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Florida lawmakers hand DeSantis another win with approval of gambling deal POLITICO 3 hrs ago © Joe Raedle/Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to the media. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's Republican-controlled Legislature on Wednesday approved a sweeping gambling deal that will bring sports betting to the nation's third largest state for the first time. The passage, which will undoubtedly face legal challenges, is a big win for Gov. Ron DeSantis, who personally lobbied state lawmakers to approve the deal. It also caps a series of legislative victories for DeSantis on issues ra...

Florida lawmakers pass gambling deal, though court fight likely By Dara Kam Evan Axelbank reports TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Despite concerns that a sports-betting provision might not withstand legal challenges, Florida lawmakers on Wednesday gave final approval to a 30-year deal with the Seminole Tribe that promises to rake $2.5 billion into state coffers over the first five years of the agreement. The Florida House passed the measure (SB 2A) in a 97-17 vote on Wednesday, a day after the Senate approved it 38-1. Gov. Ron DeSantis and Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman Marcellus Osceola Jr. reached ...

Print Continue to article content The passage, which will undoubtedly face legal challenges, is a big win for Gov. Ron DeSantis, who personally lobbied state lawmakers to approve the deal. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images Florida lawmakers hand DeSantis another win with approval of gambling deal Updated TALLAHASSEE — Florida's Republican-controlled Legislature on Wednesday approved a sweeping gambling deal that will bring sports betting to the nation's third largest state for the first time. The passage, which will undoubtedly face legal challenges, is a big win for Gov. Ron DeSantis, who person...

Miami Herald TALLAHASSEE --- Despite concerns that a sports-betting provision might not withstand legal challenges, Florida lawmakers on Wednesday gave final approval to a 30-year deal with the Seminole Tribe that promises to rake $2.5 billion into state coffers over the first five years of the agreement. The Florida House passed the measure (SB 2A) in a 97-17 vote on Wednesday, a day after the Senate approved it 38-1. Gov. Ron DeSantis and Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman Marcellus Osceola Jr. reached the deal last month, but it needed legislative ratification. The Legislature began meetin...

House panel approves compact, contemplates viability of the agreement Other states that have wagered on a contested provision in the compact could offer clues. As the House considers a 30-year agreement governing gaming in the state, an important question has arisen: Does a provision in the agreement merely modernize gaming or illegally expand it? The agreement, also called a compact, is a result of negotiations between Gov.  Ron DeSantis and the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The House Select Committee on Gaming passed the bill ( HB 1A) in a 26-4 vote Tuesday. The whole House will vote on the ...