Dara Kam

June 28, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Sports-betting behemoths, banking on a strategy to legalize sports gambling across the state, could unravel the cornerstone of a $2.5 billion deal recently struck by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Seminole Tribe.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

June 26, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Backers of initiatives to expand voting urged a federal judge on Thursday to block a new law that imposes a $3,000 limit on contributions to political…

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

June 09, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Santa Rosa Beach lawyer Daniel Uhlfelder appeared throughout Florida in the macabre Grim Reaper outfit to call attention to issues such as Gov. Ron DeSantis' refusal to close beaches amid the pandemic.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

May 20, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Florida lawmakers gave final approval to a 30-year deal with the Seminole Tribe that promises to rake $2.5 billion into state coffers over the first five years of the agreement.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

May 18, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Under the proposed compact, the Seminoles would pay the state at least $2.5 billion over five years in exchange for being able to operate sports betting in the state, along with getting perks such as offering roulette and craps at tribal casinos.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

May 17, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Despite their qualms about expanding the state's gambling footprint, Republican lawmakers who control the House and Senate, including House Speaker Chris Sprowls, are unlikely to quash a compact that would be a major achievement for the GOP governor whose political star is on the rise.

By Dara Kam

5 minute read

April 28, 2021 | Daily Business Review

With Democrats likening the measure to Jim Crow-era practices aimed at keeping Black people from voting, the state Senate on Monday passed an elections…

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

April 27, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Seminole Tribe finalized a 30-year gambling agreement on Friday, inking a deal that would deliver at least $2.5 billion to…

By Dara Kam

7 minute read

April 22, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis laid out a framework for the legislation in September in response to nationwide protests after the May 2020 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

By Dara Kam

6 minute read

April 21, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Sen. Joe Gruters told the Senate Rules Committee that the goal of the proposal was to make it easier for older alimony payers to be able to retire and make divorces more amicable for couples parting ways.

By Dara Kam

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