the Indian casino lands...which seem to be whereever they want to buy....are exempt from any rulings....so our tax paying restaurants and bars are being punished and some will not survive if they lose 10, 20, 30 % or more of their business....
...first, this state gave the okay for a tribe to buy land near the city to build its own casino and restaurants and entertainment facilities....
then the state when it had the chance to refused to allow simple slot machines in taverns or dance halls,etc....
and then the stupid voters decided we shouldn't have all those evil slots just anywhere so an initiative failed last year that would have allowed some slots at bars, etc away from the casino.....that initiative was defeated by Indian casino money.....
how far can a community go in giving away millions and millions of tax revenue to non-tax paying tribes and not have it affect every facet of government....and that means my property taxes and sales taxes keep going up and up and up.....
As many of you know, we have the no smoking law in Florida. It covers restaurants and bars serving less than 10% food. However, one can smoke to his or her hearts content in the Seminole Casinos. But, that's their rule, not the states. You can't smoke in their restaurants, however, anywhere. I have no problems with that. It's their rule. Again, it is my opinion that the owners make the rules and not the government. Sushi chicken, anyone?