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Florida rivals ask courts to stop online sports gambling off tribal lands
The state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida will be raking in hundreds of millions of dollars from online sports betting this decade, thanks to a compact between the tribe and Gov. Ron DeSantis that gave the tribe exclusive rights to run sports wagers as well as casino gambling on its reservations. But are these online wagers on the outcome of sporting events legally on tribal land, when really only the computer servers are located there, accepting bets made using mobile phones and computers from anywhere in Florida? More from the AP.
Florida gas prices drop after last week's spike
Florida gasoline prices are beginning to drop after a 15-cent spike last week, AAA-The Auto Club Group reports. By Sunday, the state average went back down to $3.43 from $3.46 — the highest average of 2024. AAA-The Auto Club Group spokesperson Mark Jenkins said the high pump prices were due to a switch to summer fuel, which is more costly. More from the Tallahassee Democrat and Florida Politics.
After 52 years, Pensacola DIB works to sell itself to downtown property owners
As residences have slowly become the majority of properties in the Downtown Improvement Board district, its board is facing pressure to justify its existence from property owners unhappy with the organization. The DIB was created by the Florida Legislature in 1972 to address the "commercial blight" of downtown Pensacola. Fifty-two years later, downtown Pensacola is a very different place. More from the Pensacola News Journal.
Here's where leaders expect future Osceola County growth
Growth isn't expected to slow down in Osceola County anytime soon. The county's number of residents grew from 268,685 in 2010 to 388,656 in 2020, according to the U.S. Census — and the population is expected to double in size by 2040. That's why officials have spent a lot of time planning how to address that growth. More from the Orlando Business Journal.
Tampa’s St. Patrick’s Day parade moves downtown, leaving Ybor
Tampa will once again dye the Hillsborough River emerald green for St. Patrick’s Day, and this year will add the Tampa Rough Riders parade, a tradition that for nearly 30 years has been held in Ybor City as an uproarious night parade. Rick Ceglio, chairperson of the Rough Riders’ St. Patrick’s Day activities, said he has been trying for years to move the parade from Ybor to tie it with the downtown celebration, “to make Tampa a destination event for St. Patrick’s Day.” More from the Tampa Bay Times.
Sports Business
New movement on bringing ‘Stadium of the Future’ to Jacksonville
Negotiations between the Jaguars and the city are still going on for the “Stadium of the Future” project, which is expected to cost more than $1 billion. But the project has taken another step forward. A Jacksonville-based civil engineer filed a pre-application with the St. Johns River Water Management District on March 8 for an environmental resource permit.
» More from News 4 Jax and the Jacksonville Daily Record.
Retail Trends
Adapting anchors
Commercial designer Michele “Mik” Oca sees the repurposing of anchor stores into entertainment centers as a “win-win” for the amusement facilities and struggling malls. “The entertainment facility is getting people that already know the shopping mall,” he says. “And the shopping mall is getting new people that probably never (go to malls), just because they want to go to the entertainment facility."
» Read more from Florida Trend.
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