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Feds want Seminole deal12 September 2007FLORIDA -- As reported by the St. Petersburg Times: "Interior Department officials told Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's top lieutenants Tuesday that their boss will give the Seminole Tribe expanded casino gambling if the state fails to work out a deal, an attorney for the tribe said. "Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has delayed acting while the two sides negotiate, agency officials said at a Washington, D.C., meeting with Seminole leaders and Crist's representatives, according to attorney Barry Richard, who took part by conference call. "But they said if Kempthorne believes an agreement won't happen, 'he'll do what he's required to do by law,' said Richard. Under federal law, tribes are entitled to whatever games states sanction elsewhere. That means the Seminoles could offer Las Vegas-style slot machines - now in use at three Broward County race tracks - at its seven casinos, including the Seminole Hard Rock Casino near Tampa. Without a state agreement, called a compact, Florida wouldn't get a share of the tribe's revenues..." |