SB 1836: Gaming Control
GENERAL BILL by Martin
Gaming Control; Providing that the Florida Gaming Control Commission is exempt from specified state contracting provisions; authorizing the commission to acquire land, property, interests, buildings, or other improvements for a specified purpose; deleting specified premises as being prohibited from allowing minors to place bets; prohibiting a person from advertising illegal gambling; deleting a rebuttable presumption that a device, system, or network is a prohibited slot machine or device under certain circumstances, etc.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/28/2025 | Senate |
• Filed |
Related Bills
| Bill Number | Subject | Filed By | Relationship | Last Action and Location | Track Bills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H 953 | Gambling | Barnaby | Compare | Last Action: 2/24/2025 H Filed |
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| H 1017 | Gambling | Lopez | Compare | Last Action: 2/25/2025 H Filed |
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| H 1467 | Gambling | Snyder | Compare | Last Action: 2/28/2025 H Filed |
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| S 1404 | Gambling | Simon | Compare | Last Action: 2/26/2025 S Filed |
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No Vote History AvailableCitations - Statutes (32)
| Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
|---|---|---|
| 16.7165 | Page 4 (pdf) | |
| 338.234 | Granting concessions or selling along the turnpike system; immunity from taxation. | Page 37 (pdf) |
| 402.82 | Electronic benefits transfer program. | Page 30 (pdf) |
| 718.114 | Association powers. | Page 31 (pdf) |
| 723.079 | Powers and duties of homeowners’ association. | Page 32 (pdf) |
| 772.102 | Definitions. | Page 33 (pdf) |
| 777.04 | Attempts, solicitation, and conspiracy. | Page 33 (pdf), Page 38 (pdf) |
| 843.08 | False personation. | Page 4 (pdf) |
| 849.01 | Keeping gambling houses, etc. | Page 5 (pdf) |
| 849.02 | Agents or employees of keeper of gambling house. | Page 28 (pdf) |
| 849.03 | Renting house for gambling purposes. | Page 8 (pdf) |
| 849.04 | Permitting minors and persons under guardianship to gamble. | Page 8 (pdf) |
| 849.07 | Permitting gambling on billiard or pool table by holder of license. | Page 9 (pdf) |
| 849.09 | Lottery prohibited; exceptions. | Page 9 (pdf) |
| 849.092 | Motor fuel retail business; certain activities permitted. | Page 29 (pdf) |
| 849.0931 | Bingo authorized; conditions for conduct; permitted uses of proceeds; limitations. | Page 12 (pdf) |
| 849.0935 | Charitable, nonprofit organizations; drawings by chance; required disclosures; unlawful acts and practices; penalties. | Page 30 (pdf) |
| 849.094 | Game promotion in connection with sale of consumer products or services. | Page 32 (pdf) |
| 849.10 | Printing lottery tickets, etc., prohibited. | Page 13 (pdf) |
| 849.105 | Page 14 (pdf) | |
| 849.13 | Punishment on second conviction. | Page 15 (pdf) |
| 849.142 | Exempted activities. | Page 33 (pdf) |
| 849.15 | Manufacture, sale, possession, etc., of slot machines or devices prohibited. | Page 16 (pdf) |
| 849.16 | Machines or devices which come within provisions of law defined. | Page 19 (pdf) |
| 849.19 | Property rights in confiscated machine. | Page 38 (pdf) |
| 849.23 | Penalty for violations of ss. 849.15-849.22. | Page 20 (pdf) |
| 849.25 | “Bookmaking” defined; penalties; exceptions. | Page 21 (pdf) |
| 895.02 | Definitions. | Page 36 (pdf) |
| 903.011 | Pretrial release; general terms; statewide uniform bond schedule. | Page 39 (pdf) |
| 903.046 | Purpose of and criteria for bail determination. | Page 22 (pdf) |
| 903.047 | Conditions of pretrial release. | Page 42 (pdf) |
| 921.0022 | Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. | Page 23 (pdf) |
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