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Florida lawmakers have signed off on a gambling agreement between the state and the Seminole tribe. Next the deal must get approval from the federal government. House Speaker Chris Sprowls says he also expects to see lawsuits surrounding the deal.

Florida’s special on gambling is moving quickly. The Senate voted Tuesday to approve a compact agreement with the Seminole Indian Tribe. Meanwhile, the House is expected to vote on the issue today.

As lawmakers prepare to decide whether to approve a $2.5 billion gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the tribe is trying to assuage concerns about part of the agreement that could open the door to the legalization of online betting in the state. Lawmakers are holding a special session this week to consider the complex deal.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Seminole Tribe have finalized a 30-year gambling agreement, inking a deal that would deliver at least $2.5 billion to Florida over the next five years in exchange for giving the tribe control over statewide sports betting.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Seminole Tribe are set to sign off on a sweeping gambling deal that would bring sports betting to Florida and rake at least $2.5 billion into state coffers over the next five years, according to sources in the governor’s office.

Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson says negotiations with the Seminole Indian Tribe have been “productive”—hinting at the chance the state could hammer out a new gambling agreement with the tribe that would likely allow Seminole casinos to offer more kinds of gambling and would lead to the state getting to collect money from the tribe again. But this isn’t the first time those negotiations have started over the past several sessions and there’s no guarantee they’ll be a success. In the meantime, the Senate is moving forward with a handful of gambling bills that aren’t related to the compact agreement, including a measure that would create a new gambling commission and a bill that would decouple most parimutuel gambling.

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