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Florida House Of Representatives passes status quo gaming legislation

April 7, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Florida

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 overwhe...

Florida State Senate passes proposed expanded gambling legislation

Adam Morgan

March 31, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Florida

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 ha...

Florida status quo gaming legislation survives crucial committee vote

Adam Morgan

March 22, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Florida

Legislation proposed last month by Republicans in the Florida House Of Representatives that would essentially maintain the status quo in terms of the southern state’s gambling and casino markets has survived a ...

New poll finds little support for expanded gambling in Florida

Adam Morgan

March 21, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Florida

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 res...

Seminole Hard Rock Casino Tampa eliminates controversial parking fee

Marie Kelley

February 18, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, The Players Lounge, Florida

Six months ago, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino of Tampa decided to institute a parking fee of $10 to provide a more secure parking area for guests. The parking garages were adding security offers as ...

Proposed Florida casino legislation passes first hurdle

Adam Morgan

January 26, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Florida

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 Florid...

Boss of former Bitcoin exchange Coin.mx pleads guilty in federal court

Adam Morgan

January 13, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Online Gambling News, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In New York, the operator of unlicensed Bitcoin exchange Coin.mx has pled guilty to federal charges including bank fraud and obstructing an investigation and is now facing up to 30 years in prison. Anthony M...

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino institutes new parking fees in Tampa

Marie Kelley

August 8, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, The Players Lounge, Florida

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A new parking charge was instituted by the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa, Florida on the 1st of the month, which has many people upset over the change. In the past, there was no fee to park at ...

Expansion begins at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel And Casino Tampa

Adam Morgan

June 2, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino expansion projects, Florida

The Seminole Tribe Of Florida has started construction on an expansion to its Seminole Hard Rock Hotel And Casino Tampa that will see the facility add 30,000 sq ft of gaming space along with a 50-table poker ro...

Poll: Majority of Floridians support legal casino gaming

Lars Jones

March 9, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Florida

The Tampa Bay news outlet baynews9/news13 commissioned SurveyUSA to conduct a poll of 2,450 likely voters statewide from March 4th through the 6th and found that the majority of Floridians, across party lines, ...

Casino workers utilized for gambling compact approval

K Morrison

February 7, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Florida

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Efforts to convince Florida lawmakers the benefits of the compact negotiated by Governor Rick Scott and the Seminole Tribe outweigh the downsides were in full swing this weekend as tribal leaders deployed dozen...

Tampa Bay residents evenly divided on expanded gambling, heavily favor DFS

Lars Jones

January 1, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Florida

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According to a new Tampa Bay Times/10News WTSP poll released this week, Tampa Bay, Florida residents are evenly divided on the issue of expanded gambling. The poll which queried over 600 voters in Pinellas and ...

Can Tampa’s Hard Rock Casino go global? Expansion plans

Marie Kelley

March 21, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino expansion projects, Florida

The Seminole Tribe of Florida is interested in taking their casino to the next level by promoting to international travelers but they don't have the room to do it yet. The Seminoles have provided an expansion p...