News Service Of FloridaMay 28, 2019
7min9
The requirement “guards against the slot machine operation from becoming the tail that wags the dog."
Tag: Slot machines
News Service Of FloridaMay 28, 2019
Jim RosicaMay 14, 2019
6min9
"The Session ended without the Legislature doing anything."
Jim RosicaApril 10, 2019
9min16
"It would be premature to comment ... while negotiations are still ongoing."
Jim RosicaFebruary 11, 2019
10min12
It could include a new revenue-sharing deal with the Seminole Tribe.
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 24, 2019
4min2
When it comes to gambling money to the state, the key word is "uncertainty."
Jim RosicaJanuary 23, 2019
6min11
Legislation to ban the 'slot machine' style games failed last year
Jim RosicaNovember 19, 2018
10min8
The next big debate over gambling in Florida could be on sports betting — with one top lawmaker already flexing his muscle regarding lawmakers’ say over it. This month, voters approved Amendment 3, also known as the “Voter Control of Gambling” amendment, by 71 percent. Its aim: To “ensure that Florida voters shall have the […]
News Service Of FloridaOctober 29, 2018
3min0
A dispute about the legality of certain electronic games — known as “pre-reveal” and played in bars and other establishments — could be headed to the Florida Supreme Court. Blue Sky Games, which developed the games, and Jacksonville-based Gator Coin, which leased the games to businesses, have filed notices that are a first step in […]
Jim RosicaSeptember 14, 2018
3min2
A Tallahassee administrative law judge has booted a Florida horsemen’s group challenge of a South Florida track’s gambling permit. The reason: “Jurisdiction over the issuance of the summer jai alai permit being” contested is in appellate court, not the Division of Administrative Hearings, Judge E. Gary Early wrote. “Thus, there is nothing for (the Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent […]
Jim RosicaSeptember 6, 20185min7
A Tallahassee judge is challenging a Florida thoroughbred horsemen’s group to convince him he shouldn’t throw out a challenge of a South Florida track’s gambling permit. Administrative Law Judge E. Gary Early on Wednesday gave the Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (FHBPA) till next Wednesday to show him why he shouldn’t dismiss what he called “an impermissible […]