A week after the Florida State Senate passed proposed legislation that would expand gambling in the southern state, the more conservative Florida House of Representatives has reportedly followed suit by overwhelmingly ratifying a measure that would essentially maintain the status quo. Known as HB 7037, the suggested Florida House of Representatives’ measure made its way through committee last month before receiving the full Republican-dominated body’s approval on Wednesday courtesy of a 73-40 vote. Essentially a status quo proposal designed to […]

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After passing through committee in January, proposed legislation that would expand gambling in Florida and renegotiate the southern state’s stalled compact with the casino-operating Seminole Tribe Of Florida has reportedly been ratified by the full Florida State Senate. According to a report from Sunshine State News, the measure from Florida State Senator Bill Galvano is known as Senate Bill 8 and passed through the chamber on Thursday. If subsequently approved by the Florida House Of Representatives and signed into law […]

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In Florida, a new poll from the No Casinos In Florida lobby group has reportedly found that some 84% of the southern state’s residents want to reduce casino gambling or keep the status quo while some 60% of respondents stated that they would be less likely to vote for a candidate who was in favor of casino expansion. The results of the investigation come as legislators in the Florida State Senate are considering a proposed measure that would expand gambling […]

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The future of casino and gambling regulation in Florida took an unexpected turn last week after Republican leaders in the Florida House Of Representatives proposed new legislation that is at direct odds with a measure put forward by Florida State Senator Bill Galvano in January. Known as PCB TGC 17-01, the latest suggested legislation is essentially a status-quo proposal designed to replace the 20-year gaming compact signed with the Seminole Tribe Of Florida in 2010 and it would ban parimutuel […]

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The Isle Casino and Racing in Pompano Beach and a Slovania-based electronic table games manufacturer are both named as defendants in a class-action lawsuit that claims a dice game has been taking too big of a cut on certain winnings. While roulette and live dice games are currently illegal in Florida, electronic versions of the games were declared legal there in 2012 when they were classified as slot machines. The lawsuit filed in federal court in South Florida alleges that […]

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After being introduced less than two weeks ago, proposed legislation that would expand gambling in Florida and renegotiate the southern state’s stalled compact with the casino-operating Seminole Tribe Of Florida has reportedly been passed unchanged by an influential Florida State Senate committee. According to a report from the Miami Herald newspaper, the proposed measure, which is known as Senate Bill 8, was sponsored by Florida State Senator Bill Galvano and comes as the state is continuing its long-running legal battle […]

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