Bills Filed To Keep FL Racing Running January 13, 2022 Dan Daley says he's looking to fix a glitch in the recent gaming compact.
FL Decoupling Dead For ’17 Session May 03, 2017 It has been reported that a gambling legislation deal in Florida that included decoupling ‘went down the drain’ on Tuesday, May 2, three days before the scheduled end of the legislative session.
Florida Decoupling Bill Moves Forward April 03, 2017 On Thursday, March 30 in Florida, decoupling legislation Senate Bill 8 was advanced via a vote of 32-6. The bill would allow slot machines to be introduced to existing pari-mutuel locations, and would...
No Action On Florida Decoupling March 12, 2016 On Friday, Florida's 2016 Legislative Session concluded without passing any approval for decoupling horse racing from gaming operations.
FL Decoupling Amendment Filed March 10, 2016 Officials with the Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association have made the industry aware that – in a move that was expected, to a degree – that a decoupling amendment that would separate ...
Horsemen’s Florida Meetings Conclude March 10, 2016 Harness Horsemen International’s annual meetings concluded on Wednesday, March 9 at the Embassy Suites Deerfield Beach Resort & Spa, Deerfield Beach, Fla.
Lee: Florida Decoupling Postponed March 01, 2016 Published media reports that have come out of Florida on Tuesday (March 1) have cited the state’s Senate Appropriations Chair, Tom Lee, as saying that the massive state gaming compact with the Seminol...
Stathis Stepping Up To The Plate February 29, 2016 Armed with international industry stakeholder support, Sam Stathis—Founder and Chairman of Stathis Enterprises and the World Chariot Racing Federation—is on a mission to save harness racing in Florida...
FL Committee Passes Decoupling Bill February 18, 2016 On Wednesday, February 18, a Florida Senate committee passed SB7072, a piece of legislation related to the state gaming compact that, among other things, calls for ‘decoupling,’ which would allow the ...
Committee In FL To Address Decoupling February 17, 2016 Decoupling will be of paramount concern for horsemen and those who are worried about its imminent devastating effects to Florida's Thoroughbred, American Quarter Horse and Standardbred industries when...
Florida Closer To Decoupling February 10, 2016 Reports from Florida indicate that the state's laws requiring racetracks to conduct live racing in order to host expanded gaming are still alive, but the legislation enabling decoupling took a step fo...
FL Horsepeople To Address Politicians February 09, 2016 United Florida Horsemen officials will be on hand in Tallahassee Tuesday (Feb. 9) to represent racehorse owners, trainers and breeders at two legislative committees scheduled to take up gambling-relat...
Florida Horsepeople Reiterate Stance February 04, 2016 In the wake of news today that the Florida House Regulatory Affairs Committee would be drafting a bill for ‘partial decoupling,’ Florida's racehorse owners, trainers and breeders vehemently restated t...
