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Gambling in Miami Beach? No thank you!

Vegas by the sea? No thank you! With Florida's legislature back in session, a proposed bill is on the table that would extend casino gaming to Miami Beach and beyond. The only problem? Miami Beach residents don't want slot machines along their shores. The electorate - myself included - has repeatedly (and resoundingly) voted down the possibility of…

Law ・ 14 January 2024

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In Florida, You'll Soon Be Able To Gas Up And Play Slots

If you're into Americana, then you already know all about car Stonehenge in Texas, Graceland in Tennessee, and Route 66. But when you're getting from place to place, America also offers some interesting rest stops - from one in Nevada where you can buy and shoot off fireworks outside a cafe to the Mars Cheese Castle in Minnesota to "Truckers'…

Sports ・ 24 August 2023

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Genting reportedly eyeing $1B+ Miami site sale to fund NYC casino bid

A prominent waterfront Miami site put up for sale by Asian multinational Genting Bhd has received five offers above $1 billion, according to the broker, potentially setting a record for such property. The 6.3ha plot was formerly home to the Miami Herald newspaper and is one of the city's largest undeveloped parcels. Genting listed the site, now…

Finance ・ 29 March 2023

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Poarch Tribe completes Miami's Magic City Casino purchase

PCI Gaming Authority's purchase of the Magic City Casino has closed. A deed recorded Monday in Miami-Dade County lists the sale price as $96 million, though experts have estimated the full value of the deal to be closer to $600 million, as reported by the Miami Herald. The property includes a license to operate slot machines, poker and electronic…

Travel ・ 01 March 2023

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Poarch Tribe Completes Purchase of Miami’s Magic City Casino

PCI Gaming Authority's purchase of the Magic City Casino has closed. A deed recorded Monday in Miami-Dade County lists the sale price as $96 million, though experts have estimated the full value of the deal to be closer to $600 million, according to the Miami Herald. The property includes a license to operate slot machines, poker and electronic…

Travel ・ 01 March 2023

Poker News Daily

Magic City Casino Customer Suing for Exact Change

Magic City Casino in Miami is the subject of an odd and perhaps petty lawsuit filed by one of its patrons. Nicolas Manzini of Florida filed the lawsuit in 11th Circuit Court against West Flagler Associates, Magic City's owner, saying the company is essentially stealing money from customers by "manipulating the cash-out system" and not paying exact…

Incidents ・ 07 December 2022

The Real Deal

Native American Tribe Under Contract to Buy Magic City Casino

After holding on to Magic City Casino for 71 years, the Havenick family is ready to cash in its chips. The owners of the gambling facility at 450 Northwest 37th Avenue in Miami have entered into a deal to sell the former greyhound racing site to the Alabama-based Poarch Band of Creek Indians, The Miami Herald reported, citing an application…

Politics ・ 02 December 2022

Commercial Observer

Poarch Creek Tribe to Buy Miami’s Magic City Casino

The longtime owners of Miami's Magic City Casino plan to sell the property, and the license to operate it, to the Poarch Band Creek of Indians, a Native American tribe based in Alabama. The transaction is pending the approval of the newly formed Florida Gaming Control Commission, which reviewed the application Thursday morning but postponed any…

Politics ・ 01 December 2022

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Miami's Magic City Casino to be sold to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians

The owners of Florida's Magic City Casino in Miami are selling the gambling operation to Alabama-based Native American tribe Poarch Band of Creek Indians for an undisclosed price, reports the Miami Herald. The Havenick family, which owns the casino, is set to ask the state on Thursday to transfer its lucrative gambling permit to the tribe. Magic…

Law ・ 01 December 2022

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A Midtown casino? Don’t press your luck

A proposal emerged this month to put a casino in Midtown Manhattan, at Hudson Yards. Expect the promoters and politicians they support to make economic and jobs claims that sound too good to be true, following a script of 30 years of self-interested casino campaigns across America. My latest research finds little evidence that casinos boost their…

Jobs ・ 23 September 2022

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Gambling Corporation Las Vegas Sands Plans to Create a New Casino in Florida

With its warm climate and sunny beach resorts, Florida is a major tourist location and a large market for casino gambling. Perhaps this is what casino gaming company Las Vegas Sands saw in 2012 and decided it was time to invest in some gaming expansion efforts in the state. After the proposal was rejected by lawmakers that same year, the LV Sands…

Law ・ 12 July 2022

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Las Vegas Sands' Attempt To Let Voters Decide Casino Fate Derailed

Four days after the political committee funded by DraftKings and FanDuel announced it was closing up shop because it wouldn't have enough signatures to get on the 2022 Florida ballot, the bid for a norther Florida brick-and-mortar casino fell short of the number of signatures needed to get on the ballot. Tuesday was the deadline for ballot…

Politics ・ 02 February 2022

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Gambling.com enters into media partnership with McClatchy Company

Gambling.com Group Limited, a provider of player acquisition services for the regulated global online gambling industry, has entered into a media partnership with The McClatchy Company. Through the deal, McClatchy will gain access to Gambling.com's proprietary data science platform, sports betting content team, and expertise in how to monetize…

Industry ・ 19 January 2022

Gambling News

Gambling Group and McClatchy Sign Game-Changing Deal

Gambling.com, the award-winning digital marketing company specializing in online gambling, has recently partnered with The McClatchy Company, one of the leading news media companies in the US. The latter runs operations in no less than 29 markets spread across 14 states all across the country. The new agreement will reunite Gambling.com Group's…

Sports ・ 18 January 2022

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Las Vegas Sands PAC Drops Restraining Order Request in Clash With Florida Seminole Tribe

A group aligned with Las Vegas Sands has dropped its request for a affiliates in the battle to expand casino gaming in Florida. Florida Voters in Charge, a political action committee seeking enough signatures to put non-tribal casino expansion on the November 2022 ballot, abandoned its legal challenge on Saturday, according to the Miami Herald. The…

Politics ・ 14 December 2021

Orlando Sentinel

Florida gambling deal passes federal review

A key federal agency will not block a sweeping gambling deal Gov. Ron DeSantis signed with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, opening the door for sports betting to start as soon as Oct. 15 in Florida and setting the stage for a legal showdown over the issue. The agreement allows the Seminole Tribe to offer statewide online sports betting in…

Land-based ・ 07 August 2021

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The city that’s home to Trump’s South Florida resort just voted to ban casinos

MIAMI - Count Doral among the latest Miami-Dade cities to erect defenses against casino politics as the prospect of gambling - and a Trump-branded casino - creeps closer. The Doral city council on Wednesday voted 4-0 to ban gambling and casinos from the city unless approved by residents in a referendum, weeks after Gov. Ron DeSantis negotiated a…

Law ・ 10 June 2021