Elections two months…
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Las Vegas Sands pumps $17M into committee ‘contemplating options’ on gaming
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