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News Brief: The Seminole and Miccosukee tribes are bending gaming rules to their limits with the bingo slots and making a fortune — $1.6 billion last year alone.

News Brief: Voters in Miami-Dade will have a second chance to legalize slot-machine gambling in January, the County Commission decided Tuesday.

Penn National Gaming has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the Sanford-Orlando Kennel Club in Longwood, Florida from Sanford-Orlando Kennel Club, Inc. and Collins & Collins.

News Brief: Business at Broward County's fledgling racinos has been lackluster, falling well short of Wall Street's expectations, according to gaming industry experts.

News Brief: Broward County parimutuels are waiting for the Florida governor to take action on a bill that lets them add more slot machines and operate them longer.

News Brief: A woman had a winning scratch off lottery ticket stolen from her in Holiday, Florida.

Daniel Negreanu, Erick Lindgren, Greg Raymer and Humberto Brenes highlighted Wednesday's WSOP final tables, but each came up short as a trio first-time winners took home gold bracelets.

News Brief: A proposal to put slot machines in Miami-Dade County cleared its first hurdle Tuesday with no debate.

Calder Race Course and Flagler Dog Track and Sports Entertainment Center have initiated a formal request before the Governmental Operations and Environment Committee of the Miami-Dade County Commission for a referendum to be held allowing Miami-Dade voters to consider the inclusion of slot machines at the three existing pari-mutuel facilities in Miami-Dade County.

Florida Gaming Corporation has received approval from the St. Lucie County Board of Commissioners to operate a card room at its Ft. Pierce Jai-Alai facility.

News Brief: The Isle Casino & Racing at Pompano Park opened a new 34-table poker room.

Magna Entertainment Corp. reports that the Florida Legislature has passed two pieces of legislation that MEC anticipates would have a significant positive impact on the slot and pari-mutuel operations at Gulfstream Park.

News Brief: Plans are moving forward for a $1 billion mixed-use project at Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino.

News Brief: A major expansion of gambling in Florida emerged Monday as a possible new piece of the property tax cut puzzle that has defied resolution for two months.

News Brief: When Broward county’s new casinos began opening last fall, Florida's Department of Business and Professional Regulation required each operation to offer a self-exclusion program.

The Seminole Tribe of Florida, Power Plant Entertainment, LLC and The Cordish Company have signed a formal settlement agreement to end all litigation between the parties.

News Brief: Calder Race Course said it will open its season April 25, and hold live thoroughbred racing on 182 days through Jan. 2.

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. has revealed its newest brand, the isle, coupling a tropical paradise with hot Las Vegas casino action to create an exhilarating, stimulating and vibrant atmosphere.

News Brief: Governor Charlie Crist and the Seminole Tribe of Florida are poised to begin negotiations over what gambling options the tribe can offer at its casinos.

News Brief: The City of Coconut Creek has formally opposed the Seminole Tribe's push to gain sovereignty over 44 acres surrounding its casino there -- land being eyed for the state's largest gambling-hotel complex.