According to
Paulick Report, “The decoupling bill likely will end live racing at South Florida’s Pompano Park, the state’s only harness track that opened in 1964 and is now known as Isle Casino Pompano, a Caesars Entertainment property.
“A last-minute amendment in the Florida House version of the bill to exempt harness racing from the decoupling law was stripped in the final version that passed the Senate by a 39-0 vote and the House in a 73-43 vote.”
The legislation must still be approved by federal regulators and may still face legal challenges.
According to the
Tallahassee Democrat, “The full Florida Legislature Wednesday approved legal sports betting in a gambling deal with the state’s Seminole Tribe — which owns the Hard Rock hotel and casino brand — that promises a $2.5 billion cut over 30 years to state coffers.