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Cape Air partners with Resorts World to launch new service to Bimini

December 9, 2015

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Regularly scheduled commercial seaplane service between Florida and North Bimini has not been available since 2005. That is scheduled to change beginning on December 21, 2015 thanks to a new partnership between...

Florida, Seminole Tribe reach $3 billion gambling deal

Sadonna Price

December 8, 2015

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

Late Monday it was announced that the Seminole Tribe of Florida and Governor Rick Scott came to an agreement for a new gambling deal that will secure billions of dollars for the state. The new deal will also al...

Florida retirement community’s penny-ante mahjong game ruined by snitch

Kim M

November 30, 2015

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A notorious band of international gamblers has been shut down in Florida; well, not quite. Apparently someone was suspicious of Zelda King and the other gambling grandmas who gathered every Thursday to play ...

DFS class action suits amended to include sports leagues and media outlets

D. Graham

November 22, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, World Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Licenses, Florida, Online Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Nevada, New York

Florida residents who originally filed a class action suit in their state’s federal court have once again filed a motion to amend. Specifically the amendment states that the plaintiffs seek to add a number of d...

State seeks dismissal of Seminoles’ lawsuit

Kim M

November 22, 2015

Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Florida, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

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The drama over blackjack in the state of Florida ensues as a federal court in Tallahassee is being asked by Governor Rock Scott’s administration to dismiss a suit filed last month by the Seminole Tribe. The ...

Florida decoupling plan opposition expands

Kim M

November 4, 2015

Horse Racing, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Florida

Efforts to decouple live racing from casino-style gambling at Florida pari-mutuel facilities are being rallied against by horseman’s groups. Groups that oppose dog racing and Greyhound tracks have pushed for...

Florida casino opponents want voters to decide

D. Graham

October 31, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Licenses, Florida

A new organization called Voters in Charge has begun circulating petitions for the purpose of putting a constitutional amendment before Florida voters that would give the state’s residents the exclusive authori...

Blue Horizon Casino Cruise sails again

Lars Jones

October 29, 2015

Casino Cruise Ships, Casino project updates, Florida, Sports betting

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The Blue Horizon Casino Cruise ship is set, once again, to sail out of the Port of Palm Beach Friday October 30th. After several delays including a complete shutdown and trip to a Jacksonville dry dock to repla...

Deadline looms for tribe to remove all Florida blackjack tables

Sadonna Price

October 28, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Florida, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

The Seminole Tribe of Florida has until the end of the month to remove blackjack tables from their casino gaming floor, due to not being able to come to an agreement with the state in regards to a gaming compac...

Governor Rick Scott of Florida quietly meets with Seminole Tribe

Sadonna Price

October 15, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Florida

Having only days until the October 31st deadline that kills the compact between the state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe, it has now been made known that officials of the tribe and Governor Rick Scott met in...

US Attorney investigating DFS operators

Kim M

October 11, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, North America Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Mobile gaming, Florida, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

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Whether or not operators of daily fantasy sports (DFS) are violating the Illegal Gambling Business Act (IGBA) is a question for a grand jury, which has been convened by the US Attorney’s office in Tampa, Florid...

Florida court reverses decision on Gretna pari-mutuel slots

D. Graham

October 4, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, World Casino News, North America Casino News, Florida

Friday, a May 1st District Court of Appeals decision that would have allowed slot machines at Gadsden County’s Gretna Racing pari-mutuel track, conditional to voter approval, was reversed in a new ruling by the...

Re-launch of Blue Horizon Casino Cruise ship set for Oct 13

Kim M

October 3, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino Cruise Ships, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Florida

The Palm Beach County Blue Horizon Casino Cruise ship is set to offer passengers a continuous cruise schedule starting in less than 2 weeks. According to the latest information the 600-passenger ship is on i...

Mardi Gras Casino and Resort could be near agreement with Union: Updated

Sadonna Price

October 2, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Florida, Labor Relations, West Virginia

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After a strike was authorized against the casino by a union member vote, the Mardi Gras Casino and Resort in Cross Lanes, West Virginia. may soon reach an agreement with employees on the subject of health insur...

Blue Horizon repairs taking longer than expected

Lars Jones

September 26, 2015

Casino Cruise Ships, Casino project updates, Florida

The Blue Horizon Casino Cruise ship set sail on her maiden voyage on July 17th from its birth at the Port of Palm Beach, Florida. Less than two weeks later the company announced the ship would be heading to dry...

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Cape Air partners with Resorts World to launch new service to Bimini

Florida, Seminole Tribe reach $3 billion gambling deal

Florida retirement community’s penny-ante mahjong game ruined by snitch

DFS class action suits amended to include sports leagues and media outlets

State seeks dismissal of Seminoles’ lawsuit

Florida decoupling plan opposition expands

Florida casino opponents want voters to decide

Blue Horizon Casino Cruise sails again

Deadline looms for tribe to remove all Florida blackjack tables

Governor Rick Scott of Florida quietly meets with Seminole Tribe

US Attorney investigating DFS operators

Florida court reverses decision on Gretna pari-mutuel slots

Re-launch of Blue Horizon Casino Cruise ship set for Oct 13

Mardi Gras Casino and Resort could be near agreement with Union: Updated

Blue Horizon repairs taking longer than expected

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