Florida Senate - 2016 SB 7074
By the Committee on Regulated Industries
580-03739-16 20167074__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the Gaming Compact between the
3 Seminole Tribe of Florida and the State of Florida;
4 amending s. 285.710, F.S.; superseding the Gaming
5 Compact; ratifying and approving a specified compact
6 executed by the Governor and the Tribe contingent upon
7 the adoption of a specified amendment to the compact;
8 directing the Governor to cooperate with the Tribe in
9 seeking approval of the amended compact from the
10 United States Secretary of the Interior; specifying
11 the provision that must be adopted by amendment to the
12 compact before it may be deemed ratified and approved;
13 expanding the games authorized to be conducted and the
14 counties in which such games may be offered; amending
15 s. 285.712, F.S.; correcting a citation; providing a
16 contingent effective date.
17
18 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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20 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and subsections
21 (3) and (13) of section 285.710, Florida Statutes, are amended
22 to read:
23 285.710 Compact authorization.—
24 (1) As used in this section, the term:
25 (a) “Compact” means the Gaming Compact between the Seminole
26 Tribe of Florida and the State of Florida, executed on April 7,
27 2010.
28 (3)(a) A The Gaming Compact between the Seminole Tribe of
29 Florida and the State of Florida, executed by the Governor and
30 the Tribe on April 7, 2010, was is ratified and approved by
31 chapter 2010-29, Laws of Florida. The Governor shall cooperate
32 with the Tribe in seeking approval of the compact from the
33 United States Secretary of the Interior.
34 (b) The Gaming Compact between the Seminole Tribe of
35 Florida and the State of Florida, which was executed by the
36 Governor and the Tribe on December 7, 2015, shall be deemed
37 ratified and approved if it is amended by an agreement between
38 the Governor and the Tribe to incorporate the terms specified in
39 paragraph (c). The amended Gaming Compact supersedes the Gaming
40 Compact ratified and approved by chapter 2010-29, Laws of
41 Florida. The Governor shall cooperate with the Tribe in seeking
42 approval of the amended Gaming Compact from the United States
43 Secretary of the Interior.
44 (c) The December 7, 2015, Gaming Compact must include a
45 provision that fantasy contests conducted in accordance with ss.
46 546.11–546.20 are an authorized activity by the compact and do
47 not impact the agreement’s revenue-sharing payments.
48 (13) For the purpose of satisfying the requirement in 25
49 U.S.C. s. 2710(d)(1)(B) that the gaming activities authorized
50 under an Indian gaming compact must be permitted in the state
51 for any purpose by any person, organization, or entity, the
52 following class III games or other games specified in this
53 section are hereby authorized to be conducted by the Tribe
54 pursuant to the compact:
55 (a) Slot machines, as defined in s. 551.102(8).
56 (b) Banking or banked card games, including baccarat,
57 chemin de fer, and blackjack or 21 at the tribal facilities in
58 Broward County, Collier County, and Hillsborough County.
59 (c) Dice games, such as craps and sic-bo.
60 (d) Wheel games, such as roulette and big six.
61 (e)(c) Raffles and drawings.
62 Section 2. Subsection (4) of section 285.712, Florida
63 Statutes, is amended to read:
64 285.712 Tribal-state gaming compacts.—
65 (4) Upon receipt of an act ratifying a tribal-state
66 compact, the Secretary of State shall forward a copy of the
67 executed compact and the ratifying act to the United States
68 Secretary of the Interior for his or her review and approval, in
69 accordance with 25 U.S.C. s. 2710(d)(8) s. 2710(8)(d).
70 Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law,
71 if SB 7072 or similar legislation is adopted in the same
72 legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes a law.