Special session on gambling expansion starts today in Tallahassee By Spectrum News Staff Florida PUBLISHED 6:21 AM ET May. 17, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:21 AM EDT May. 17, 2021
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. The Florida Legislature is returning to Tallahassee Monday for a weeklong special session on the state’s gambling compact.
The legislature will consider a new 30-year gaming compact between the state and the Seminole Tribe that would expand gambling and legalize sports betting in Florida.
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Florida Legislature back in Tallahassee today for special session on state s gambling comapct
Expansion of gambling would allow for sports betting in Florida
But the fate of the new compact is uncertain because of opposition from some business groups and legislative conservatives who object to expanding gambling.
Florida lawmakers reconvene for special session on gambling
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Florida lawmakers reconvene for special session on gambling
Associated PressMay 16, 2021 GMT
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida lawmakers reconvene Monday for a special session to consider a new 30-year gaming compact between the state and the Seminole Tribe that would expand gambling and legalize sports betting in the country’s third most populous state.
But the fate of the new compact is uncertain because of opposition from some business groups and legislative conservatives who object to expanding gambling on moral grounds and because of concerns over increased crime.
The deal would give the state at least $2.5 billion over the first five years and at least $6 billion from the Tribe by 2030. State officials say the pact would create 2,200 new jobs.