Highlights of the grudge match between Las Vegas Sands and the Seminoles over the past few months include accusations of death threats against workers collecting signatures for the ballot proposal, allegations that backers of the measure violated state law by paying petition gatherers by the signature and feuding over the tribe's efforts to "buy off" signature gatherers before the February deadline. Under Florida law, the signatures are only valid for one election cycle, so supporters of the casino proposal would have to start from scratch for placement on the 2024 ballot. As the legal fight over the casino initiative drags on, Las Vegas Sands CEO Rob Goldstein appeared to acknowledge recently that the effort to make it on this year's ballot is doomed. "In Florida, we failed recently. We had a disappointing outcome, but I think it's in early innings. We will be in Florida, in my opinion. It's just a question of when it happens," Goldstein told The Las Vegas Review-Journal this month.