<\/span><\/h2>\nThe main issue for Florida is that the tribe is in a very strong negotiating position. The Seminole\u2019s original compact expired in 2015, but that agreement also allowed them to exclusively offer \u2018banked games\u2019 until 2030. In 2016, the state of Florida tried to allow parimutuel venues to offer \u2018designated player games\u2019. The state government did not believe that this fell under \u2018banked games\u2019, but a federal court disagreed.<\/p>\n
The tribe continued to make payments to the state, provided that Florida properly policed parimutuel betting venues and stopped them from offering \u2018designated player games\u2019. Florida will apparently still try to get the Seminole tribe to let parimutuels host the games. Apparently, Florida will offer the Seminole exclusive rights to Craps, but rumor has it that the tribe isn\u2019t all that interested.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dave | February 15, 2018 | Updated on: March 26th, 2021The Seminole tribe and the Florida state government have been locked in intense negotiations, as they try to come to a new compact agreement. Senator Bill Galvano, who is in charge of the negotiations, has come out and said that he believes the Seminole tribe […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2055,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3697,3699,14236],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Seminole Tribe Expected to Offer New Compact Proposal To Florida<\/title>\n\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