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Who is Negotiating the Seminole Compact?

March 24th, 2015 by Mike Vasilinda

The state’s deal with the Seminole Indians allowing them to operate banked card games like black jack runs out in July. The Tribe is running its third TV spot in as many weeks to convince lawmakers to keep the current deal. Rick Scott has been negotiating with the Indians, but some lawmakers say he has turned that authority over to the legislature. Senate President Andy Gardiner says that hasn’t happened yet, but says the Senate is willing to take it on if necessary.

“You know, how we are in the Senate is we’re not afraid to take on big issues and we may just do that. But I’ll leave it to the Chairman’s decision if he wants to get in the middle of all that”

If the agreement expires, the Tribe has 90 days from July first to stop the card games that pay the state more than a billion dollars a year.

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