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Still in early stages, but could be promising



A bill is currently going through committees in both the Florida state house and senate that is designed to bring large multi-day poker tournaments to the states card rooms.

The bill would allow the state’s casinos and pari-mutuel facilities to each hold a major poker tournament twice a year. Although almost every casino, race track, and jai alai center in Florida has a cardroom, the law limits the hours of operation from noon to midnight, and cardrooms aren’t allowed to be open whenever an event isn’t taking place at the tracks or arenas.

The bill is working its way through committees in both the state house and senates, and, if everything goes as planned for the two sponsors, will be approved by the wings of government in May.