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There are other federal lawsuits still pending.

The Doral city council voted 4-0 to ban gambling and casinos from the city, unless they were approved by residents in a referendum.

Miami Beach mayor to feds: Reject corrupted gambling compact Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber, in a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior, said Florida’s sports gambling deal is a plan “hijacked by non-tribal casino interests.”     File photo - Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis during press conference at the Miami Beach Convention Center as they discuss the Army Corps building of a coronavirus field h...

Miami Beach mayor to feds: Floridas gambling compact with tribe is corrupt, illegal and should be rejected Mary Ellen Klas, The Miami Herald © Mike Stocker / South Florida/South Florida Sun-Sentinel/TNS Guests play slot machines at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel& Casino in Hollywood, Florida. MIAMI — As Floridas historic sports gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe is being reviewed for approval by the federal government, Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber on Thursday sent a letter...

It now heads to the U.S. Department of the Interior.