The agreement gives the Seminoles exclusive Florida rights to the two table games for five years. Department of the Interior and its National Indian Gaming Commission to approve its gaming compact with the Florida government. Separately, on June 3 the NIGC said it is investigating the Seminole Tribe, based in Hollywood, Fla., for allegedly permitting some of its members to illegally spend portions of tribal gaming profits on personal expenses. They said the poker change also will generate increased revenue and profits.Īs those changes arrive permanently for the pari-mutuels, the Seminole Tribe of Florida is waiting for the U.S. Officials at Gulfstream in Hallandale Beach and Calder in Miami Gardens expect the slots tax change will have the bigger impact on their profits. Hialeah Park, which since last year has had a Quarter Horse permit, does not have a poker room. Tampa Bay Downs, Calder, and Gulfstream are among 23 Florida pari-mutuels with poker rooms. The new law also expands daily operating hours at the poker rooms of all Florida pari-mutuels, and for the first time allows them to have no-limit games.
