In the last year, we’ve seen gaming disappear from Russia and Ukraine. Tough anti-gambling laws were enacted in Poland that dramatically shrunk the size of the gaming industry there. And in Bulgaria, the tax rate was raised.
While there are multiple reasons for these […]
Last Tuesday, a sweeping majority in the Florida House voted to approve legislation that would limit expansion of gaming at seven Seminole tribe casinos, expand gaming somewhat outside South Florida, and also give a few much-needed breaks to the parimutuel industry.
The next day, the Seminoles, arm-in-arm with their business partner, Governor Charlie Crist, dropped a […]
Despite opposition from the Florida Supreme Court and House Speaker Marco Rubio, Las Vegas-style gaming continues to be added to the state’s tribal casinos–and it may be too late to stop them from proliferating.
A few weeks back, the Immokalee Seminole Casino added 12 blackjack tables for what casino spokesman Gary Bitner termed a “soft opening.” […]
Looks like Miami is finally going to get slots. A vote last week overwhelmingly approved slots at three parimutuel facilities: a racetrack, a dog track and a jai alai fronton. The vote in Miami Dade County comes two years after a similar vote in Broward County approved slots at parimutuels in that jurisdiction, just north […]