No. 1: Casino expansion talk dies

<h2>By Nick Sortal, SouthFlorida.com</h2><br><br> More talk, but only talk: Despite efforts led by Genting Malaysia Berhad and others, attempts to pass legislation allowing destination casinos and expanded offerings at pari-mutuel casinos died in committee in Tallahassee after the usual four-way scrum between the pari-mutuels, the Seminoles and those philosophically opposed to gambling.

( Photo/Courtesy of Genting / December 27, 2012 )

By Nick Sortal, SouthFlorida.com



More talk, but only talk: Despite efforts led by Genting Malaysia Berhad and others, attempts to pass legislation allowing destination casinos and expanded offerings at pari-mutuel casinos died in committee in Tallahassee after the usual four-way scrum between the pari-mutuels, the Seminoles and those philosophically opposed to gambling.

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