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For weeks, negotiators for the Seminole Tribe of Florida and Gov. Ron DeSantis worked on an agreement for a gaming compact.
Then, late Monday, the governor made what was likely a final offer: Florida would become the largest state in the nation to legalize sports betting, and the Tribe would control it. The Tribe would not stand in the way if legislators were to allow Miami Beach to
become home to a controversial new casino. And the Seminole Tribe would give the state hundreds of millions of dollars in annual payments.
It was an ambitious proposal designed to capitalize on the revenue stream of the exploding and popular online gaming industry, provide a new revenue source to the declining parimutuel industry, and open the door to a Miami Beach casino permit for Jeffrey Soffer, the real estate mogul who has used has used his superyacht, his friendship with Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tom Brady, and $1.1 million in contributions to influence the governor and legislat
NYC mayor Bill De Blasio is branded a buffoon for saying it s not a time to dance on grave of Bernie Madoff following his prison death aged 82
Bernie Madoff, who died in prison aged 82 Wednesday, ran the biggest Ponzi scheme in US history, defrauding victims of $64billion
Many of his 37,000 victims lost homes and life savings, and several committed suicide
Both of his two sons who reported him to authorities died after his arrest - Mark of suicide in 2010, and Andrew of lymphoma in 2014
But De Blasio, whose second term ends in November, said it was not the time to dance on a grave
Bernie Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme affected New York Mets, dies at 82
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NEW YORK Bernie Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme led to the former New York Mets owners being embroiled in a $1 billion lawsuit, has died in prison at age 82.
Madoff burned thousands of investors, outfoxed regulators and received a 150-year prison term. He died of natural causes at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina.
Among his victims were director Steven Spielberg, actor Kevin Bacon and Nobel Peace Prize winner and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel. But he had ties to sports figures as well. Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax was a client. And former Mets owners Fred Wilpon, Jeff Wilpon and Saul Katz were major investors. Their involvement changed the trajectory of the franchise.
How Bernie Madoff fooled the A-list with promise of double-digit returns: Ponzi schemer s celebrity victims include Steven Spielberg, Kevin Bacon, John Malkovich and New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon
Bernie Madoff robbed 37,000 victims in 136 countries over the course of two decades before he was arrested back in 2008
His victims, large and small, included individuals, charities, pension funds and hedge funds
Among those he betrayed were actors Kevin Bacon and John Malkovich; director Steven Spielberg and New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon
Some victims, including those who could barely afford to invest in the first place, lost their entire life savings and several later committed suicide as a result