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Well here is the BAD NEWS reguarding Poker & the Indian Compact.
The final draft of the compact contains the following under Paragraph L.
"L. The Tribe shall conduct Poker in compliance with all provisions of Florida law,including restrictions on ante and pot amounts.
However each facility may hold up to 4 tournaments per year that are not subject to the restrictions/limitations imposed by Florida law, provided that the net win from each tournament is donated to a charitable orginazation,organized persuant to 501(c)(3).
The new deadline for the Compact to be signed is Sept. 30th and contains a Paragraph stating it will be put to a vote by the Legislature to ratify it.If the Legislative Branch votes it down or attempts to change it the Indians can void it or have the option to agree to any changes in writting.
The Compact still allows Class III Slots and "Card Games" as defined in the original Draft of the Compact and prohibits Craps and Roulette ect.
So the Indian casinos will have to run the card rooms under the same restrictions currently in place at the Parimutuals!
Unless or untill the limits are raised at the Parimutals,
(I have heard rumors of the Max buy in being raised to $300).
If the Compact is voted down and voided,the Department of the Interior will almost certainly Rule the Indians have the right to operate Class III slots and the state will recieve $0.
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First off the article also said the following:
The governor believes he has the right to ''act for the state'' in executing the agreement to give Las Vegas-style slot machines and blackjack-style table games to the tribe, while legislators from both parties argue they have an obligation to approve or reject the deal.
A draft of the compact released by the governor last week shows that if lawakwers don't ratify the compact, the governor may go ahead with the expanded games without their approval. The unilateral strengthening of the governor's hand has annoyed lawmakers, even those who normally support Crist. If the feud continues, the governor has hinted he's prepared to see them in court.
''A lot of people have the right to make their cases,'' Crist said. ``It's the judges that ultimately decide, and I'll leave it to the judicial branch.''
Here is the link for this article
http://www.miamiherald.com/458/story/249305.html
I would also like to point out that class 3 gaming allows blackjack and bacarat which are house games why in the world would there be any limits inposed on class 2 gaming of which poker is regulated under. The only revenue that the casino has is the rake and that is capped at $5.00 by the state. I believe that the only reason there were restrictions in the first place (ie $100 max buy in) was because casinos were not equiped to handle the logistics of a higher buy in and not worth the agravation for only a $5 rake per hand.