A Florida city has banned casinos in an apparent attempt to stop Trump building one there

A Florida city has banned casinos in an apparent attempt to stop Trump building one there

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  • Thomas Colson, Business Insider
June 10, 2021 6:37 PM
  • Thomas Colson, Business Insider

The South Florida city of Doral has voted to ban gambling in an apparent attempt to prevent former President Donald Trump and others from pursuing plans to build a casino there.

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Doral city council on Wednesday voted, 4-0, to ban gambling and casinos unless they were approved by the city’s residents in a referendum, the Miami Herald reported.

It comes after Gov. DeSantis — a close ally of Trump — struck a deal last month that had laid the foundations for the former president to build a casino at Trump National Doral Miami, a golf resort owned by Trump and run by his son Eric.