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State rules against certain poker-type card games

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A type of wildly popular poker-type card game is now banned as it is currently played in Jacksonville, according to a final decisionĀ issued this week by theĀ state’sĀ Department of Business and Professional RegulationĀ (DBPR), which regulates gambling. The department’s order, issued Wednesday andĀ filed Friday with the Division of Administrative Hearings, specifically finds against designated-player games offered at theĀ bestbet JacksonvilleĀ poker room and levies a $4,500 fine against it. DBPRĀ adopted an Aug. 1 recommended order from an administrative law judge. The effect of the…

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Florida Supreme Court schedules arguments on gambling control amendment

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The Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments Nov. 2 on a proposed constitutional limit on gambling. The stateā€™s highest court will hear about 40 minutes of arguments over the Voter Control of Gambling amendment that seeks to give Florida voters a larger role in decisions to expand gambling. The measure is opposed by gambling interests, which believe the amendment would have ā€œsignificant ramificationsā€ for existing dog tracks, casinos, arcades and other gaming activity. The court review of the ballot proposal…

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