Florida Senate - 2011                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 2050
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  04/05/2011           .                                
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       The Committee on Commerce and Tourism (Gaetz) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (609550) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Between lines 1970 and 1971
    5  insert:
    6         Section 36. Slot machine licensees.—Notwithstanding any law
    7  to the contrary, if a resort licensee receives final
    8  authorization to conduct limited gaming activities in Miami-Dade
    9  County or Broward County, a pari-mutuel facility licensed to
   10  operate slot machine gaming under s. 551.104, Florida Statutes,
   11  may conduct all games, including such games identified in the
   12  Destination Resort Act as limited gaming, during the same hours
   13  of operation and limits of wagering authorized for a resort
   14  licensee. However, before conducting limited gaming, such
   15  licensee is subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of
   16  section 17. The facility shall pay the same tax on gross
   17  receipts as the resort licensee located within Miami-Dade County
   18  or Broward County. For purposes of this section, the term “final
   19  authorization” means the anticipated opening date of the resort
   20  casino, or the actual opening date, whichever occurs first.
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   23         And the title is amended as follows:
   24         Delete line 2352
   25  and insert:
   26         circumstances; allowing pari-mutuel facilities to
   27         conduct all games under certain conditions when a
   28         resort license to conduct limited gaming activities is
   29         authorized in Miami-Dade County or Broward County;
   30         amending s. 849.15, F.S.; authorizing