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Ocala internet cafes shut down due to suspected illegal gambling

May 26, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Florida, Crime

Undercover investigations into several internet cafes in Ocala, Florida have now resulted in the shutdown of four such establishments. The cafés are supposed to operate games of skill but investigations comp...

Florida Supreme Court rules against slots expansion in eight counties

Adam Morgan

May 19, 2017

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

In a major defeat for eight Florida counties that wanted to use the outcome of public referendums in order to authorize slots at existing parimutuel racetracks and jai-alai frontons, the Florida Supreme Court h...

City commission gives an unequivocal no to casinos in Miami Beach

Kim M

May 15, 2017

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

The seaside city of Miami Beach, Florida won’t be home to casinos any time soon after the city commission voted unanimously in a special session on Friday to approve two ordinances that would ban any type of ga...

Disney donates $250K towards gambling expansion restriction efforts

Sadonna Price

May 11, 2017

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

Voters in Charge is a group based in the state of Florida that is working to see regulations put in place to make it harder for the state to expand the gambling industry. The group would like to see a proposed ...

Local officials voice opposition to any new Miami-Dade County casinos

Adam Morgan

May 3, 2017

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

As legislators in Florida continue to debate legislation that could expand gambling in the southern state, local officials in the cities of Miami and Miami Beach have reportedly expressed their beliefs that any...

Magic City Casino owner applies to open poker room in downtown Miami

Adam Morgan

May 1, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Licenses, Florida

In Florida, the owner of the Magic City Casino in suburban Miami has reportedly applied for a parimutuel license in order to open a jai-alai fronton complete with a 25-table poker room in a downtown location. ...

Breaking: Florida House moves forward on gambling expansion

Lars Jones

April 26, 2017

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

Possibly sensing the end of opportunity after the state's Supreme Court allowed an anti-casino voter initiative to go forward for the 2018 ballot, the Florida House has made several concessions that could resul...

Florida Supreme Court ruling could help Senate get gambling deal

Lars Jones

April 26, 2017

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

With last Thursday's Florida Supreme Court decision to allow the anti-casino group, Voters In Charge, to continue gathering the 766,200 signatures needed for an amendment requiring voter approval of any gamblin...

Florida Supreme Court in favor of anti-casino sponsored amendment requiring voter approval of gambling expansion

Sadonna Price

April 25, 2017

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

An amendment has been proposed for the constitution of Florida that would see casinos created in the state, only if voters have provided approval. The proposal has now garnered the backing of the state Supreme ...

Genting Miami-Dade joint development receives unanimous approval

Lars Jones

April 19, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, New Hotels, Casino project updates, Florida

Genting's 300 room hotel, planned to be built over the Miami Omni bus terminal with access to the Adrienne Arsht Center Metromover station was unanimously approved by the Miami-Dade County Commission on Tuesday...

Vote on Genting Group’s downtown Miami hotel proposal postponed to April 18

Adam Morgan

April 11, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, New Hotels, Florida

In southern Florida, a plan from global casino operator Genting Group to build a 300-room hotel on a small plot of land near to the site of its long-proposed Resorts World Miami downtown casino resort project h...

Gambler loses out on $100,000 jackpot prize due to controversial casino rule

Sadonna Price

April 11, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Florida

Imagine going to your favorite casino and playing a slot game and winning $100,000. Awesome, right? Now imagine that the $100,000 is taken away from you because someone else pushed the button on the machine. Th...

Ryan Riess earns first WPT title with Seminole Hard Rock Poker Finale Main Event win

Sadonna Price

April 8, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Poker Tournaments, Poker, Florida

From April 2nd until the 6th, the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Hotel and Casino Hollywood played host to the World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Poker Finale, a no-limit hold’em (no re-entry) tournament with a $10,...

Florida House Of Representatives passes status quo gaming legislation

Adam Morgan

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...

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Ocala internet cafes shut down due to suspected illegal gambling

Florida Supreme Court rules against slots expansion in eight counties

City commission gives an unequivocal no to casinos in Miami Beach

Disney donates $250K towards gambling expansion restriction efforts

Local officials voice opposition to any new Miami-Dade County casinos

Magic City Casino owner applies to open poker room in downtown Miami

Breaking: Florida House moves forward on gambling expansion

Florida Supreme Court ruling could help Senate get gambling deal

Florida Supreme Court in favor of anti-casino sponsored amendment requiring voter approval of gambling expansion

Genting Miami-Dade joint development receives unanimous approval

Vote on Genting Group’s downtown Miami hotel proposal postponed to April 18

Gambler loses out on $100,000 jackpot prize due to controversial casino rule

Ryan Riess earns first WPT title with Seminole Hard Rock Poker Finale Main Event win

Florida House Of Representatives passes status quo gaming legislation

Florida State Senate passes proposed expanded gambling legislation

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