Lawmakers want Seminole Tribe to report revenue from casinos

Tuesday, March 5, 2013  

The Florida House Select Committee on Gaming is asking the Seminole Tribe to disclose its gaming revenues.

The tribe submits audits to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. And the Class III gaming compact requires the tribe to share a portion of revenues with the state.

But the lawmakers want more details about the tribe's annual revenues as they debate an expansion of non-Indian gaming. “I’m not questioning the veracity of it, we know it’s somewhere around $2 billion, but once we know we can start planning,” Rep. Jim Waldman (D) told Sunshine State News.

The compact runs through 2030 but the revenue sharing provisions expire in 2015.

Get the Story:
House Gaming Committee Wants In-Depth Seminole Revenue Numbers (Sunshine State News 3/5)
Seminole Tribe: Bonita Springs 2-year slots tryout would violate state compact (The Naples News 3/5)

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