The Florida Senate has released an ambitious gambling proposal that would authorize two Las Vegas-style casinos in South Florida, create a gambling commission and allow voters to decide if they want to control future gambling expansions.
The Senate Gaming Committee’s three-bill gambling package, released Monday afternoon, includes a 453-page measure that renumbers the state’s pari-mutuel laws and replaces the state’s Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering with the “Department of Gaming Control” overseen by a five-member Gaming Control Board. The members of the panel would be appointed by the governor and require Senate confirmation.
