Gov. Scott, Seminoles reach $3 billion gambling deal

After months of negotiations, Gov. Rick Scott quietly signed a compact with the Seminole Tribe late Monday that will generate nearly $3 billion in added revenue to the state over seven years in exchange for the exclusive right to operate blackjack and add craps and roulette. See the full gaming compact here (PDF). Also read more at the Times/Herald, the Palm Beach Post, and WPTV.

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Back to business: Volunteering in retirement

Retirees looking to get back to business are tapping many different avenues. Some join the Service Corps of Retired Executives or angel investor networks. Former leaders of Fortune 100 companies simply continue to pursue opportunities that excite them. SCORE has 925 volunteers in Florida. Access full story.

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Federal regulators reject Staples' acquisition of Office Depot

The Federal Trade Commission told Staples and Office Depot on Monday they will challenge Staples' acquisition of Boca Raton-based Office Depot. The companies said they plan to contest that decision in court. More from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and the Wall Street Journal.

Oil price falls to 6-year low as OPEC abandons production target

Oil fell to the lowest level in more than six years amid speculation that a record global glut will be prolonged after OPEC effectively abandoned its longtime strategy of limiting output to control prices. [Source: Bloomberg]

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Grocery chains leave food deserts barren

As part of Michelle Obama's healthy eating initiative, a group of major food retailers promised in 2011 to open or expand 1,500 grocery or convenience stores in and around neighborhoods with no supermarkets by 2016. By their own count, they're far short. [Source: AP]

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ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:

› HealthCare.gov CEO Advises Florida Navigators [Health News Florida]
Florida is once again leading in enrollment on the federal health insurance marketplace, and that success has caught the attention of HealthCare.gov CEO Kevin Counihan.

› Uber driver fights Florida officials on unemployment insurance issue [Tampa Bay Business Journal]
A Florida Uber driver is appealing the recent finding that Uber drivers are independent contractors, rather than employees entitled to jobless claims. The case will be closely watched locally as rideshare companies such as Uber and Lyft fight for acceptance.

› Southwest Florida still a hot spot for home flipping [Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
The Sarasota-Manatee region ranked ninth among major U.S. metro areas in the third quarter, with 8.5 percent of all single-family home and condominium sales counted as flips -- sold for the second time within 12 months in an arms-length transaction.

› Miami-based Open English buys startup [South Florida Business Journal]
Online English-learning platform Open English said Monday that it has acquired technology education startup Next University. Both companies were founded by Miami entrepreneur Andrés Moreno.

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› Florida waste authority offers grants for blighted properties [Construction and Demolition Recycling]
Local governments in Palm Beach County, Florida, are eligible for $500,000 to assist in the cleanup or beautification of distressed, blighted or otherwise impacted properties in Palm Beach County.

› Influence of churches, once dominant, now waning in the South [Florida Politics]
Churches are losing their grip on a region where they could long set community standards with a pulpit-pounding sermon or, more subtly, a sideward glance toward someone walking into a liquor store.

› Billionaire Jeff Greene Says Technology Will Kill White-Collar Jobs [Forbes]
Touch-screen ordering at fast food restaurants, robots welding car parts at Tesla factories, apps like Uber taking a bite out of the taxi and limo industry: They’re all good for innovation but perhaps not so great for the workers whose jobs are on the line, according to real estate billionaire Jeff Greene.

› Most common real estate problems new agents face [Orlando Sentinel]
With a fresh crop of real estate agents entering the market, some Central Florida industry veterans offered their thoughts on the biggest mistakes made by an inexperienced sales force.