Jesse SchecknerJanuary 12, 2022
7min0
Jones is unopposed for now.
Tag: Jacksonville Kennel ClubCrowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)
Jesse SchecknerJanuary 12, 2022Jesse SchecknerDecember 22, 2021
10min1194
It's likely to switch to a two-way race for another district once redistricting occurs.
Jesse SchecknerNovember 16, 2021
6min823
Petland has hired a fleet of lobbyists ahead of the 2022 Legislative Session.
Drew WilsonDecember 11, 2020
2min560
The committee started December with about $8.3 million in the bank.
Scott PowersApril 15, 2019
5min1796
Sixteen entities donated $100,000 to parties and candidate in the first quarter.
Jim RosicaMay 15, 2018
5min1085
In another gambling case that could reach the state Supreme Court, a Jacksonville casino is appealing the state’s ending of its quest for a slot machine license. Jacksonville Kennel Club, which does business as bestbet, filed a notice of appeal to the 1st District Court of Appeal on Tuesday after the Department of Business and […]
Jim RosicaOctober 29, 2016
6min611
A type of wildly popular poker-type card game is now banned as it is currently played in Jacksonville, according to a final decision issued this week by the state’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), which regulates gambling. The department’s order, issued Wednesday and filed Friday with the Division of Administrative Hearings, specifically finds against designated-player games offered at […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 17, 2016
4min283
The race in Jacksonville’s House District 13 has been an oddity since April, when then-incumbent Reggie Fullwood was indicted on federal fraud charges. At first, Fullwood maintained his innocence, beating Tracie Davis and others in the Democratic primary before pleading guilty to two charges, renouncing his candidacy, and resigning his seat. The Duval Democrats chose Davis to replace […]
Jim RosicaAugust 22, 2016
4min340
Florida gambling regulators have objected to parts of an administrative law judge’s ruling on poker-style card games being run at a Jacksonville card room. The Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, part of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, filed exceptions last week to Judge Suzanne Van Wyk‘s Aug. 1. order. Specifically, it disagrees with her decision to dismiss part […]
Jim RosicaAugust 2, 20165min314
A Jacksonville pari-mutuel is breaking the state’s ban on blackjack-style card games, an administrative law judge said Monday. In what is considered a test case on wildly popular poker-type games, Judge Suzanne Van Wyk determined Jacksonville Kennel Club, operating as the bestbet Jacksonville poker room, was “conducting unauthorized card games” and recommended a $4,500 fine. Though such games reportedly bring in […]