Bogdanoff: Lottery May Fall Under New Florida Gaming Commission

Submitted by Anonymous on November 15, 2011 - 10:30am

A gaming commission proposed as part of a bill that would allow three mega-casinos in South Florida may now seek to cover the Florida lottery.

Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, said she is checking with legal counsel to determine if the Florida Gaming Commission -- being designed to close loopholes and regulate pari-mutuels, Internet cafes and other gaming-- can also oversee the Florida lottery.

We were originally told that the lottery could not go under the gaming commission, because of its original structure, but because it is an executive branch agency it probably can, Bogdanoff said during a media announcement in the Capitol, where the Latin Builders Association announced its support for the bill.

A workshop on the gaming bills, SB 710 and HB 487, filed by Bogdanoff and Rep. Erik Fresen, R-Miami, is scheduled for Wednesday.

More to come.

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