Seminole Tribe General Counsel<\/a> Jim Shore warned the governing bodies that DFS could violate the exclusivity pact that exists between the two.<\/p>\n\u201cBy providing this notice, the Tribe hopes to avoid a situation where the State enacts legislation that inadvertently violates the Tribe\u2019s exclusivity,\u201d the letter reads. \u201cFederal law requires that any reduction in the Tribe\u2019s exclusivity must be balanced by some additional consideration from the State. Without such an agreement, the 2010 Gaming Compact would allow the Tribe to cease all revenue sharing payments to the State based on the expanded gaming contemplated by these bills.\u201d<\/p>\n
Senator Dana Young (R-Tampa), one of the authors of the bill, said it didn\u2019t apply in this case since DFS is not gambling but a game of skill and exempt from the compact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Florida Seminole Tribe has waited long enough for the state to act and decided to pursue legal action against 11 Jacksonville Internet cafes that they say offer illegal electronic gambling machines. The antitrust lawsuit, which was filed a week ago in Duval County\u2019s\u00a0Fourth Judicial Circuit Court, claims the devices violate an exclusive compact the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":65549,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,10,60,13,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Florida\u2019s Seminole Tribe Sues to Shut Down 11 Jacksonville Electronic Gambling Parlors<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n