Cute, smart missive from Disney-backed No Casinos: With Thanksgiving upon us, we’re asking the question: What are the Top 10 things casino promoters are thankful for this year? NUMBER 10: Genting is thankful that the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms was not at last weeks’ Committee meeting when Genting President Colin Au etched his name in Florida history by becoming the [...]
Lilly Rockwell of the News Service of Florida reports that the only winners so far in the effort to allow luxury resort casinos in South Florida, which has widespread implications for every form of gambling in the state, are lobbyists. Gambling groups from across the nation have spent millions on outside lobbyists since July in [...]
Anyone else hearing the crazy rumor about School Board member Janet Clark challenging Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark? Say what?? – Bill Foster‘s wondering aloud about who will pay the security costs if the Republican National Convention stages an opening night party at Tropicana Field is proof positive just how woefully underprepared the City of [...]
Associated Press - 1 of a kind: Barrel racing betting set to open In what might be an event that’s unique to this small, rural North Florida town, operators are planning to open a spot where gamblers may bet on barrel racing – if opponents don’t win a challenge of the permit. Creek Entertainment Gretna plans [...]
The occasional chill in the air — what passes for a chill in Tallahassee — sent signals that 2011 was drawing to an end. But with an early session slated for 2012 to deal with redistricting, lawmakers were beginning to lay the groundwork for the major proposals of the coming year, writes Brandon Larrabee of [...]
Kenric Ward of the Sunshine State News has a doozy: In September, Jessica Hoppe, general counsel and vice president of government affairs for Genting’s Resorts World Miami, handed a $25,000 check to Allan Bense, then-chairman of the Florida Chamber’s board of directors, in a bid to join the organization. “Genting offered a five-figure check to [...]
In the first Senate hearing on a proposal to allow up to three luxury casinos in South Florida, executives from some of the biggest casino companies in the world told lawmakers their proposals would bring thousands of jobs and better regulation to the gambling industry in Florida. But executives from the pari-mutuel industry say they [...]
Lance Lozano, Chief Operating Officer of the Florida United Businesses Association, released the following statement regarding support for ‘destination resorts’ legislation. “The Florida United Businesses Association (FUBA) and its thousands of members support bringing job creating destination resorts to Florida. The Destination Resort Act will generate more than 45,000 construction jobs and potentially 100,000 full time jobs. [...]
This is only the third, or is it the fourth, negative editorial on gambling since ‘destination resorts’ legislation was announced. – NY Times’ Bill Carter: “NBC is to announce on Monday morning that it has hired Chelsea Clinton to become a full-time special correspondent for NBC News. Ms. Clinton will show up at the news [...]
