Las Vegas Sands Corporation reportedly eyeing Florida’s Jacksonville City to develop & operate casino
21 July 2021
Nevada based casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation has reportedly pumped nearly $17 million into a political action committee (PAC) called “Florida Voters in Charge” that is focusing on bringing a large gambling-friendly development to Jacksonville in Florida.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. has confirmed the large contribution made by it to the local PAC, but it refused to offer any further details. The company only said that it was mulling various options. Las Vegas Sands stressed that it has no intention to ask Florida to breach its recently-agreed gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe of Florida. In the new agreement signed between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Seminole Tribe, the federally-recognized tribe earned a statewide monopoly on craps, roulette as well as retail sportsbetting from as soon as October. The tribe also got the permission to build and operate three new gaming properties in the state.