Special session eyed for Seminole gaming deal Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a deal with the Seminole Tribe as tribe Chairman Marcellus Osceola Jr. looks on. The 30-year gambling “compact” would allow sports betting. (Source: News Service of Florida) By Jim Saunders | May 5, 2021 at 1:39 PM EDT - Updated May 5 at 1:39 PM
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WWSB) - House and Senate leaders Wednesday set the stage for a special legislative session to consider a gambling deal that Gov. Ron DeSantis hammered out with the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
House Speaker Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor, and Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, issued a formal joint proclamation to bring lawmakers back to Tallahassee during the week of May 17. The 30-year gambling “compact,” announced April 23, includes allowing sports betting in the state.
House and Senate leaders set the stage for a special legislative session to consider a gambling deal that Gov. Ron DeSantis hammered out with the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
House and Senate leaders Wednesday set the stage for a special legislative session to consider a gambling deal that Gov. Ron DeSantis worked out with the Seminole Tribe of Florida.