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6 stories · Edition XIV · Mon Nov 2
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- Teams · TallahasseeFlorida State fires Mike Norvell and takes on a buyout that runs to 2031The team had three wins and five losses this season, after two seasons without a bowl game, the postseason reward for enough wins. Reports put the public university's bill at about $47 million to $50 million, and no record yet says whose money pays it.Old Florida Money desk · Mon Nov 2, 2026
- Teams · TampaTampa approves the Rays' $21 million benefits promise, with $4.2 million due by 2031Tampa owes up to $80 million toward public works at the Rays' new ballpark. A divided council has now approved the team's separate promise to the city, and only $4.2 million of it is fixed.Old Florida Money desk · Fri Oct 30, 2026
- Teams · TampaThe Rays' owners want Hillsborough's sales tax, and they are giving to its commission racesA group led by Patrick Zalupski, founder of the Jacksonville homebuilder Dream Finders Homes, owns the Rays. The news site Axios reports the owners and their companies gave to three commissioners. They vote Nov. 10 on the ballpark's sales tax.Old Florida Money desk · Fri Oct 23, 2026
- Teams · Tampa BayRays bond vote ties 3-3, then a sick councilman dials in to pass itTampa City Council deadlocked 3-3 on Thursday, Oct. 15, on asking a judge to approve up to $80 million in bonds for the city’s share of the Rays ballpark. Then Bill Carlson, absent with a stomach bug, joined virtually and it passed 4-3, with Lynn Hurtak, Charlie Miranda and Guido Maniscalco voting no (Tampa Bay Times; Florida Politics). The vote borrows nothing. Issuing bonds takes a separate council vote, the city attorney says Tampa is obligated for the $80 million either way, and the first $20 million payment is due in January (City of Tampa; Florida Politics). A binding vote on the community benefits deal is set for Oct. 29, per FOX 13. Meanwhile the Rays won Games 4 and 5 in Cleveland to lead the ALCS 3-2, with Game 6 at the Trop Monday night (MLB Stats API).Old Florida Money desk · Mon Oct 19, 2026
- Teams · Sports bettingThe Seminole Tribe sues DraftKings and accuses CEO Jason Robins of racketeering, calling its Florida app an illegal sportsbookThe Tribe paid Florida $1.04 billion last fiscal year under the compact that gives it the sole right to take sports bets. Its 72-page Broward complaint says DraftKings takes bets with no license, accuses CEO Jason Robins alone of racketeering, and alleges DraftKings secretly funded the failed court challenges to the compact, most recently joining one openly on Sept. 17. DraftKings says its prediction markets follow federal law and Pick6 is not sports betting.Old Florida Money desk · Mon Oct 12, 2026
- Teams · Tampa BayBucs float a two-thirds public tab for Ray Jay as the first seat bid comes in under budgetThe Buccaneers have floated covering one-third of a $1B Raymond James renovation, with the public paying the rest (Sports Business Journal and Pewter Report, citing the Tampa Bay Times). Tampa Sports Authority staff recommended Hussey Seating at $19.27M against a $30M seating budget, but the board’s Sept. 29 action was still unpublished as of Oct. 18 (TSA). Hillsborough adopted its budget Sept. 24. The recommended budget carries $83.7M for the stadium, and the adopted documents are not yet posted (county; Tampa Bay Times). The Bucs owe their lease decision by Jan. 31, 2027 (WUSF).Old Florida Money desk · Mon Oct 19, 2026