Religious groups rally against Florida brand-changing casino proposal
A coalition of religious and anti-gambling groups are uniting to put pressure on lawmakers in the hopes of killing a proposal that would allow up to three Las Vegas-style casinos in South Florida. The...
View ArticleSenate to workshop casinos bill next week
The Senate Regulated Industries Committee will hold the first of two three-hour workshop on the destination resorts proposal on Wednesday, committee chairman Dennis Jones, R-Seminole, said. Jones...
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So long Lottery – hello Department of Gambling?
Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff revealed a new wrinkle in her “strategic vision” plan for gambling – she wants to transform the Florida Lottery department into the “Florida Gaming Commission,” something up until...
View ArticleCasino kingpin calls BS – during committee meeting – on gambling critics
Colin Au, president of Malaysian-based gambling giant Genting America, made big promises to lawmakers during a Senate Regulated Industries workshop on Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff’s proposal designed to allow...
View ArticleState economists to meet again next week on casino proposal
Just how much money three new casinos might bring to the state remains unclear after state economists spent hours struggling to settle on an amount. The state Revenue Estimating Conference, made up of...
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Sheriff’s office, Seminoles dispute Bondi casino ‘money laundering’ claim
The Hillsborough County Sheriff‘s Office says it hasn’t investigated any links between drugsters and money laundering at Tampa’s Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, contradicting a claim made by Attorney...
View ArticleGambling bill rewrite tweaked. Changes tax rates, keeps Internet cafes alive...
Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff‘s latest rewrite of a sweeping gambling measure includes a few major changes but keeps intact the voter approval required for three casinos anywhere in the state and still would...
View ArticleLawmakers give casinos bill first thumbs-up
A sweeping gambling bill that would allow up to three casinos in Florida passed its first hurdle late Monday with a 7-3 vote in the Senate Regulated Industries Committee. The measure (SB 710) would...
View ArticleBusiness lobbies launch dueling gambling ads
Split business groups have upped the ante in the fight over a proposed gambling bill that would allow three mega-casinos in Florida. The competing lobbies launched a pair of dueling television ads...
View ArticleCasino bill still stalled in House
The gambling bill that would allow three casinos to open in Florida remains stalled in the House after a second workshop on the proposal Wednesday afternoon. And it remains unclear whether the...
View ArticleComparison of House and Senate gambling bills
The House released its version of a gambling proposal, slated for its first committee vote tomorrow, that opens the door casinos in what could be a permanent game-changer for Sunshine State tourism....
View ArticleHaridopolos on gaming: House ‘led folks on,’ Internet café reg in doubt
It’s highly unlikely that Senate President Mike Haridopolos will get the up-or-down floor vote he wanted on a sweeping gambling bill that included three high-end casinos since the House effectively...
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Casinos could open in South Florida under House bill
Florida House puts gambling in play With the state’s 2010 compact with the Seminole Tribe up for renewal this year, a leading House Republican unveiled a plan Monday to forge ahead with a sweeping...
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House’s big gambling bill on the table — place your bets
House’s big gambling bill on the table — place your bets A proposed massive overhaul of Florida’s gambling laws was subject of a four-hour workshop Thursday in a House panel, but its future remained...
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