Florida News - Page 54

Magna Entertainment Corp. reports the resignation of Douglas Donn as Chairman and a member of the board of directors of Gulfstream Park Racing Association, Inc.

News Brief: The Florida Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for a ballot initiative to allow slot machines at parimutuels in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.

News Brief: Despite the massive traffic jams and occasional glitches with the computerized machines, customers visiting the new Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino gave the $250 million casino complex rave reviews.

News Brief: According to problem gambling experts, every time a new casino opens, so does the rate of people seeking help from gambling addiction.

News Brief: Tampa Bay Downs concludes meeting with gains in handle, attendance Tampa Bay Downs registered gains in total live all-source handle, establishing a record, and attendance for its 2003-’04 meeting that ended on May 2.

News Brief: Former Seminoles football player, Corey Fuller, denies allegations that he ran a high-stakes card games for a 10-percent cut of the pot.

News Brief: Police raided Browns defensive back Corey Fuller's Florida home Tuesday, busting up a poker game.

News Brief: The Internal Revenue Service has ruled that a lottery winner owes $866,621 for selling the remaining rights to his annual lottery payments.

News Brief: A bill that would have allowed Magna Entertainment to build the track and expand simulcast gambling at other horse and dog tracks appears to be dead as Florida legislators move into the final two weeks of the session.

News Brief: Governor Jeb Bush vetoed a plan Wednesday to allow Florida charities and veterans groups to sell instant bingo games.

News Brief: The Seminole Tribe of Florida will be the sole owner and operator of the Coconut Creek casino, under the terms of a lawsuit settlement the tribe announced Tuesday.

News Brief: Video arcade slot machines, which have proliferated in dozens of adult arcades across the state, are now illegal in Seminole County.

News Brief: Controversial video-slot machines could be banned countywide if Seminole County commissioners adopt a new gambling ordinance Tuesday.

News Brief: Lawmakers have introduced legislation to crack down on the gambling halls, which fall under Florida laws addressing adult amusement arcades.

News Brief: An examination of the Seminole Tribe's casino-development deal, including a study of financial documents and court records, offers a revealing glimpse inside the boardrooms where the multibillion-dollar casino deal was crafted.

News Brief: Florida charities that sponsor bingo games could sell instant pull-tab bingo tickets under a bill the House passed Thursday over objections that the measure is unconstitutional.

News Brief: Calder Race Course will become the latest Florida track to open a poker room when its live Thoroughbred meet.

News Brief: A fiberglass slide that winds through a rock-like structure being constructed for a pool at the Seminole tribe's Hard Rock Cafe Casino caught fire today.

News Brief: The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is holding a job fair Feb. 26-28 in preparation for its April opening.

Average daily on-track attendance for the 2003/04 Tropical at Calder meet was 4,816, representing a 5.4-percent decrease from the previous year's average of 5,090.