Seminole Tribe hails state's legal opinion over slot machines

Wednesday, January 18, 2012  

The Seminole Tribe is praising Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi (R) for a legal opinion that backs the Class III gaming compact.

The agreement guarantees the tribe exclusivity for Class III games outside of South Florida. The legal opinion confirms that an expansion of non-Indian gaming would violate the compact and require changes in state law.

The opinion was written in response to efforts by some counties outside of South Forida to legalize slot machines through referenda. Quoting a state lawmaker, Bondi said that such an expansion "would effectively break the payments of the compact."

Get the Story:
Seminoles' Billie comes out in praise of Bondi (The South Florida Sun-Sentinel 1/18)

Florida AG Opinion:
Department of Business and Professional Regulation regarding slot machine referenda and Section 551.102(4), Florida Statutes (January 12, 2012)