TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida lawmakers reconvene Monday for a special session to consider a new 30-year gaming compact between the state and the Seminole Tribe that would expand gambling and legalize sports betting in the country’s third most populous state.
But the fate of the new compact is uncertain because of opposition from some business groups and legislative conservatives who object to expanding gambling on moral grounds and because of concerns over increased crime. [TRENDING: NASA aims for Sunday launch | Greenberg admits to paying teen for sex | 2 killed in head-on crash] The deal would give the state at least $2.5 billion over the first five years and at least $6 billion from the Tribe by 2030.