FLORIDA POKER
LEGISLATION BECOMES LAW BY DEFAULT
22 June 2007
Governor Charlie Crist fails to sign
Two months ago Florida state House and Senate
lawmakers approved Bill 752 which permits casinos in the
state to raise stakes offered in poker ring games and
tournaments and allows more flexibility to operators
(see previous InfoPowa report). The bill went to the
governor's office for consideration, but apparently
Governor Charlie Crist declined to sign it.
State procedures require that the governor either sign a
bill into law or exercise a veto, and if it remains
unsigned without a veto a bill automatically passes into
law after a designated period. And this is apparently
what happened, according to a notice on the Florida
House of Representatives website which informs the
public that SB 752 "Became Law without Governor's
Signature" this week and will come into effect on July
1.
Florida is a reasonably enlightened state where poker
has been legal for some time, although with restricted
betting limits. In 1996, legislation was passed allowing
cardrooms to spread poker games with a $10 maximum pot
per hand, and in 2003 new legislation was passed
eliminating the $10-per-hand rule, but introducing a new
maximum of $2 per betting round.
The new law allows single bet limits to be raised to $5,
and permits no-limit Texas Hold'em games with a maximum
buy-in of $100. Tournaments may be offered with
increased buy-ins, and cardrooms have more latitude in
scheduling hours of operation within a maximum of 12
hours action per day. Another liberating feature is that
cardrooms associated with live racing are now allowed to
open even when racing is not being offered.
Online Casino News courtesy of
InfoPowa
More news here.
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