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SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA v. STATE OF FLORIDA et al

  1. December 21, 2016

    Ruling Stands Allowing Seminoles To Continue Card Games

    A federal judge Tuesday denied Florida's bid to alter his ruling that a state breach allows the Seminole Tribe of Florida to keep offering card games such as blackjack and baccarat for the remainder of their gaming agreement, saying the state's motion "simply reargues the merits."

  2. December 19, 2016

    Seminole Say Fla. Judge's Card Game Ruling Is On Point

    The Seminole Tribe on Friday blasted a bid by Florida to alter a post-bench-trial ruling that the tribe can keep offering card games such as blackjack and baccarat for the remainder of a gambling deal the Seminole made with the state, calling the ruling thorough and well-reasoned.

  3. December 15, 2016

    Fla. Seeks Changes To Ruling Allowing Seminole Card Games

    Florida pressed a federal judge on Wednesday to revise a ruling that held the Seminole Tribe of Florida can keep offering card games such as blackjack and baccarat for the remainder of a gambling deal it made with the state, arguing that the ruling conflicted with state and federal law and with evidence presented at trial.

  4. November 09, 2016

    Seminole Have Right To Continue Offering Card Games: Judge

    A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the Seminole tribe of Florida can continue to offer card games such as blackjack and baccarat for the remainder of a gambling deal it inked with the state.

  5. September 29, 2016

    Seminole Say Florida Forfeited Immunity In Gambling Suit

    The Seminole tribe of Florida on Wednesday rebutted the state of Florida's argument that sovereign immunity bars its claim that the state violated obligations to negotiate a renewal of its right to operate certain card games, saying that the state waived that protection by filing its own suit in federal court.

  6. August 26, 2016

    Florida Continues Fight Against Tribe In Gambling Row

    The state of Florida on Thursday continued to fight the Seminole tribe's suit over its right to offer games such as blackjack at its casinos, saying that even if the tribe proved the state breached a compact allowing the tribe to conduct the games for a limited time, the remedy wouldn't be allowing it to conduct the games indefinitely.

  7. August 08, 2016

    Fla., Seminoles Square Off Over Good Faith In Gaming Row

    The Seminole Tribe of Florida and the state traded blows in federal court Friday in the tribe's suit over its ability to offer so-called banked card games at its casinos, centering on whether the state must bargain in good faith toward a new deal to renew the tribe's right to operate the games.

  8. June 29, 2016

    Native American Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2016

    Federal courts will weigh several cases with important implications for Native American law practitioners over the next six months, including a closely watched battle over the Washington Redskins' controversial trademarks, a water rights battle in California, and dueling suits from the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the Sunshine State over their gambling deal. Here are the cases lawyers say they'll be keeping a close eye on for the rest of 2016.

  9. June 06, 2016

    Tribe Can't Dodge Term Limit In Casino Contract, Fla. Says

    The state of Florida moved for an early victory Friday in a suit brought by the Seminole Tribe over the right to offer so-called banked card games like blackjack at its casinos, with the state saying a contract between the parties makes it clear the tribe was cut off from selling such games in 2015.

  10. May 16, 2016

    Seminoles Say Politico Let Gambling Data Out Of The Bag

    The Seminole Tribe of Florida told a federal court Friday that it was withdrawing its bid to block publication of financial information about its casino revenues in its suit against the state over their gaming compact, saying that Politico's "unilateral, unauthorized" publication of the information made the request moot.