A.G. GancarskiJune 4, 2024
4min0
Matthew Mitchell is a recent product of Clay County Schools. Now he wants to shape policy.
Tag: Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR)
A.G. GancarskiJune 4, 2024
Anne GeggisFebruary 13, 2023
5min0
More than 100 establishments have been caught violating the law six times or more, but no one's ever paid a fine.
A.G. GancarskiAugust 19, 2020
3min892
Gov. Ron DeSantis won't commit to allowing bars to reopen anytime soon, he said on Wednesday.
Jacob OglesOctober 2, 2019
4min891
This dog at Eddy V's shouldn't have a seat at the bar, lawmaker says.
Jim RosicaJanuary 30, 2017
4min360
State Sen. Dana Young on Monday filed her own version of a bill that would legalize and regulate fantasy sports play. The Tampa Republican’s “Fantasy Contest Amusement Act” (SB 592) declares such games to “involve the skill of contest participants and do not constitute gambling, gaming, or games of chance.” And it would prohibit the playing of fantasy […]
Peter SchorschJanuary 6, 2017
6min398
Is Ken Lawson the right man to right the state’s beleaguered tourism agency? The smart money in Tallahassee now is betting on Gov. Rick Scott to move Lawson, his secretary of Business and Professional Regulation, to head VISIT FLORIDA, the state’s “official tourism marketing corporation.” As you’ll recall, Scott called on former CEO Will Seccombe […]
Jim RosicaDecember 20, 2016
3min366
The Seminole Tribe of Florida has paid the state nearly $20 million this month in gambling revenue share, according to public records released Tuesday. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation‘s “licensing and revenue intake system” shows two deposits of $9.75 million were made last Thursday. The agency regulates gambling in the state. That intake system is limited to single deposits of no more than $10 million, DBPR […]
Jim RosicaDecember 13, 20163min401
A state agency that reports to Gov. Rick Scott isn’t clear on the location of millions of dollars the Seminole Tribe says it’s still ponying up from its gambling operations. A spokesman for the tribe last week said they have a “continuing desire to finalize a new gaming (agreement) with the state of Florida” that includes continued exclusive rights to […]
Marc YachtMarch 9, 2014
4min171
In 1992 the Legislature unwisely decided to move much Health Department food-service responsibility to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs (DAC). The change compromised the inspection of restaurants and convenience stores. It also weakened integration with epidemiologists and public health nurses. Quarterly inspections were reduced […]