Gambling deal teed up for final approval

Compact would allow sports gambling, bring state at least $2.5B in first five years.

  • Gov. Ron DeSantis and Marcellus Osceola Jr., chairman of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, pose for a photo April 23 after signing a gambling compact. (MCT)
    Gov. Ron DeSantis and Marcellus Osceola Jr., chairman of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, pose for a photo April 23 after signing a gambling compact. (MCT)
    TALLAHASSEE — With legal battles looming over the expansion of gambling in Florida, lawmakers are poised to pass a sweeping deal that would give the Seminole Tribe control of sports betting throu...

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