Seminoles Target Parimutuel Card Rooms

The Seminole Tribe of Florida said it will resume paying the state $330 million annually in exchange for exclusive rights to offer banked card games. The tribe claims parimutuel card rooms continue to offer designated player games in violation of the agreement. Parimutuels claim the games are different from those exclusive to Seminole casinos, but the tribe doesn't agree. Izzy Havenick (l.), whose family owns Naples-Fort Myers Greyhound Racing and Poker, says losing the games would be devastating.