Inquiry filed with the Florida Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering signals a potential challenge to Hialeah’s Quarter Horse permit.  Read the letter filed with the Division here.

Orlando Sentinel
April 30, 2009 — Senate gambling offer: no dice but a chance for everyone to have slots

St. Petersburg Times Buzz Blog
April 29, 2009 — Senate rejects raising gambling age, passes its parimutuel bill 

Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering releases a memo concerning penalties for failure to redistribute thoroughbred racing signal.  Read the memo here.

Governor Crist and the Seminole Tribe announced a new compact agreement with a “front-load” payment from the Tribe.  Read the Seminole Compact summary.

HB-7129 Relating to Gaming on Indian Lands
Summary: Provides for the conditions relating to a tribal-state gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe.
Recent Action: Read Second Time; Substituted for SB 0788; Laid on Table  (Refer to SB 0788)

The Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering rejects Hamilton Jai Alai’s petition for instant racing. See the Declaratory Statement

Florida Tax Watch releases a report on the economic impact of the Seminole Compact. Florida Tax Watch Report

SB-836 Relating to Gaming
Summary: An omnibus gaming bill modifying the pari-mutuel code.
Recent Action:  Favorable with CS by Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means; 11 Yeas, 8 Nays

SB-788 Relating to a Gaming Compact
Summary: Provides for the conditions relating to a tribal-state gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe.
Recent Action: Amended in House: Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 84 Yeas / 27 Nays); In Senate returning messages

The House Seminole Compact Committee was presented with an evaluation of the economic impact of the tribal-state compact – March 20, 2009

Senate legal analysis: Seminole Gambling Compact Illegal
Read the Senate’s independent legal analysis of the Seminole Compact here.