TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – House and Senate leaders Wednesday set the stage for a special legislative session to consider a gambling deal that Gov.
Ron DeSantis hammered out with the Seminole Tribe of Florida. House Speaker Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor, and Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, issued a formal joint proclamation to bring lawmakers back to Tallahassee during the week of May 17.
The 30-year gambling “compact,” announced April 23, includes allowing sports betting in the state. [TRENDING: Family barred from flight over child’s mask | Photos: Baby gators’ snouts taped shut | Bartender’s face slashed] “As you are aware, on April 23, 2021, Gov.