Seminole Deal on Hold

The Seminoles have long wanted to bring slot machines to the state of Florida. However ex-Governor Jeb Bush refused to give in and the Seminoles would not get slot machines. But then Miami Dade and Broward County went ahead and voted in the legalization of slot machines and the tribe had it made.
 
See if Bush had signed the deal before the counties had brought in theirs he could have made them bring in revenue for the state and give them some. But with South Florida now bringing in slot machines by law the state has to allow them to have them as well, and the stakes have changed.
 
This means that the state needed to up the ante with the Seminoles so that they could still get some of the slot machine revenue. So Governor Charlie Crist came in and signed a deal with the tribe that would give the state a portion of their proceeds and they could bring in slot machines and basic table games.
 
But the legislature got mad that he made a deal without them and they have held it up because they wanted to put their stamp on it. They have now come up with a deal that is very similar but it has to be voted on. The tribe will get slot machines if they give the state $150 million a year – and the tribe will get slot machines as well as baccarat, blackjack and chemin de fer at their tribal casinos.