Florida Casinos and Florida Gambling

Florida governor resumes gambling talks

News brief: Gov. Charlie Crist has resumed talks with the Seminole Tribe of Florida over a gambling compact. read more

Seminole Hard Rock celebrates major milestone

The Florida casino is celebrating its first anniversary of having table games by expanding $10 blackjack games. read more

Seminoles weary of Florida casino legislation

News brief: The gambling legislation awaiting Gov. Charlie Crist's signature isn't likely to win the Seminole Tribe's cooperation. read more

Ground broken on first Miami-Dade casino

News brief: Churchill Downs Inc. and Calder Race Course broke ground Wednesday on a 104,000-square-foot slots and gaming facility. read more

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood receives Florida Green Lodging Program designation

Destination encourages employees to help “Save the Planet” with environmental initiatives. read more

Florida casino upbeat on future

News brief: The Seminole Casino in Immokalee won't be allowed blackjack and baccarat, but is still upbeat on its future. read more

Gambling deal reached in Florida

News brief: House and Senate leaders agreed to a compromise to allow the Seminole Tribe to keep its games and helps its competitors better compete against them. read more

Florida House gives gambling counteroffer

News brief: The counteroffer has nothing about blackjack and slots but would allow a dogtrack and two horse tracks to offer blackjack. read more

Florida gambling deal unlikely to be reached

News brief: Lawmakers have been unable to reach an agreement on gambling expansion in Florida. read more

Florida House and Senate divided on gambling

News brief: The Senate and House have competing gambling plans that could be up for floor votes as early as this week. read more

Florida Senate pitches casino deal

News brief: The Senate is pitching a new gambling plan as a priority at a time of sharply declining revenues. read more

Florida house panel passes scaled-back gambling bill

News brief: A house panel passed a less extensive tribal gambling bill as Gov. Charlie Crist continued to push for his plan. read more

Florida House opposes gambling expansion

News brief: The conservative Florida House is adamantly opposed to any gambling according to a former Democratic gambling supporter. read more

Economists express doubt on Florida gambling plan

News brief: State economists said that tax revenues from gambling would be nowhere near $1 billion. read more

Florida gaming industry holds sway

News brief: In the last two election cycles, Florida gambling interests gave nearly $5 million to legislators and political parties. read more