This is Something to Think About 06.23.21 “No Casinos Takes Its Seminole Indian Compact Opposition to the Feds”

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Air Date Wednesday, June 23, 2021

“No Casinos Takes Its Seminole Indian Compact Opposition to the Feds”

Bill Bunkley with Something to Think About

Governor DeSantis, along with Senate President Wilton Simpson and House Speaker Chris Sprowls, awarded the Seminole Tribe a substantial financial win with a new gambling compact.

But the deal has more hurdles to clear. 

No Casinos is making good on a promise to oppose this unlawful expansion of gambling at every step.

The first step taken by No Casinos is to ask the Department of Interior to reject the deal under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, arguing the agreement violates state and federal law. If the Feds approve it, No Casinos will sue to stop it.     

The Florida Constitution calls for VOTER approval of any gambling expansion.

But the Seminoles' slick “Sleight of Hand” attempt to expand sports betting without voter approval certainly merits to be dead on arrival.

Bill Bunkley is a 15-year veteran Salem Radio talk show host based in west-central /Florida, airing weekdays 3 to 6 pm. Bill is also President of the Florida Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, which serves as legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention (Southern Baptist Churches throughout Florida), among other churches and entities. He has served as legislative consultant to the Convention for the last 24 years at the state capitol in Tallahassee.

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