The tribe agreed in principle to a 31-year deal with Senate Republican leaders that would have allowed it to offer sports betting, roulette and craps, but the legislature made little effort to push the deal through. Richard suggested the tribe was aggrieved by the inaction.<\/p>\n
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Florida Blackjack Wars: A Timeline<\/strong><\/p>\nApril 2010:<\/strong> Tribe and the state sign a $1 billion, five-year compact deal that allows the tribe to offer house-banked card games like blackjack at its casinos, as well as slot machines at most of its locations<\/p>\nJuly 2015:<\/strong> The compact expires but the tribe continues to offer blackjack because it claims the state violated its exclusivity on house-banked gambling by permitting the pari-mutuel venues to offer player-designated games.<\/p>\nOct 2015:<\/strong> Florida files a federal lawsuit to shut down the Seminoles\u2019 blackjack tables. The tribe countersues, claiming compact violation.<\/p>\nDec 2015:<\/strong> Former Gov. Rick Scott negotiates a new $3 billion deal with the Seminoles that would have allowed them to offer roulette and craps, but the legislature ultimately rejects it.<\/p>\nNov 2016:<\/strong> A federal judge sides with the tribe, ruling Florida breached the 2010 compact by approving player-designated games, giving the tribe the right to offer blackjack until 2030 without a compact.<\/p>\nApril 2018:<\/strong> Gov. Scott strikes deal with the Seminoles that would see them continue to make payments in good faith and in return for state enforcement against player-designated games.<\/p>\nApril 2019:<\/strong> Senate Republicans negotiate a new draft compact deal that includes sports betting, roulette, and craps but lawmakers run out of time.<\/p>\nMay 2019:<\/strong> Seminoles withhold payments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Seminole tribe of Florida will cease making paying $350 million a year in revenue-share payments to the state, effective immediately. Local media reports the tribe — which operates Florida\u2019s Hard Rock-branded casinos — hand-delivered a letter from Seminole chairman Marcellus Osceola Jr. to Gov. Ron DeSantis Tuesday announcing that one of the biggest tribal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":104976,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,61,18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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