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Disney, Seminole Tribe contribute $5m each to campaign to limit gambling in Florida

October 2, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Florida

In the Sunshine State, Amendment 3, the Voter Approval of Casino Gambling Initiative would give the state's voters the "exclusive right" to decide whether or not to authorize casino gambling in Florida. The top...

Expanded gambling ballot initiative may be put before Florida voters

Adam Morgan

January 19, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Florida

In Florida, a group opposed to the expansion of gambling has reportedly announced that it has collected enough signatures to have a special ballot initiative placed before voters at the southern state’s next mi...

Signature count for gambling ballot initiative in FL grows; Seminole Tribe & Disney ante up

K Morrison

November 27, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Florida

An amendment that would give Florida voters the power to limit gambling expansion in the state has surpassed 400,000 petition signatures, according to The News Service of Florida. The Voter Control of Gambli...

Disney ups the ante to stop Florida casino expansion efforts

Sadonna Price

August 16, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Florida

The Florida Division of Elections website has provided information on campaign donations, with Disney having donated $500,000 to a group working to stop casino expansion in the state. Voters in Charge is a comm...

Disney funds Florida anti-gambling initiative

Lars Jones

July 18, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Florida

In the works for several years, Florida's Voter Control of Gambling amendment has finally surpassed 100,000 signatures according to the state's Division of Elections records. The constitutional amendment, if pl...

Disney donates $250K towards gambling expansion restriction efforts

Sadonna Price

May 11, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Florida

Voters in Charge is a group based in the state of Florida that is working to see regulations put in place to make it harder for the state to expand the gambling industry. The group would like to see a proposed ...

Florida Supreme Court ruling could help Senate get gambling deal

Lars Jones

April 26, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Florida, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

With last Thursday's Florida Supreme Court decision to allow the anti-casino group, Voters In Charge, to continue gathering the 766,200 signatures needed for an amendment requiring voter approval of any gamblin...

Florida Supreme Court in favor of anti-casino sponsored amendment requiring voter approval of gambling expansion

Sadonna Price

April 25, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Florida

An amendment has been proposed for the constitution of Florida that would see casinos created in the state, only if voters have provided approval. The proposal has now garnered the backing of the state Supreme ...

Florida Supreme Court reviewing proposal that could limit the growth of the gambling industry

Renee Kingsley

November 3, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Florida

The Florida Supreme Court reviewed a proposal on November 2 that looks to amend the constitution and give voters in the state the right to control the growth of casino games. The ‘Voter Control of Gambling in F...

Florida economists unclear on effects of proposed gambling amendment

Adam Morgan

May 23, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Florida

A group of economists in Florida have admitted that they are unsure about the potential effects of passing a proposed constitutional amendment that would make it harder to expand gambling in the southern state....

Anti-casino group passes first threshold in Florida signature drive

K Morrison

March 8, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Florida, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

A constitutional amendment proposed by a Florida organization that would usurp local referendums and give residents state-wide the authority to approve non-tribal casino gambling has garnering enough signatures...

Florida casino opponents want voters to decide

D. Graham

October 31, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, World Casino News, Licenses, Florida

A new organization called Voters in Charge has begun circulating petitions for the purpose of putting a constitutional amendment before Florida voters that would give the state’s residents the exclusive authori...