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Gambling-backed political groups have emerged recently in Florida with one simple goal to block a proposed state constitutional amendment requiring voters’ approval of gambling expansion.
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New political groups emerge to block Florida gambling-control amendmentFlorida Politics reported that political committees Citizens for the
Truth About Amendment 3 (Amendment 3) and Vote NO on 3 (Vote NO) filed their respective registrations to fend off the initiative that could limit gambling expansion in the state.
These groups were bankrolled by gambling operators, according to the report.
Isadore “Izzy” Havenick, whose family operates Magic City Casino in Miami and Naples-Fort Myers Greyhound Racing & Poker in Bonita Springs, is the chairman of political group Vote NO.
Amendment 3 is chaired by Dan Adkins, the longtime head of Hallandale Beach’s former Mardi Gras Casino and Race Track.
Other details about the newly-formed groups, including their formation paperwork and initial campaign finance information, weren’t available yet on the state’s website.
In January, anti-gambling expansion group Voters in Charge successfully gathered more than 766,200 petition signatures to get a proposed constitutional
amendment included on November’s election ballot known as ‘Amendment 3.’
The Seminole Tribe of Florida, which operates multiple Florida casinos, supported the ‘Voter Control of Gambling Amendment’ aimed at giving voters the
“exclusive right to decide whether to authorize casino gambling.” The Division of Elections website showed that Disney Worldwide Services and the
Seminoles have contributed a total of $17.5 million to the initiative since late 2015.
SOURCE
New political groups emerge to block Florida gambling-control amendmentFlorida Politics reported that political committees Citizens for the
Truth About Amendment 3 (Amendment 3) and Vote NO on 3 (Vote NO) filed their respective registrations to fend off the initiative that could limit gambling expansion in the state.
These groups were bankrolled by gambling operators, according to the report.
Isadore “Izzy” Havenick, whose family operates Magic City Casino in Miami and Naples-Fort Myers Greyhound Racing & Poker in Bonita Springs, is the chairman of political group Vote NO.
Amendment 3 is chaired by Dan Adkins, the longtime head of Hallandale Beach’s former Mardi Gras Casino and Race Track.
Other details about the newly-formed groups, including their formation paperwork and initial campaign finance information, weren’t available yet on the state’s website.
In January, anti-gambling expansion group Voters in Charge successfully gathered more than 766,200 petition signatures to get a proposed constitutional
amendment included on November’s election ballot known as ‘Amendment 3.’
The Seminole Tribe of Florida, which operates multiple Florida casinos, supported the ‘Voter Control of Gambling Amendment’ aimed at giving voters the
“exclusive right to decide whether to authorize casino gambling.” The Division of Elections website showed that Disney Worldwide Services and the
Seminoles have contributed a total of $17.5 million to the initiative since late 2015.
