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Players Sue Seminole Casino Suppliers for Blackjack Losses
TAMPA, FLORIDA --
A report by ABC News earlier this week that a lawsuit had been filed to recover gambling losses by players at table games at Seminole casinos in Florida has been corrected and clarified. Attorney Mike Trentalange is suing on behalf of disgruntled gamblers, but the objects of his suit are three companies providing the games to the tribal casinos.
Previous accounts had the tribe as a target of the suit, but federal law does not allow suits against Native American tribes unless the tribe named consents to be a party in the procedure.
Trentalange says his clients lost money while playing blackjack and other table games at Seminole casinos. Because the state Supreme Court ruled that the compact between the tribe and Governor Charlie Crist is invalid due to Crist not having authority to agree to the deal without legislative approval, the attorney contends the table games to be illegal.
If the games are illegal, reasons the lawyer, then winnings are the result of illegal gambling, and therefore his clients have a right to have their bets refunded. Since the suit cannot include the tribal operators of thecasino, Trentalange has decided to pursue action against companies that make table gaming possible for the Seminole Tribe.
However, tribal lawyers contend that the compact was sealed by its inclusion in the Federal Register, and say only federal authorities have jurisdiction over the compact. They deny the gambling is illegal, and say the court had no authority of its own to void the deal.
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