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House sponsor of resort casino bill offers up changes to limit gambling permits
The House sponsor of the bill to bring three mega resort casinos to Florida unveiled a series of amendments Wednesday to make the measure more palatable to his conservative, anti-gambling colleagues. The changes by Rep. Erik Fresen , R-Miami, are designed to “scale back existing gaming and ensure there is no additional gaming,” he said. But while Fresen’s changes are designed to limit the ...
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Poll: Miami-Dade On The Fence For Gambling, Gloomy About The Economy
South Florida voters are sitting straight on the fence on the issue of resort casino gambling, and is gloomy about the local economy, according to a poll done last week for CBS4, The Miami Herald, Univision and El Nuevo Herald.
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Florida casino gambling bill is dead for 2012
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - A bill that would have ushered in the largest gambling expansion in Florida history was withdrawn by its legislative sponsor on Friday, killing for now the prospect of allowing up to three mega-resort casinos in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale area. The bill, which proponents said could lead to 100,000 new jobs for the state, faced a probable defeat at its first ...
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Couple fight at Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem hotel, possibly over gambling loss
A couple's fight turned physical early this morning at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem hotel, possibly over an $800 gambling loss, according to court records.
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Casino gambling fizzles — dead for 2012
The drive to bring resort casinos to South Florida fizzled Friday, with the House sponsor of the measure effectively abandoning the proposal for this year. Facing a hostile House panel — where opponents of expanded gambling said they had 10 of 15 members on their side — Rep. Erik Fresen, R-Miami, abruptly postponed debate on [...]
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Senate gambling bill not remotely acceptable
The Florida Legislature’s evolving measures on gambling grew into an even more unacceptable monster this month in the Senate version. In what was initially passed off as a bill to permit three destination resort casinos with tighter restrictions on other forms of gambling has morphed into a statewide expansion.
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New House Gambling Bill Emerges For Friday Hearing
In a key test for casino gambling in Florida, a House subcommittee Friday will take up a revised bill that would allow up to three destination resort casinos in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
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