SELLING IT - “ Tom Brady and a superyacht: How a mogul pitched Florida leaders on Miami Beach casino,” by Miami Herald’s Mary Ellen Klas, Sarah Blaskey and Nicholas Nehamas: “It wasn’t the first time Sprowls had met Brady on Soffer’s 311-foot Madsummer, a state-of-the-art vessel roughly as long as a football field. Have a tip, story, suggestion, birthday, anniversary, new job, or any other nugget for Playbook? Get in touch: DeSantis is scheduled to be in Tallahassee. (As an aside, Simpson said right before session there wouldn’t be any legislative surprises from him.) Maybe someone should start a pool on what will happen. Others, however, keep saying that Simpson and the Florida Senate are about to pop out a bill at any moment. Even among gambling lobbyists, there is plenty of skepticism that this year turn out any differently. The odds - This game has been played before and in recent years it has all folded in the end as competing interests - and gambling opponents - have been unable to coming up with a winning hand. There is plenty of buzz about a bill (or bills) that may finally address everything from a new compact with the tribe (which is no longer paying the state) to dealing with sports betting, and maybe letting places like the famed Miami Beach Fontainebleau Hotel get a casino license moved to its premises from another location. The governor previously met with representatives of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, who operate the well-known Hard Rock casinos. Here’s what we know - DeSantis will meet this morning with representatives and owners of the long-established gambling facilities (think former dog tracks). And there have some surprise cameos, including Super Bowl MVP and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, according to the Miami Herald. Ron DeSantis? Senate President Wilton Simpson?). There’s misdirection going on (Who’s the lead on this? Gov. Here we go again - Another year, another bet that a major gambling bill can make it through the Florida Legislature.īehind the scenes - This time most of the action has taken place out of sight, in “mansions” and “yachts” as casino gambling critic Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber put it during a city commission meeting on Wednesday. The daily rundown - Between Tuesday and Wednesday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 4,599 (0.2 percent), to 1,989,024 active hospitalizations went down by 45 (nearly 1.5 percent), to 3,007 deaths rose by 55 (nearly 0.2 percent), to 32,504 4,464,035 Floridians have received at least one dose of a vaccine. Casino Royale at the Florida Capitol - Artiles’ South Florida home raided - Gaetz, Steube vote no on medal for U.S.
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