Casino Bill Sponsors Still "Tweaking" Proposal December 02, 2011 | WMFE - The two South Florida lawmakers who are drafting a casino bill for next month's Legislative session are continuing to refine their proposal and they're trying very hard to make sure it's not misunderstood.
But the pair are drafting a bill that could allow a series of multi-billion dollar resort casinos under the control of a smart and experienced gambling commission. Bogdanoff says it's a strategy to make the best of a bad, and unregulated, situation. “Ultimately the goal is to reduce gaming in the state by shutting down internet cafes and moving from predatory gambling to the international resort gaming.” Bogdanoff said. She also said that Florida's unregulated gambling climate has made it possible for those internet cafes, video slot machines and even the state lottery to make Florida the fourth largest gambling state by sucking money from the pockets of the poor. The big casinos, like the one the Genting Group plans for downtown Miami, would attract overseas travelers who can afford to lose. The casino companies are making extravagant promises about job creation and state revenue. Fresen and Bogdanoff say they wish the gambling operators would tone it down and stop skewing the message which they say is about regulation and order, not the money.
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