🎰 Destin City Council Passes % "No Gambling" Ordinance

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Families pile up in SUVs, rent beach condos for a week, and enjoy a family-friendly atmosphere on the beaches of the Florida Panhandle. Disneyworld is a huge tourist draw to the state, while Orlando in general has a large allure to families inside and outside the United States. George Isle are just some of the beach areas which attracts visitors from throughout the American south. The two groups seldom agree on an issue, but the possible expansion of gambling has alarmed Disney and the Seminoles in the past few years. The ban on gambling would exclude casino developers from building a resort overlooking the Gulf of Mexico — at least on the Destin beachfront. The Seminole Tribe of Florida and the Disney Company combined to fund a SuperPAC backing a Florida constitutional amendment which would take power out of the hands of legislators to legalize casino gambling in the state. Despite what would appear to be an airtight policy against gambling, the Destin law could be challenged in the coming years. If the Destin City Council has its way, only bingo games and lottery sales will be legal inside the city limits.

Destin attracts vacationers with non-gaming hotels like the Emerald Grande At Harborwalk Village, along with countless beachfront condo rentals. So have slots parlors, which 8 Florida counties have approved over the past few years.

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It appears on the November 6 midterm election ballot throughout the state. The Seminole Tribe backed a lawsuit to keep Florida counties from approving casino gambling in their jurisdictions, mainly to build slots parlors. In the past, gambling-related cyber-cafes have been a problem in Florida. That is not the case, as the 8 counties in question come from all regions of Florida. One might think the Florida Panhandle — more a part of the deep south than South Florida or the central corridor — is safe from gaming developers. While cyber-cafes have been shut down in other parts of Florida, they remain a contentious issue. Disney sees casino gambling as a distraction that would change the way Florida is perceived around America and around the globe. To shut down what they consider illegal impositions against their gaming monopoly, they tribe backed the initiative. The Seminoles have hard-won gaming concessions from Florida, but the legislature has played hardball in the latest set of gaming compact negotiations and the tribe fears it could turn against the Seminoles at any time.