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Poker rooms successful everywhere, but not here

   September 4, 2007

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The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that poker rooms at dog and horse tracks around the state are booming. Why not in Escambia County you ask? Because the Escambia County commissioners decided in their wisdom that poker was bad for us. ????

From the article:

Revenue at Florida’s 18 state-regulated card rooms shot up almost 60 percent from June to July, hitting what is thought to be an all-time high of $7.7 million, according to preliminary state figures. Fueling the explosive growth are laws that took effect July 1 increasing the betting limits and letting the rooms stay open seven days a week.

Poker receipts at both of Broward County’s horse tracks doubled in a month, while the Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach is close to becoming the first licensed poker room to generate $1 million in a single month.

Read: Poker rooms across Florida flush with cash under new laws

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