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Popular Gaming Bills

HB 0155 Prohibition of Electronic Gambling Devices

SB 1030 Prohibition of Electronic Gambling Devices

HB 1067 Pugilistic Exhibitions

SB 0502 Game Promotion

SB 0266 State Lotteries

SB 0350 Allocation and Expenditure of State Lottery Revenues

HB 0275 State Lotteries

HB 1249 State Lotteries

Gaming Bills On The Move

SB 0266 State Lotteries

SENATE Died in Gaming

HB 0155 Prohibition of Electronic Gambling Devices

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2013-002

SB 1030 Prohibition of Electronic Gambling Devices

SENATE Read Second Time; Amendments Failed (873374, 883746, 460506); Substituted for HB 0155; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 0155

SB 0350 Allocation and Expenditure of State Lottery Revenues

SENATE Died in Education

SB 0502 Game Promotion

SENATE Died in Gaming

HB 1067 Pugilistic Exhibitions

SENATE Died on Calendar

HB 1249 State Lotteries

HOUSE Died in Government Operations Subcommittee

HB 0275 State Lotteries

HOUSE Died in Select Committee on Gaming

Gaming

2013 Session Summary: Gaming

by LobbyTools - 2 weeks ago - +

Internet sweepstakes cafes are outlawed, lawmakers are giving their campaign contributions to charity and adult arcades are fighting the new law banning their business.

Legislature adjourns 2013 session

by Bill Cotterell - 2 weeks ago - +

A festive crowd packs the rotunda of the Capitol Friday evening anticipating the moment when House Sergeant-at-Arms Earnie Sumner, back, and Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Donald Severance drop handkerchiefs to signal the end of the 2013 legislative session

Sixty days of debate, argument, agreement and compromise end with the drop of two handkerchiefs in the Capitol rotunda to signal the completion of the 2013 legislative session.

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Week in Review for April 26

by Florida Current Staff - 3 weeks ago - +

This week we learned that House Speaker Will Weatherford says if state employee pension changes aren't approved this year, they will come back again, and that Gov. Rick Scott is on the lookout for lawmakers' special projects as he advocates for his priorities.

The Week in Review for April 19

by Florida Current Staff - 4 weeks ago - +

This week we learned where the House and Senate agree and disagree on spending taxpayers' money for the next fiscal year.

Gov. Rick Scott signs bill banning Internet sweepstakes cafes

by Gray Rohrer - 5 weeks ago - +

Gov. Rick Scott discusses the Internet cafe legislation with reporters in the Capitol rotunda, shortly after he signed the measure (HB 155) into law. Photo by Bill Cotterell.

The storefront video gaming centers are now outlawed in the state of Florida. The governor said the Legislature "did the right thing" by banning the stores as illegal gambling, but made it clear he doesn't want to dwell on the legislation. He wants lawmakers to get back to his main priorities of teacher raises and a tax break for manufacturers.

The Week in Review for April 5

by Florida Current Staff - 6 weeks ago - +

This week we learned how the Senate and House want to divvy up the state budget, that Internet cafes have almost no friends in the Legislature, and that at least one Senate committee was willing to endorse a domestic partnership bill.

Internet sweepstakes cafe ban passes Senate, heads to Gov. Scott

by Gray Rohrer - 6 weeks ago - +

Sen. John Thrasher, left, chats with Sen. Tom Lee. Thrasher, R-St. Augustine, sponsored the Senate version of the Internet cafe ban that the chamber sent to Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday. File photo by John Iarussi.

The Senate voted 36-4 on HB 155 to ban Internet sweepstakes cafes. The bill has already passed the House and is headed to the governor's desk.

Bills rise, bills fall as Legislature passes session midpoint

by Bill Cotterell - 6 weeks ago - +

Resolutions to big issues such as Medicaid expansion and other federal health care reform issues, pay raises for state workers and teachers, and pension reform remain to be reached in the remaining four weeks of the 2013 legislative session.

The Week in Review for March 29

by Florida Current Staff - 2 months ago - +

This week we learned that the House and Senate agree that teachers and state workers deserve higher pay, the House and Senate will likely have a showdown over the future of the state pension policy, and that the "parent-trigger" will be an impassioned issue again this year.

House passes bill to outlaw sweepstakes cafes, adult gaming centers

by Gray Rohrer - 2 months ago - +

The House passed HB 155 by a vote of 108-7.

Week in Review for March 18 to March 22

by Florida Current Staff - 2 months ago - +

This week we learned that the House of Representatives is willing to walk the walk on pension reform, that CFO Jeff Atwater is moving to gain more clout over state contracts, Senate Appropriations chief Joe Negron is thinking of throwing PUIP under the bus.

House ready to ban Internet cafés

by Aggregation Desk - 2 months ago - +

Rep. Jim Waldman argues against the Internet cafe ban Thursday, saying thousands of jobs would be lost. That failed to persuade a House rankled by last week's scandal and arrests involving almost 50 cafes. Photo by John Iarussi.

State legislators briefly debated HB 155 on Thursday. They are poised to approve the bill on Friday and send it over to the Florida Senate.

Richter: Sweepstakes café ban won't affect gaming study

by Gray Rohrer - 2 months ago - +

Sen. Garrett Richte said the Internet cafe ban will not alter the scope of the gaming study commissioned by the Legislature. File photo by John Iarussi.

The hoopla over Internet sweepstakes cafes won't disturb ongoing talks with firms to conduct a comprehensive study of gaming in the state, the Senate Gaming Committee chairman said. ... Related Research: Memorandum: House and Senate jointly invite proposals for a comprehensive gaming study, and Entire Solicitation: Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) #859 Two-Part Gaming Study.