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Florida to appeal judge?s ruling allowing slots on July 1

August 18, 2019 at 3:42 p.m.

Lawyers representing the state of Florida decided Friday to appeal a judge's ruling that allows slot machines to be installed as early as July 1 in Broward County's four pari-mutuels,...

Impact of slots on cities is no sure bet

August 18, 2019 at 3:42 p.m.

At peak hours, bumper-to-bumper traffic piles up outside the new Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood all the way to the Florida Turnpike. Dan Calvig, a 20-year-old from...

Slots campaign accused of ‘buying votes’ with checks to leaders

August 18, 2019 at 3:07 p.m.

When Hollywood condominium leader Murray Cohen got a check in an otherwise empty envelope from the pro-slot machine group Yes for Better Schools and Jobs, he was puzzled. Cohen is...

Early voter At the West Regional Government Center in Plantation, voter Linda Fox, of Plantation, votes on the slot machine referendum and two city council seats on Monday as Pole Deputy Yulekethia Hankerson, of Fort Lauderdale, waits for the next voter to arrive. A light turn-out of early voters was expected at the 14 early voting sites began in Broward on Monday.

Early voting in Miami-Dade, Broward off to sluggish start

August 18, 2019 at 3:07 p.m.

There was plenty of room for Rudy Lazo, of Plantation, at the West Regional Courthouse Monday for the first day of early voting. When Lazo went to vote, he found...

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