Currently the Seminole tribe that owns and operates the hard rock casinos in Florida mostly consist of slot machines. Although these casinos are still drawing in large numbers, there could be a much larger draw it the variety of casino games could be expanded to allow for a more Vegas style of casinos.
According to the Miami Herald “Florida would give the Seminole Tribe roulette wheels, crap tables and full-fledged Las Vegas style casinos while its competitors get blackjack or electronic bingo machines within their facilities.”
The bills that were recently introduced could break open the variety of games allowed in this land-based casino. Since this facility is one of the few gambling establishments in Florida, the expansion of casino games could draw more attention to the southeast. This could potentially draw in larger revenues and profits to the state of Florida, as well as build a larger base for gamblers in this region.
“The two bills, sponsored by Senate Regulated Industries Chairman Dennis Jones, lay the groundwork for the Senate position on the Seminole Indian gambling compact against a more anti-gambling House. Lawmakers are writing their only guidelines for the compact after a court invalidated the one signed by the tribe and Gov. Charlie Crist because he didn’t have the authority to give the tribes banked card games,” quoted the article in the Miami Herald.
A constant struggle to draw money into drowning economy this proposal to open a wider variety of casino games, “not only authorizes Florida’s ailing parimutuel industry to sweep up more casino games to compete with the tribe’s Hard Rock casinos, it capitalizes on existing facilities by giving them more games in return for more cash. Senate analysts project it will produce $1 billion a year in annual revenue that would be dedicated to education.”
As education continues to suffer throughout the United States, it appears that lotteries which were initially intended for this purpose are clearly not doing their jobs, therefore hopefully casino gambling will benefit the education system.
