Las Vegas Sands wants more casinos in North Florida
The gambling giant is backing ballot initiatives that would ask voters to approve as many as three new casinos in the Sunshine State.
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The Las Vegas Sands casino sits behind the Fisherman’s Wharf in Macau, which had $45 billion in casino earnings in 2013. Macau earned $38 billion with 35 casinos in 2012, passing the United States, where 12,000 casinos took in $37.3 billion in ’12.
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TALLAHASSEE â A political committee backed by Las Vegas Sands, a powerful new entrant into the gambling market in Florida, this week unveiled two new ballot initiatives that ask voters to approve as many as three new casinos in Florida and allow existing North Florida cardrooms to offer casino games.
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