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Seminole Hard Rock turns on slots

23 April 2008

News Brief: With no fanfare, The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino switched on 56 Las Vegas-style slots to the delight and surprise of gamblers.

Calder forced to cut purses

23 April 2008

Calder Race Course reports that due to the Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association’s refusal to approve the distribution of Calder races to out-of-state wagering outlets, the racetrack has been forced to cut purses by 30 percent.

PTseats.com signs The Isle Casino & Racing

23 April 2008

The Isle Casino & Racing at Pompano Park joins PTseats as the second casino allowing players to make online reservations for poker tournament seats.

Calder Race Course opens season without purse contract

22 April 2008

Calder Race Course opened its 38th season of Thoroughbred racing Monday afternoon without a signed contract between the racetrack and the Florida division of the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association to distribute purse money.

Florida lottery games fall short

15 April 2008

News Brief: Florida economists report that the new 'High Roller' scratch-off game, as well as new mid-day drawings of Cash 3 and Play 4 Lotto games, will produce $109 million less than expected for the current budget year and $179 million in the 2008-09 budget.

Vegas style slots coming to Seminole Hard Rock

15 April 2008

News Brief: The state's only Las Vegas-style slots outside South Florida could flash and spin as soon as next week at Tampa's Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

Sr. VP to leave Calder Race Course

9 April 2008

Churchill Downs Incorporated reports that C. Kenneth Dunn, senior vice president of Florida Operations for the Company, is stepping down from that position.

Competition sinks SunCruz

27 March 2008

News Brief: Citing competition from Seminole Indian casinos and the parimutuel industry, the company that owns the gambling cruise ship SunCruz Casinos has announced the vessel will no longer sail from the port at John's Pass Village.

Seminole casino gets Vegas-style slots

14 March 2008

News Brief: The Seminole Tribe of Florida celebrated the arrival of Las Vegas-style slot machines at its north Broward County casino.

Florida slot tax cut debated

7 March 2008

News Brief: A plan to cut the tax rate on slot machines to encourage more gambling in South Florida turned tense at a legislative committee.

Grim finances push Florida gambling proposal

4 March 2008

News Brief: Grim state finances could create a golden opportunity for pro-gaming lawmakers hoping to gain ground in a state once known as an anti-gambling stronghold.

Penn National names kennel club GM

26 February 2008

Penn National Gaming, Inc. reports that Mark J. Loewe has been named General Manager of its Sanford-Orlando Kennel Club facility in Longwood, FL, effective February 15, 2008.

New laws don't help Florida horse industry

25 February 2008

News Brief: Florida horse owners and trainers said has not benefited from new laws allowing slot machines at pari-mutuel tracks in Broward County.

Florida speaker attacks governor's plan

25 February 2008

News Brief: Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio has drawn an even firmer line in the sand against Gov. Charlie Crist's proposals to expand gambling and the lottery to balance the budget.

Court questions Florida pact

31 January 2008

News Brief: Florida's highest court questioned the validity of the high-stakes pact struck between Gov. Charlie Crist and the Seminole Tribe of Florida.

Florida voters back slot plan

31 January 2008

Voters in South Florida on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a measure to give three locations in the Miami-Dade County area a total of 6,000 Las Vegas-style slot machines.

Florida tracks approved for slots

31 January 2008

Florida Gaming Corporation reports that Miami-Dade County voters approved the operation of up to 2000 Class III Las Vegas style slot machines at Miami Jai-Alai.

Floridan House sues over compact

30 January 2008

News Brief: Gov. Charlie Crist far exceeded his authority when he negotiated a gambling compact with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, attorneys for the House of Representatives argued before the state Supreme Court on Wednesday morning.

Churchill Downs CEO responds to Miami-Wade vote

30 January 2008

Robert L. Evans, president and chief executive officer of Churchill Downs Incorporated has issued the a statement in reaction to results from yesterday’s elections in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Miami voters gets ready for slot vote

29 January 2008

News Brief: The Seminole Tribe began operating upgraded Las Vegas-style slot machines Monday, even as Miami-Dade voters prepared to decide whether to create more competition for the tribe's enormous Hard Rock casino near Hollywood.

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