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Gambling Corporation Las Vegas Sands Plans to Create a New Casino in Florida

With its warm climate and sunny beach resorts, Florida is a major tourist location and a large market for casino gambling. Perhaps this is what casino gaming company Las Vegas Sands saw in 2012 and decided it was time to invest in some gaming expansion efforts in the state. After the proposal was rejected by lawmakers that same year, the LV Sands…
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Gambling Corporation Las Vegas Sands Plans to Create a New Casino in Florida
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Controversial North Florida Casino Plans Fail to Gain Support

There has been a big case going on in North Florida involving casinos. The main problem was a petition had been taken to court to see changes put in casinos in North Florida. The petition, if successful, would see casinos in the region adopt a new style. They would be required to adapt Las Vegas-based casino styles, which isn't the case…
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Controversial North Florida Casino Plans Fail to Gain Support
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Florida gambling expansion backed by Las Vegas Sands abandoned

Florida Voters in Charge, the nonprofit political action committee funded by Las Vegas Sands Corp. to gather signatures on petitions supporting the legalization of commercial gambling in northern Florida, has abandoned its efforts to put the question on the November ballot. The organization also dropped an appeals court lawsuit it filed when Leon…
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Florida gambling expansion backed by Las Vegas Sands abandoned
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No Luck for the LVS North Florida Casino Expansion Efforts

The long-running efforts of a Las Vegas Sands-backed group to expand casino gambling in North Florida have come to an end. Florida Voters in Charge announced on Friday that it would no longer pursue the matter. This is despite spending over $73m as part of its major petition drive and legal action. The group finally admitted defeat when it…
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Las Vegas Sands Drops Bid for North Florida Casinos

After spending more than $70 million and wrangling in court for months, backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would open the door to Las Vegas-style casinos in North Florida have dropped an effort to place the measure on the 2022 ballot. The clash over the casino initiative pitted Las Vegas Sands Corp. against the Seminole Tribe of…
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Las Vegas Sands Drops Bid for North Florida Casinos
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Las Vegas Sands Gives up on Casinos in Northern Florida for Now

Las Vegas Sands winds down push for casino ballot measure in Florida The Florida Voters in Charge initiative will formally withdraw from the matter for 2022 No confirmation has come whether the committee may try to push the matter for the 2024 ballot The Seminole Tribe of Florida may be definitively winning a case against the Las Vegas Sands Corp.…
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Las Vegas Sands Gives up on Casinos in Northern Florida for Now
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Las Vegas Sands drops bid for North Florida casinos on 2022 ballot

TALLAHASSEE - After spending more than $70 million and wrangling in court for months, backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would open the door to Las Vegas-style casinos in North Florida have dropped an effort to place the measure on the 2022 ballot. The clash over the casino initiative pitted Las Vegas Sands Corp. against the…
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Las Vegas Sands drops bid for North Florida casinos on 2022 ballot
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Legal wrangling continues over Jacksonville-area casino

It's been almost two months since backers of an effort to bring Las Vegas-style casino gambling to North Florida failed to submit enough signatures in time to make it onto the November ballot, but legal jousting over the proposal hasn't abated. The fight over the proposed constitutional amendment has turned into a throw-down between Las Vegas Sands…
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Legal wrangling continues over Jacksonville-area casino
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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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North Florida casino campaign still wants Supreme Court review of ballot language

Even though its petition drive failed to garner enough valid voter signatures to qualify a North Florida casino issue for the ballot, Florida Voters in Charge (FVIC) still wants the Supreme Court of Florida to review its ballot language. The organization that pushed to get a North Florida casino issue onto the 2022 statewide General Election ballot…
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North Florida casino campaign still wants Supreme Court review of ballot language
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Las Vegas Sands dropped $73M on failed Florida casino drive

An unprecedented amount of money was spent on the failed petition drive. How much might a North Florida casino be worth? Las Vegas Sands, the Nevada-based gaming company, gambled $73.5 million on one proposal - and apparently lost, though the company has not left the action yet. Las Vegas Sands poured that total into the failed eight-month campaign…
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Las Vegas Sands dropped $73M on failed Florida casino drive
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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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Florida Casino Backers File Lawsuit Over Signature Count

Since the end of 2021, a Las Vegas Sands-backed group has been hard at work in the state of Florida. The emotively named Florida Voters in Charge (FVC) wants to sway public opinion in favor of a gambling expansion proposal. However, it is now suing for more time after failing to gather enough verified signatures for the November ballot. just 77000…
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Florida Casino Backers File Lawsuit Over Signature Count
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Florida Casino Initiative Legal Fight Dropped

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) - After two months of fierce legal battling, supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at allowing casinos in North Florida have dropped a lawsuit that alleged opponents tried to "sabotage" petition gathering. Lawyers for the political committee Florida Voters in Charge and petition firms filed a notice of…
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Florida Casino Initiative Legal Fight Dropped
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Deadline nears in North Florida casino drive

After two months of fierce legal battling, supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at allowing casinos in North Florida have dropped a lawsuit that alleged opponents tried to "sabotage" petition gathering. Lawyers for the political committee Florida Voters in Charge and petition firms filed a notice of dismissal Monday in Leon…
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Deadline nears in North Florida casino drive
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Casino initiative legal fight dropped

After two months of fierce legal battling, supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at allowing casinos in North Florida have dropped a lawsuit that alleged opponents tried to "sabotage" petition gathering. Lawyers for the political committee Florida Voters in Charge and petition firms filed a notice of dismissal Monday in Leon…
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Casino initiative legal fight dropped
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Lawsuit dropped against Seminoles over casino initiative

TALLAHASSEE - After two months of fierce legal battling, supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at allowing casinos in North Florida have dropped a lawsuit that alleged opponents tried to "sabotage" petition gathering. Lawyers for the political committee Florida Voters in Charge and petition firms filed a notice of dismissal Monday…
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Lawsuit dropped against Seminoles over casino initiative
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Florida Gambling Ballot Row Continues With Countersuit

The row between a group aiming to legalize casinos in North Florida and the Seminole Tribe has taken another turn. Florida Voters In Charge (FVC), an initiative backed by casino company Las Vegas Sands, has been attempting to gather enough signatures in order to get its proposal put to a public vote in November. denied all of the allegations from…
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Florida Gambling Ballot Row Continues With Countersuit
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Accusations fly in legal battle on Florida casino initiative

TALLAHASSEE - A court battle involving a proposed constitutional amendment that would open the door to casinos in North Florida continued to escalate Monday, with a committee linked to the Seminole Tribe accusing backers of the measure of "engaging in a widespread, election-law conspiracy" in the race to gather enough signatures to place the…
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Accusations fly in legal battle on Florida casino initiative
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New Florida Casino Expansion Proposal Gains Momentum

A proposal to allow casinos in North Florida is gaining momentum and could get a spot on the November ballot, allowing the public to vote on the matter. On Friday, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody requested that the Florida Supreme Court review the proposed constitutional amendment. The proposal has received the number of signatures necessary…
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New Florida Casino Expansion Proposal Gains Momentum
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Florida Supreme Court to consider casino initiative

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Attorney General Ashley Moody on Friday asked the Florida Supreme Court to scrutinize a proposed constitutional amendment that would open the door to casinos in North Florida after a political committee backing the measure surpassed the required number of signatures to start the review process. According to Moody's request,…
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Florida Supreme Court to consider casino initiative
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Opponents of casino initiative fire back in lawsuit

TALLAHASSEE - Legal wrangling escalated about signature gathering for a proposed constitutional amendment that would open the door for casinos in North Florida, with lawyers for entities linked to the Seminole Tribe accusing backers of the ballot initiative of breaking the law. Florida Voters in Charge, a political committee behind the casino…
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Opponents of casino initiative fire back in lawsuit
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Casino initiative opponents fire back in lawsuit

Legal wrangling escalated Friday about signature gathering for a proposed constitutional amendment that would open the door for casinos in North Florida, with lawyers for entities linked to the Seminole Tribe accusing backers of the ballot initiative of breaking the law. Florida Voters in Charge, a political committee behind the casino proposal, is…
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Casino initiative opponents fire back in lawsuit
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Las Vegas Sands PAC Drops Restraining Order Request in Clash With Florida Seminole Tribe

A group aligned with Las Vegas Sands has dropped its request for a affiliates in the battle to expand casino gaming in Florida. Florida Voters in Charge, a political action committee seeking enough signatures to put non-tribal casino expansion on the November 2022 ballot, abandoned its legal challenge on Saturday, according to the Miami Herald. The…
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Las Vegas Sands PAC Drops Restraining Order Request in Clash With Florida Seminole Tribe
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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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Legal wrangling continues over gambling ballot initiative for North Florida

A political committee behind a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow casino gambling in North Florida on Saturday dropped an emergency effort to block entities linked to the Seminole Tribe from interfering with signature gatherers. The Florida Voters In Charge committee's move also put a halt to a scheduled Tuesday hearing in the…
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Legal wrangling continues over gambling ballot initiative for North Florida
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Florida Judge Denies Injunction In Gambling Initiative Fight

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) - A Leon County circuit judge on Wednesday refused to immediately halt efforts backed by the Seminole Tribe to try to block a gambling initiative from getting on next year's ballot. The initiative, supported by casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corp., would allow voters to decide whether to allow pari-mutuel operators in North…
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Florida Judge Denies Injunction In Gambling Initiative Fight
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LVS, Tribe-Backed Groups in Florida Gambling Ballot Row

It seems that the Seminole Tribe of Florida has a lot more enemies than friends at the moment, with a bitter row over its sports betting compact with the state still ongoing. Now, in another highly volatile situation, two groups backed by the tribe are about to face off with another supported by Las Vegas Sands. Florida Voters in Charge, a ballot…
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LVS, Tribe-Backed Groups in Florida Gambling Ballot Row
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Las Vegas Sands sues Seminoles-linked groups over major gambling expansion in Florida

The casino giant, founded by the late gaming mogul Sheldon Adelson, alleges that the Tribe is paying off petition gatherers to break previous agreements to collect signatures on behalf of the Las Vegas Sands-backed ballot measure. The payments, according to the lawsuit, were designed to get petition gatherers to join the "other side" and collect…
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Las Vegas Sands sues Seminoles-linked groups over major gambling expansion in Florida
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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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More states considering casino gambling expansion
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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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Gambling initiatives race a short calendar
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Las Vegas Sands Pours $17mn into Florida Casino Expansion Effort

Las Vegas Sands, the Nevada-based major casino operator, is understood to have donated $17 million to a Jacksonville-based political committee that is behind two initiatives seeking to expand casino gambling in Florida. Florida Voters in Charge received the generous donation before a July 1 deadline set by a new law that caps contributions to…
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Las Vegas Sands Pours $17mn into Florida Casino Expansion Effort
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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
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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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Florida Political Efforts Pick Up Steam Over Expanded Gambling

The churning of gambling-related activity in Florida picked up intensity this week as news broke that tens of millions of dollars are flowing into political efforts to expand gaming in the Sunshine State. Early in the week it came out that and each ponied up $10 million for a political action committee that would derail some portions of a plan…
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Florida Political Efforts Pick Up Steam Over Expanded Gambling
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Jacksonville prospect for Las Vegas Sands Corporation

American land-based casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation has reportedly pumped approximately $17 million into an effort that could see a large gambling-friendly development brought to the northern Florida city of Jacksonville. According to a Wednesday report from the news domain at FloridaPolitics.com, the donation revealed earlier this week…
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Las Vegas Sands readies push for casinos in North Florida

Florida Voters in Charge submitted both proposed amendments to the Florida Secretary of State, which oversees the state Division of Elections. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - (The video above is from a related report out of Texas by KHOU) A political committee bankrolled by Las Vegas Sands Corp. has drafted two proposed constitutional amendments that would…
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Las Vegas Sands readies push for casinos in North Florida
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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