Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum said he will sue the Interior Department if it issues Class III procedures for the Seminole Tribe.
McCollum cited a 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that invalidated the Class III secretarial procedures. He said Interior can't force a state to accept Class III gaming over the state's objections.
"They can put all they want in a letter to the governor, but I don't think they can act on it,'' McCollum told The Miami Herald.
Interior says it will authorize the tribe to offer slot machines unless the state can reach a compact by November 15. The tribe and the state say they are near an agreement.
Get the Story:State to sue feds if Seminole Tribe is given slots (The Miami Herald 11/8)