and ratified by the Legislature, the Seminoles agreed to pay Florida about $20 billion, including $2.5 billion over the first five years of the agreement. Ron DeSantis and Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman Marcellus Osceola Jr. Under the three-decade deal, signed by Gov. Obviously, we’re just launching all this stuff today.”Īllen did not specify when the tribe would begin making payments or how much the first payment would be, saying they would be made pursuant to the terms of the compact. “It’s certainly our intention to comply with the compact in our relationship with the state.
“The compact is now back in full force, and the tribe is abiding with the full terms of the compact,” Allen, speaking from Tampa, said. Jim Allen, CEO of Seminole Gaming and chairman of Hard Rock International, told The News Service on Friday that the tribe expects to pay the state at least $650 million over the next year as part of the 2021 deal, known as a compact. Amid a celebrity-fueled launch of new casino games this week, the Seminole Tribe intends to resume making payments to the state as part of a 30-year deal that included giving the tribe control over sports betting.
