Seminole Tribe contributes $443K amid bid for expanded gaming

Monday, July 23, 2012  

The Seminole Tribe is being outspent in the push for expanded gaming in Florida.

The tribe has contributed $443,000 during this election cycle, The Tampa Bay Times reports. Two-thirds of the money has gone to Republicans, who control the Legislature and have been pressured to authorize more non-Indian gaming in the state.

The Genting Group, on the other hand, has contributed $1.3 million so far. The company has ties to some tribes and wants to open a major casino resort in Miami.

The Seminole Tribe's Class III gaming compact expires in 2015. It requires the tribe to share an estimated $233 million a year with the state.

The payments stop if the compact expires or if the state allows more non-Indian gaming in the tribe's region.

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