Gambling

In a move that could remake Florida's gambling landscape, a federal appeals court on Friday overturned a ruling that blocked a deal giving the Seminole Tribe control over sports betting throughout the state.

After spending more than $70 million and wrangling in court for months, backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would open the door to Las Vegas-style casinos in North Florida have dropped an effort to place the measure on the 2022 ballot.

The fight over the proposed constitutional amendment has turned into a throw-down between Las Vegas Sands Corp. and the Seminole Tribe of Florida, along with people, businesses and other entities aligned with the gambling behemoths.

Supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at allowing casinos in North Florida have dropped a lawsuit involving the Seminole Tribe, one day before the group's deadline to get the issue on the ballot.

An initiative that would open the door to casinos along the Interstate 10 corridor in North Florida has exceeded the 222,898 signatures required for judicial review.

A political committee behind a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow casino gambling in North Florida on Saturday dropped an emergency effort to block entities linked to the Seminole Tribe from interfering with signature gatherers.

Casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corp. is pushing an initiative that would allow voters to decide whether parimutuel operators in North Florida can add casino games to their operations. The political committee behind the proposal claims the Seminoles are trying to sabotage petition gathering.

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