Plans by Genting Bhd., Asia’s second- biggest casino operator by market value, to build a 5,200-room resort overlooking Miami’s Biscayne Bay stalled when a Florida House of Representatives committee postponed a vote on a bill to expand casino gambling.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Feb. 3 (UPI) -- A bill that would have allowed up to three huge casino resorts in south Florida has been rejected by state lawmakers.
MIAMI - Lawmakers ended an effort to build three Las Vegas-style hotel-casinos in the southern part of state Friday, dashing the hopes of major Nevada gaming companies that saw Florida as a potentially lucrative casino market. A Florida legislator withdrew
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - A bill that would have ushered in the largest gambling expansion in Florida history was withdrawn by its legislative sponsor on Friday, killing for now the prospect of allowing up to three mega-resort casinos in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale area. The bill, which proponents said could lead to 100,000 new jobs for the state, faced a probable defeat at its first ...
The bill authorizing three destination resort casinos in South Florida abruptly died in a House of Representatives subcommittee Friday morning when the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Erik Fresen, R-Miami, asked that it be temporarily postponed. Backers of the plan said it would have created tens of thousands of jobs, but it was also met by fierce opposition from Central Florida theme parks, most ...
$150 million expansion in Coconut Creek includes garage, restaurants – and, of course, more slots. It starts with the parking and ends with the meals: Changes are everywhere at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek -- $150 million worth.
The House Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee declined to vote on the bill today in Tallahassee, and Representative Doug Holder, a Sarasota Republican, said the panel wouldn’t take it up again.
