This week’s gambling news finds Florida gambling in the headlines again, and now the battle for expanded casino gambling and sports betting is getting downright ugly! The fight between the Sands Corporation and the Seminole Tribe is wrapped up in lawsuits, legal actions, and accusations of conspiracy, sabotage, and corruption! Welcome to This Week in Gambling, where some news weeks are slow… some news weeks are busy… and some news weeks are batshit crazy! Which leads us to Florida and this week’s big story! As you may know, Florida is America’s third largest state by population. Therefore, whatever happens with…

It’s our last show of the year, filled with holiday gambling news! We have a Coronavirus update from Las Vegas, as well as a sports betting update from Florida and a disturbing report on problem gambling!Plus, there’s a special Christmas introduction! T’was two weeks till Christmas down Florida way, where the Seminoles were not feeling so festive as their sports betting deal with the state has been ruled unconstitutional. However, undeterred the Seminoles just kept right on accepting sports bets… until… Down at the courthouse there arose such a clatter, when a Federal Judge denied their request for a stay…

Legal Florida gambling could be less likely after voters chose to give themselves rather than politicians the power to progress expansion in the state. Florida, Arkansas and Louisiana each held plebiscites on gambling issues on Tuesday, as the public participated in the midterm elections. In Florida, the Disney-backed Amendment 3, which states that citizens will retain exclusive rights to authorise and potentially expand casino gambling in the state, received about 70% of the vote. Voters in Charge, backed by the entertainment and theme park giant as well as the Seminole Tribe, which is the state’s leading gaming operator, spent around…

Washington Times – South Florida has frequent flights from around the country, Latin America and Europe visitors by the millions each year and Indian casinos that perform better than those in most other states. On top of that, the weather is terrific. So it’s not surprising that two of the world’s largest gambling companies are lobbying in Tallahassee for the fourth straight year, hoping to persuade political leaders to pass laws to allow Las Vegas-style casinos in Broward and Miami-Dade counties – or at least let voters decide on whether they should be allowed. Such casinos would go beyond the…

Miami Herald – Florida state senators are holding the first of four public hearings about the future of gambling in the Sunshine State. Some 60 people have already signed up to testify Wednesday during a meeting that will be held on the north campus of Broward College. The Senate Gaming Committee will also hold hearings in Lakeland, Jacksonville and Pensacola. The Republican-controlled Legislature in early 2012 shot down a bill to allow major casinos in South Florida. But now lawmakers are considering changing the state’s gambling laws. Among those scheduled to testify include a lawyer who has represented adult arcades…

From Naples News Florida doesn’t need international casino operators building $2 billion waterfront entertainment meccas in Southeast Florida or a Native American group opening venues along the Interstate 10 corridor to be considered a “major gambling state.” With Indian casinos, pari-mutuel facilities, day-cruise and cruise vessels and one of the largest state lotteries, Florida already is one of the nation’s top spots for gamblers. But a 307-page state-commissioned study released this week also showed that while the opportunity to play games of chance has grown, the money spent at casinos and card rooms hasn’t resulted in vast job creation outside…