Seminole
A "Switch in Time to Save the Dime" in Florida?
Perspectives from Florida
But it seems to always be about money, rather than legal duties, mutual respect, or even what's right.
Florida Legislature Rejects Compact
Update in Florida: Still Hope . . . ???
Florida Legislature Calls for NIGC to Shut Down Seminole Games
Details of the Deal: Revised Compact in Florida
The revised compact gives the state a minimum annual payment of $150 million for 20 years, and up to 25% of gaming revenues. That's expected to be some $6.8 billion in state coffers. The payments to the state would be earmarked largely for public education.
A New Deal? Fla. Gov. Crist Reaches Revised Compact with Seminole Tribe
The revised compact provides some exclusivity to the Tribe in exchange for revenue-sharing. But it's the politics of the deal that are drawing fire.
The state legislature will decide whether to approve the compact, likely in October. Special interest groups are urging lawmakers to take sides.
