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The signing of an exclusive, thirty year gambling deal, including sports betting, with the Seminole Tribe has major out of state companies seeking to expand gambling on the 2022 ballot.\u00a0 <\/span>As Mike Vasilinda tells us, tens of millions are already earmarked for petition gathering efforts for at least three amendments.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n <\/p>\nBig out of state interests are bankrolling efforts to create more gambling here after they were shut out by the new Seminole Tribe gaming compact this year.<\/p>\n\u201cThis is the agreement.\u201d Said Governor Ron DeSantis moments after signing the compact. No Casino\u2019s President John Sowinski suggests they don\u2019t have Flordia\u2019s best interests at heart.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-69496 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0719_00000\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00000-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00000-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00000-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00000.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0719_00017\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00017-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00017-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00017-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00017.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0719_00018\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00018-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00018-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00018-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00018.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0719_00010\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-69481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00010-200x113.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00010-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00010-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00010.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\u201cA lot of gambling interests looked at that and said they would rather have a free for all for what happens in Florida\u201d says Sowinski.<\/p>\nMore than 60 million flowed to campaigns in June.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nLas Vegas Sands put 17 million behind two proposed amendments. It hasn\u2019t decided which to push, but one would allow three new casino\u2019s. The other would allow a casino somewhere between Jacksonville and Pensacola, with Jacksonville the top choice. Sowinski says a new casino will hurt where ever it\u2019s located.<\/p>\n\u201cWhatever the form of gambling is that\u2019s introduced, it doesn\u2019t generate new money. It simply diverts discretionary spending from bars, restaurants, movie theaters\u201d Sowinski told us.<\/p>\nNeither idea violates the Indian gaming deal. Not so with another proposal to allow sports betting\u2026which the Seminole Tribe got exclusive rights to in the new compact.<\/p>\nIf it passes, the tribe would lower its payments to the state.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-69496 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0719_00012\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00012-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00012-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00012-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00012.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0719_00011\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00011-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00011-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00011-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00011.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0719_00016\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00016-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00016-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00016-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Still0719_00016.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\nThe amendment on sports betting was already being anticipated by the Governor on the day he signed the new compact.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019re not authorizing that. That\u2019s a referendum, so you could deduct the payment from that portion, but still have the other stuff\u201d said the Governor this past April.<\/p>\nThe Seminole Tribe says it will spend its Flordia money to stop the amendments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWhile Fan Duel and Draft Kings each pitched in ten million.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThen there is another 15 million from the owners of a south Florida casino to a campaign that doesn\u2019t even exist yet. Ironically, all the money is likely to create a bidding war for signatures, making each campaign more expensive in the end.<\/p>\nThe rush to fund the amendments is because a new law limits contributions to amendment gathering efforts, but on the day it took effect, July first, a judge granted an injunction, erasing the three thousand dollar contribution limit, at least temporarily.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The signing of an exclusive, thirty year gambling deal, including sports betting, with the Seminole Tribe has major out of state companies seeking to expand gambling on the 2022 ballot.\u00a0 As Mike Vasilinda tells us, tens of millions are already earmarked for petition gathering efforts for at least three amendments.   Big out of state […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69496"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69496"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69497,"href":"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69496\/revisions\/69497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}