State Says Slot Ruling Should Stand At Poarch Creek Facility

June 20, 2017

Attorneys for the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation asked the state Supreme Court on Monday to let stand a major ruling that blocked a Poarch Creek Indian managed pari-mutuel facility in Gadsden County from having slot machines.

The Supreme Court in May unanimously ruled that Gretna Racing does not have the legal authority for slot machines, though Gadsden County voters approved the lucrative games in a referendum.

The Supreme Court ruling also affected pari-mutuel facilities in seven other counties — Brevard, Duval, Hamilton, Lee, Palm Beach, St. Lucie and Washington — where voters have approved slots.

Attorneys for Gretna filed a motion June 2 asking the Supreme Court for a rehearing, with the request focused heavily on counties’ home-rule powers. But in six-page response Monday, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation said the horse track’s request should be turned down.

“The (Supreme) Court has thoroughly considered the issue in this case and resolved it unanimously,” the department’s response said. “The motion for rehearing should be denied.”

by The News Service of Florida

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3 Responses to “State Says Slot Ruling Should Stand At Poarch Creek Facility”

  1. GMH on June 23rd, 2017 9:24 pm

    Pete, when Gretna opened they were putting on barrel racing for gambling purposes. They then changed to straight line sprints.

  2. equaltreatment on June 20th, 2017 6:07 pm

    So its ok for the Seminoles to have the monopoly on casino games in the state. The dept. of biz&pro regulation must be friends of that sorry luther strange.

  3. Pensacola Pete on June 20th, 2017 6:02 am

    So where’s the barrel racing connection?

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