Miami Herald – Gov. Rick Scott may be in the midst of deciding whether to allow the expansion of gambling in Florida with his negotiations with the Seminole Tribe, but this week he made it clear he vigorously opposes Internet gambling. In a letter to congressional leaders on the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, the governor urged Congress to clarify that the federal Wire Act bars online state lottery sales and reverse a Department of Justice ruling last year that opened the door to internet gambling. “Allowing Internet gaming to invade the homes of every American family, and be piped…

TampaBay.com – As a Florida House committee voted Wednesday to create a new state agency to regulate gambling, Gov. Rick Scott asked the Senate to put the brakes on its proposal to bring two resort casinos to South Florida so that the legislation would not interfere with his gambling negotiations with the Seminole Tribe. As a result, Senate Gaming Committee Chairman Garrett Richter abruptly canceled a scheduled meeting Monday to take up the Senate’s gambling bills. “The governor’s office called me and asked if we would slow down the process until we know what the terms of a potential deal…