The Florida Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering has awarded a license for a new non-Indian gaming facility.
West Flagler Associates will be able to open a jai-alai facility in south Florida. That's the area where poker and slot machines are legal under state law.
But it's also where the Seminole Tribe was promised exclusivity in its Class III gaming compact. If Magic City Jai Alai ends up offering slot machines, that will break the deal.
“This permit doesn’t change the gaming debate because West Flagler hasn’t decided what its intentions are with the permit,” attorney John Lockwood told The Miami Herald Monday. “We are trying to decide what makes sense for the client.”
The compact was signed in 2010. It requires the tribe to share about $250 million a year for the first five years, and more in subsequent years.
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