Seminole Tribe drags Jacksonville electronic gambling parlor operators to court

The Seminole Tribe of Florida has lodged a string of anti-trust cases against the operators and landlords of electronic gambling parlors (EGPs) for violating the tribe’s exclusive right to offer slots and other video gambling systems in the state.

At least 26 personalities were named respondents in the lawsuit that the Seminoles filed before the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court of Duval County, the First Coast News reported on Thursday.

In their seven-page petition posted on the news outlet’s website, the Seminoles accused 11 operators and 15 landlords of infringing “upon the Tribe’s right to substantial exclusivity in the operation of casino-style gambling.”

It would be recalled that the Seminoles and State of Florida agreed in 2010 that the tribe will pay Florida its due revenue share in exchange for casino gambling exclusivity.