Behold the greatest South Florida battle between the two pro and anti slot machine forces which are expected to contend against each other in the upcoming month. A terrible mistake or a great boon, only the time will tell. Meanwhile, it seems that the word "gambling" will be totally eliminated from the lexicon of Slot supporters as they are striving to pinpoint the beneficial aspects which are bound to befall provided that more of these machines are legalized. Advertisement campaigns will be recruited focusing on the opening of the potential jobs with the arrival of additional slots.
An anti-gambling animal rights and business leaders are the two main political action committees which oppose these Slot advancements. Together they have managed to raise $334,000 mainly from Osceola County, Disney and the Humane Society. Another opposition group spent $5.6 million donated by the Florida Seminole Tribe which perceived the current slot measures as a serious competition for its casinos.
Both parties are negotiating deals that would be able to yield around $10 million per year from slot revenues in addition to money for the individual cities that would cover the social law enforcement and various expenses of supplemented casinos.
