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Little Gaetz wants to cut off complusive gambling fee

   March 7, 2011

Rep. Matt Gaetz has introduced legislation that would eliminate a $250,000 regulatory fee pari-mutuel gambling facilities with slot machines pay to help fund the Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling. According to the Daily News, the legislation is part of a larger goal to defund the council and direct the money to the Education Enhancement Trust Fund, which is used to pay for Florida’s Bright Futures Scholarship program. Read more.

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”
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