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Don’t throw the daily sports fantasy baby out with the bathwater

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You cannot turn on the television without seeing an ad for daily fantasy sports players DraftKings or FanDuel. That’s becauseĀ the interest in daily fantasy sports is at stratospheric levels. Fantasy sports is as popular as Buffalo wings and cold beer.Ā A report in FortuneĀ shows that 57 million North Americans are betting $465 a year onĀ fantasy sports, making it a $27 billion business. DraftKings, based out of Boston, and FanDuel, operating fromĀ New York, areĀ the largestĀ single-day fantasy sports websites.Ā Their websites work like this:…

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Legislation filed to regulate daily fantasy sports websites

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State Sen.Ā Joe NegronĀ and Rep.Ā Matt GaetzĀ filed new draft legislationĀ TuesdayĀ which wouldĀ put restrictions on daily fantasy sports websites like DraftKings, FanDuel, and others operating in the state. According to the bill’s language, game operators must register with theĀ Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services andĀ pay related fees. The state would also require them to “implement certain procedures” that would prevent certain people from playing fantasy games, as well as restrict some information from being shared with third parties. In addition, the bill would make…

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Matt Gaetz ad boasts role in “fixing” penalties for sex offenders

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Shalimar Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz released a new ad Tuesday that trumpets his role in passing tougher penalties on sex offenders in 2014. ā€œIā€™m Matt Gaetz, and Iā€™ll always fight to protect our kids,ā€ the Senate District 1 candidate said in the video. ā€œThe system was broken, so I led the fight to fix it,ā€ The 2014 sex offender bill package Gaetz is referring to ā€“ SB522, SB524, SB526 and SB528 ā€“ passed both chambers with unanimous support near the…

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Mitch Perry Report for 11.3.15 ā€“ Election Day calls for election day reform

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It’s Election Day in St. Petersburg and in several other places in Florida, as well across the nation today. Let’s stay local for a moment. In St. Pete, there are three city council races on the ballot. The fourth was already won by Ed Montanari when a would-be opponent failed to qualify against him in District 3. Everyone in St. Pete who wants to gets to vote in this election, regardless of where they live. That’s despite the two finalists…

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Matt Gaetz files Uber preemption bill

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Fort Walton Beach Republican Matt Gaetz has filed legislation in the Florida House (HB 509) that would put ensure that Transportation Network Companies (TNC) like Uber and Lyft aren’t regulated like taxi companies. The bill would requires any representativeĀ for a TNC to obtain a permit from the state of Florida and pay an annual fee of $5,000. It would also pre-empt any local government from attempting to regulate such companies. “A county,Ā municipality, special district, airport authority, port authority or other…

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Matt Gaetz opponent George Gainer holds major SD 1 funder, proves he isn’t “standing alone in the mirror”

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Bay County Commissioner George Gainer pushed back hard on accusations he is ā€œstanding alone in the mirrorā€ for his Florida Senate District 1 campaign. As proof, the Northwest Florida Republican hostedĀ a major fundraiser, attended by what supporters call a ā€œwhoā€™s whoā€ of Bay County business, civic and political leaders. Gainer faces state Rep. Matt Gaetz in the GOP primary for the seat now held by Gaetzā€™s father, state Sen. Don Gaetz. Held Tuesday night in Panama City, the reception took…

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A proponent of sin taxes, Matt Gaetz nabs checks from South Florida strip clubs

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Politicians frequently humble-brag about campaign contributions, invoking ā€œgrassroots supportā€ or furiously beating chests over the lack of special interest cash. Republican state Rep. Matt Gaetz, who is seeking the Northwest Florida Senate district currently held by his father, Don Gaetz, took inĀ two donations earlier this year that certainly could beĀ seen asĀ “interesting.” Both are raising questions, if not eyebrows (and a few g-strings). According to the state Division of Elections, Gaetz received theĀ checks — on the same day — Ā fromĀ businesses operating…

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