It's Official Dog Racing banned in Florida

[mtneer1212]

No you're right. I'm wrong. Mouth totally shut.

Florida Sports betting will likely never happen now.

https://www.gambling.com/news/amendment-3-is-a-bad-bet-for-florida-1653500

[JayLA]

Mountaineer1212....does this all mean 3 was voted no or yes??? 13 was the greyhound vote....my bad, i'm not in the country....

[JayLA]

Mountaineer1212....does this all mean 3 was voted no or yes??? 13 was the greyhound vote....my bad, i'm not in the country....

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article220678820.html

Hmm not what tracks wanted but theres still hope.

[GUMMO77]

it's one of my life goals to go to a dog track

You still have time.

I'll buy the first round of Natural Ice.

[rm18]

Does this mean poker rooms will close that are at dog tracks?

[cincinnatikid513]

Does this mean poker rooms will close that are at dog tracks?

let's hope not, i doubt it because the state is making a ton of money on the rake

[firedawg]

All tracks?
Immediately?

[cincinnatikid513]

All tracks?
Immediately?

no phased out end by 2020

[cincinnatikid513]

i think that amendment 3 was confusing to the voters and if any cared about gambling or sports betting they would of voted no,,it sounded good on paper let the voters decide about gambling but what it really means disney and the indians are happy and we arent getting sports betting in fla for a while

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sbnation.com/platform/amp/nfl/2018/11/6/18070474/florida-midterm-election-results-2018-amendment-3-gambling

[konck]

What the f?
You can smoke doobie in Colorado and not go to the track In Florida????

and no vaping lol

[konck]

Wikki, let's bet that this law will lead to more gaming(resort casinos and sports betting)...since you know so much about Florida law.

The indians have a 30 yr compact for exclusive slots which is why the dog tracks have no slots ....how many casinos will come in with no slots

[Brooklyn Dick]

Wikki, let's bet that this law will lead to more gaming(resort casinos and sports betting)...since you know so much about Florida law.

WRONG. The Seminoles who own exclusive Casino rights in Florida were the major backers of this amendment. This will make it almost impossible to open more casinos in Florida.

http://floridapolitics.com/archives/279785-seminole-tribe-puts-another-1m-behind-amendment-3-push

[firedawg]

Damn
I grew up at the tracks in Jax
Still play poker at the Orange park track
Sad day

[floridagolfer]

Amendments are all about who’s backing them. I figured 3 would pass

People listened to the TV ads and had no idea what they actually were voting for. As a friend of mine likes to say, "You can't fix stupid."

[jjgold]

I would think poker and simulcasting will stay

[firedawg]

I would think poker and simulcasting will stay

That’s all the old St Johns track has done for years
The other two tracks remained open

[floridagolfer]

Nothing changes except that, starting in a couple of years, you will not be permitted to wager on greyhounds in Florida.

[wikkidinsane]

I almost cried watching Florida approve all the fukin ballot measures. Sob#####1@#@#

[wikkidinsane]

Golfer. I reckon if a Florida State casino wants sports betting,it has to be voted on by people. Church going old add tight ass people who think it's a sin

[jjgold]

sportsbetting officially done Florida

[floridagolfer]

Golfer. I reckon if a Florida State casino wants sports betting,it has to be voted on by people. Church going old add tight ass people who think it's a sin

If local voters want to approve casinos, I have no problem with that. But statewide approval, that's ridiculous.

Let's say a company wants to put a casino in Miami. Why should voters in Pensacola, about as far away from Miami as you can go and still be in Florida, have the right to say "yes" or "no?" If you say they should, then it reasons Pensacola voters would also have the ability to vote on Miami taxes, new roads and services, etc., etc. That makes no sense whatsoever.

[ex50warrior]

The voter control of gambling means the Seminoles have a monopoly on gambling in the state. They do not need voter approval. So, when someone wants to have sports gambling in Florida, it cannot happen without 60% passage by vote. Unless the Indians want to offer it, then they can do whatever the f$ck they want. No competition means bad deals for gamblers.

yep, the amendment was written to confuse...and it worked!

[daneblazer]

The amendments had the backing of Disney and the Seminoles. The opposition was like a few greyhound tracks and the Poker Players Alliance. It didn’t stand a chance of not passing.

The average voter doesn’t follow amendments. As the poster above said It was worded to confuse and there was little resistance to it, so it passed in a landslide.

[jjgold]

Dog racing was dead in Florida except Palm Beach and Derby Lane in the winter

[JayLA]

The indians have a 30 yr compact for exclusive slots which is why the dog tracks have no slots ....how many casinos will come in with no slots

The dog track DO have slots.

I think they HAVE to have dog races and paramutuels to have slots. They wanted to get rid of that law so could just be casinos...but now with no dog races, what does that mean????

I'm still not sure this new law means there won't be sports betting or resort casinos

I dont even know what to think anymore.

[magpie878]

But is rigged Jai Alai still bettable?

[The Kraken]

Damn
I grew up at the tracks in Jax
Still play poker at the Orange park track
Sad day

You haven’t been to the tracks in decades but its a sad day those tracks you went to a few times are fonna shutter the doors . Wipe your eyes and go get your nails done, snowflake. It’ll be ok

[gauchojake]

You still have time.

I'll buy the first round of Natural Ice.

I'm definitely going to hit Derby Lane when I am in St Pete next. You can keep the Natty Ice.

[Snowball]

I loved greyhound racing. Started going to the track right out of the gates at 18 and gambling
on the dogs at 18. They are almost all gone now but perhaps the owners will move to friendlier
states, but also perhaps they will deem it is not worth the risk anywhere as the country becomes
more feminine. I would say 95% of greyhound bettors were men.
The sport is a much superior bet to thoroughbred racing, not even close.

. If voters approve the amendment, dog racing would continue in only five states – Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Texas and West Virginia. Two dog tracks remain in West Virginia with one each in Alabama, Arkansas and Iowa. Three tracks exists in Texas but rotate an annual meet.

https://www.al.com/news/2018/11/florida-voting-on-ending-greyhound-racing-alabama-1-of-6-states-with-dog-tracks.html?outputType=amp

[daneblazer]

I really wanted to do a reality show based on Regs at the greyhound track. There goes that dream

[gauchojake]

I really wanted to do a reality show based on Regs at the greyhound track. There goes that dream

you can still do the show at the otb or poker room

[bigtymer56]

Wow, just learned dog racing was still a thing that existed.

[JayLA]

I really wanted to do a reality show based on Regs at the greyhound track. There goes that dream

Yes weird characters for sure.

Did you know chimps or whatever kind of monkey used to ride the greyhounds...chimp jockeys, yes.

[firedawg]

You haven’t been to the tracks in decades but its a sad day those tracks you went to a few times are fonna shutter the doors . Wipe your eyes and go get your nails done, snowflake. It’ll be ok

Wow
The obsessed nurse is triggered

[daneblazer]

Yes weird characters for sure.

Did you know chimps or whatever kind of monkey used to ride the greyhounds...chimp jockeys, yes.

Did not know that. Would have been facinating to see