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The Seminole Tribe of Florida has announced it is implementing GSA's landmark Best of Breed and System-to-System protocols at its Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and Seminole Casino properties in Florida.

News Brief: A lawsuit filed this week alleges that thousands of signatures submitted to get a gambling measure on the November ballot in Florida were forged, some with the names of dead people.

News Brief: A Fort Myers man who now works as a car salesman pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to operating an illegal sports gambling operation.

News Brief: You could say that more teenage boys have started staying home and working on math skills: calculating percentages, identifying patterns, adding and subtracting.

No Casinos, the group that led the fight to kill three previous attempts to expand gambling in Florida, has unleashed its first major attack on a new plan to put slot machines in South Florida parimutuel facilities.

News Brief: The sponsor of a Nov. 2 ballot initiative for slot machines at pari-mutuel facilities in Miami-Dade and Broward counties said it has named a former Florida Education Commissioner as its spokesman.

News Brief: During Hurricane Frances, Ryan Gabner got together with some buddies for an extended poker match.

News Brief: Frustration is apparent in the voices of racetrack officials Randy Soth and Scott Savin.

News Brief: After less than two months in operation, the company that runs the gambling ship Lady Luck is pulling up stakes and reportedly looking to dock in Martin County.

News Brief: Sterling Casino Lines may face fines or other penalties after the Coast Guard found the gambling ship was overloaded with passengers Saturday night during an offshore cruise out of Port Canaveral, a Coast Guard official said.

News Brief: The renewed popularity of poker has led to increased calls for help from players with problems, including a significant number of students, according to a spokesman for Florida's Gamblers Anonymous.

News Brief: The Coast Guard shut down Jacksonville's La Cruise Casino Friday because the cruise line reportedly has not complied with new federal mandates on marine vessel safety in time to meet the July 1 deadline.

News Brief: Coast Guard officials will inspect and conduct a training session with the crew of a Florida gambling ship that ran into trouble last week when it struck a fishing pier.

News Brief: John J. Rodney Jr. - alias Dan ‘the Man’ Wilson - pleaded guilty Tuesday to running a sports betting ring that became the biggest illegal gambling operation in Lee County history.

News Brief: Until the early 1990's, there were 14 frontons, buildings that house jai alai courts, operating in four states. Now, only two frontons hold jai alai competitions year-round.

News Brief: A Fort Lauderdale airline has signed deals to fly charter service to casinos in the Bahamas and Mississippi.

News Brief: Baltimore Ravens veteran cornerback Corey Fuller apologized for any embarrassment caused by his arrest on felony gambling and firearm charges.

News Brief: The sudden proliferation of video arcades that offer a variety of games, prices and payoffs has generated controversy in Florida.

News Brief: The popularity of poker can be seen on SunCruz Casino boats where people of all ethnic backgrounds and ages are crowded into the poker room.

News Brief: A bill aimed at helping a single river cruise ship by adding gambling to its diversions was approved by a legislative committee Wednesday.