Florida News - Page 38

News Brief: A nearly forgotten case that pits South Florida's slot machine casinos against anti-gambling forces has resurfaced in a Tallahassee court after dragging through the appeals process for months.

News Brief: The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino three-day poker tournament rankles managers at competing racetrack-casinos in Broward County.

News Brief: The Seminole Casino Immokalee will be making the 'first pull' on new Vegas-style slots machines in two weeks.

News Brief: According to casino designers, today's casinos need to be comfortable but not boring and have the 'wow' factor.

When it debuts this fall, Fontainebleau Miami Beach will be poised to recapture its place among the world's most celebrated resort playgrounds.

Churchill Downs Incorporated, Calder Race Course and Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company today filed suit against the Thoroughbred Horsemen's Group, the Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association and the officers of each organization in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.

News Brief: Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev was at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood last Wednesday night, a guest of the Seminole Indian Tribe.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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 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.

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