Even if state regulators signed off on a popular type of card game years ago, that doesn’t make the games legal, a Department of Business and Professional Regulation attorney told an administrative law judge.
The case involves Jacksonville Kennel Club Inc. but could have wide-ranging implications for pari-mutuels throughout the state, most of which are hosting “designated-player” card games, also known as “player-banked” card games. The games have eclipsed other poker games such as Texas Hold ‘Em among Florida gamblers, according to industry insiders.
