Federal Judge Allows Seminole Tribe To Keep Offering Banked Card Games

Mealey's (November 14, 2016, 10:40 AM EST) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Seminole Tribe of Florida can continue to offer “banked” card games such as blackjack at its casinos because the state’s allowance of such games at other facilities triggered an exception in the tribe’s gaming compact with the state that permits the tribe to operate the games beyond a five-year deadline, a federal judge ruled Nov. 9 (Seminole Tribe of Florida v. State of Florida, No. 4:15-cv-00516, N.D. Fla.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 155708)....