Gretna Racing, LLC v. Florida Department of Business And Professional Regulation, etc.

Although I concur in the result reached by the majority, I write separately to explain in more simple and direct term's the reason why Gretna is, not entitled to a license to conduct slot machine gambling. There can be no doubt that the legislative amendments and in futuro provisions have added to the confusion in this area of the law.

Aside from an amendment to the Florida Constitution that authorizes slot machine gambling in certain counties if a referendum approving slot machines is held in those counties, see art. X, § 23, Fla. Const. (2004), and certain implementing statutes in chapter…