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Florida AG threatens to sue Feds8 November 2007TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- As reported by the Miami Herald: "State Attorney General Bill McCollum said Wednesday he will sue the federal government if it follows through with threats to give the Seminole Tribe Vegas-style slot machines if Gov. Charlie Crist doesn't complete negotiations on a gambling agreement next week. "The U.S. Department of Interior sent a letter to the governor Monday ordering the state to complete a compact with the tribe by Nov. 15 or it would issue 'Class III gaming procedures' to give the tribe the same kind of slot machines now operating at Broward County's casinos. "But McCollum said that he believes the federal government 'has no legal authority' to force the state to legalize gambling over the state's objection. "Federal law says that American Indian tribes must be allowed to operate the same kind of gambling options on their reservations allowed by state law, but only after they negotiate an agreement with the governor..." |