Scott: Lawmakers need to shut down barrel racing, slots
Gov. Rick Scott is calling on lawmakers to quickly close what he called a gray area in Florida law that allowed a Panhandle racetrack to get a permit for barrel racing and a card room and opened the...
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Republicans raise more than $800K for Scott’s inaugural — mostly from those...
Gov. Rick Scott’s inaugural festivities covered by many with stake in state government. More than $800,000 has been raised for Gov. Rick Scott’s inauguration ceremonies this week, with the bulk coming...
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Casino opposition softening, even as expansion looks like a longshot, poll shows
Casino opposition softening, even as their opening looks a longshot A new poll shows Floridians’ opposition to casino gambling is steadily softening, even as the prospect of a gambling expansion in the...
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Seminoles sue state as gambling deadline looms
Seminole Tribe sues state as deadline looms. The Seminole Tribe of Florida sued the state Monday in what appears a defensive move ahead of a looming legal deadline that could shut down table games at...
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Scott agrees to $3 billion gambling deal with Seminole Tribe of Florida
(Getty Images) Gov. Rick Scott announced Monday night that he has reached a new gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe of Florida that will bring $3 billion into the state treasury over seven years and...
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With talk of ‘no guarantees,’‘heavy lift’ and ‘first step,’ Seminole gambling...
Senate President Andy Gardiner Senate President Andy Gardiner said Tuesday that he is “comfortable” with how Gov. Rick Scott negotiated a new, $3 billion gambling compact with the Seminole Tribe. But...
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Slot machines may cash in for PBKC, with expansion envisioned
PBKC’s Patrick Rooney, Sr. If the Palm Beach Kennel Club wins state approval to operate 750 slot machines, Patrick Rooney Sr. envisions a hefty investment in his venerable gambling facility. The dog...
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Speaker: Gambling deal making Palm Beach Kennel Club top dog may not be fair
House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, R-Merritt Island With Palm Beach Kennel Club looking ahead to having slot machines under a gambling compact negotiated by Gov. Rick Scott, House Speaker Steve Crisafulli...
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No Casinos sees gambling deal that includes PBKC slots as an “economic...
John Sowinski, president of No Casinos Florida’s No Casinos organization outlined a wide-ranging plan Tuesday to block the expansion of gambling in the state, beginning with efforts to turn back Gov....
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Scott’s $3 billion gambling deal gets rough treatment in Senate
Gov. Rick Scott Gov. Rick Scott’s proposed $3 billion gambling compact with the Seminole Tribe got rough treatment Wednesday in its debut before the Florida Senate. Several senators asked stinging...
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