Tag: Internet Cafes
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A.G. GancarskiNovember 13, 2018
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On Tuesday, the Jacksonville City Council imposed a six-month moratorium on adult arcades. The legislation cleared committees without opposition and landed on the consent agenda, with a majority of the 19-person legislative body listed as sponsors even before Tuesday’s meeting. Ordinance 2018-680 bans any new permitting for so-called internet cafes, a bane to the existence of […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 11, 2018
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New legislation filed this week to the Jacksonville City Council would impose a six-month moratorium on adult arcades. Ordinance 2018-680 would ban permitting for these so-called internet cafes, a bane to the existence of Jacksonville lawmakers. These establishments are predominately located in areas of town that have socioeconomic challenges already, and Council members have sought to […]

Jim RosicaDecember 13, 2017
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The Seminole Tribe of Florida has filed suit against 25 operators of what’s called “electronic gambling parlors” in the Jacksonville area, saying they violate the Tribe’s deal with the state to exclusively offer Vegas-style games. The suit was filed in Duval County Circuit Civil court last week, records show. The gambling parlors “infringe upon the […]

Peter SchorschApril 12, 2017
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5min303
Illegal gambling is like cockroaches: You kill one and there are dozens more when it came from. Back in 2013, a multi-state illegal gambling investigation embarrassed the Legislature, resulted in dozens of arrests and eventually took down a lieutenant governor. Jennifer Carroll stepped down because, before her election, she provided public-relations representation to the company being […]


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