Jason Brodeur files ‘fantasy sports’ bill for 2018
Rep. Jason Brodeur has again filed legislation to exempt fantasy sports play from state gambling regulation.
Rep. Jason Brodeur has again filed legislation to exempt fantasy sports play from state gambling regulation.
A House Republican on Friday proposed a measure that seeks to ensure power restoration for nursing homes and hospitals is a priority
State Sen. Tom Lee‘s office announced he had again filed legislation to add financial protections for residents of continuing care retirement
State Sen. Tom Lee‘s office announced he had again filed legislation to add financial protections for residents of continuing care retirement
Ed. Note — Story was updated Tuesday with comment from Pensacola track spokeswoman. State gambling regulators have filed administrative complaints against two racetracks in recent weeks, alleging that they’ve been offering illegal card games. One complaint was lodged Aug. 17 against Pensacola Greyhound Track & Poker Room, and another was filed last Thursday against the Sarasota Kennel Club, both of which offer varieties of poker.
Rep. Jason Brodeur has again filed legislation to exempt fantasy sports play from state gambling regulation.
A key economist offered a sobering message Friday to state lawmakers: Forget having extra cash for next year’s budget. A
An appellate court on Tuesday unanimously reversed state regulators in favor of a ragtag north Florida horse track looking to
State gambling regulators this week shot down a request by a South Florida gambling permitholder who wanted sell the permit and allow the next operator to build on a new location in Broward County. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation on Monday said both sales of permits and any relocation of gambling—both time-consuming processes—have to be OK’d by the department’s Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, which regulates gambling in the state. The decision further cements the state’s control over where and how gambling is…
Rep. Jason Brodeur has again filed legislation to exempt fantasy sports play from state gambling regulation.
Amid continuing fallout from the deaths of residents of a Broward County nursing home after Hurricane Irma, a key state
A proposed constitutional amendment aimed at limiting gambling’s expansion in the state now has more than 600,000 signatures, its backers
As promised, the Florida Greyhound Association is asking state gambling regulators to “reconsider” their decision to allow Miami’s Magic City Casino to discontinue live dog racing. The association filed a “motion to intervene” Tuesday. Ending racing there “will put (its) members … out of business,” the motion says. “The purpose … is to forever end greyhound racing at the track. Many members are family owned businesses that have raced greyhounds at the race track for generations.”
Rep. Jason Brodeur has again filed legislation to exempt fantasy sports play from state gambling regulation.
An appellate court on Tuesday unanimously reversed state regulators in favor of a ragtag north Florida horse track looking to
Ed. Note — Story was updated Tuesday with comment from Pensacola track spokeswoman. State gambling regulators have filed administrative complaints against
Horse breeders have legal standing to “challenge the annual plan for distribution of owners’ and breeders’ awards,” according to a unanimous appeals court decision Monday. In a case ultimately about who controls the money and how much goes back to horsemen and breeders, Southern Cross Farm (SCF) had appealed a ruling from state gambling regulators.
Rep. Jason Brodeur has again filed legislation to exempt fantasy sports play from state gambling regulation.
An appellate court on Tuesday unanimously reversed state regulators in favor of a ragtag north Florida horse track looking to
Ed. Note — Story was updated Tuesday with comment from Pensacola track spokeswoman. State gambling regulators have filed administrative complaints against
In a stunning reversal, a Tallahassee judge on Monday decided he had gotten it “wrong the first time around” and said games known as “pre-reveal” are in fact illegal slot machines. Circuit Judge John Cooper, however, was quick to say his change of mind was not influenced by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, but rather by further argument on how pre-reveal, or “no chance,” games actually play. The Tribe’s lawyer had said that allowing the machines, which look and play like…
Rep. Jason Brodeur has again filed legislation to exempt fantasy sports play from state gambling regulation.
A proposed constitutional amendment aimed at limiting gambling’s expansion in the state now has more than 600,000 signatures, its backers
Sen. Dana Young has again filed a bill to exempt fantasy sports play from regulation under the state’s gambling laws. Young, a Tampa
The companies behind what are known as “pre-reveal” games say they’re “losing money every day” even after a Tallahassee judge ruled the stand-alone consoles aren’t illegal slot machines. Gator Coin II and Blue Sky Games are asking Circuit Judge John Cooper to lift an automatic stay of his March decision. Cooper, however, already has agreed to reconsider the ruling, setting a hearing next Monday in the Leon County Courthouse. The devices—offered mostly at bars and taverns—look and play like a slot machine, Cooper had reasoned,…
Rep. Jason Brodeur has again filed legislation to exempt fantasy sports play from state gambling regulation.
A proposed constitutional amendment aimed at limiting gambling’s expansion in the state now has more than 600,000 signatures, its backers
Sen. Dana Young has again filed a bill to exempt fantasy sports play from regulation under the state’s gambling laws. Young, a Tampa