Bid For Gambling Machines In FL Airports Gets Shot Down

Gambling News - December 21st, 2009 - Written by Glen

While gambling in Florida has been a hot subject of long debate and indecision, one choice was made with the utmost expediency. On Friday, State regulators had declined an application, submitted by Miami-Dade County, that would allow slot games to be placed in the local airport.

Revenue from these machines would have been a great asset to the airport, which has been undergoing tough times throughout the recession. The idea of slots, however, was shot down by the Department of Business Professional Regulation. Since statutes governing pari-mutuel permits bar a government, be it local or county, from receiving a pari-mutuel permit, the County had been denied.

Gambling in Florida has been a hot subject throughout the second half of the year. With the Seminole Tribe battling for the continued operation of table games and legislators trying to stop this sort of thing from going on, both sides had been locked into an embittered rivalry. A compact had not easily been reached, and compromises had never truly been met. The State had even toyed with the idea of licensing independent casinos, bringing many players to wonder whether they would see more gaming centers in Florida, most notably in the south. Pari-mutuel poker rooms still remain legal and easy to find throughout the State of Florida.

Fortunately for gamblers who wish to play slots, Florida Online Casinos can easily be played using an Airport's wireless Internet connection. Though the revenue generated will not be taxed by the State, County, or federal government, players can still enjoy the same level of Online Gambling that they would have otherwise been able to enjoy through slots in the airport it self.