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Legal Opinion · Dissent

Gretna Racing, LLC v. Department of Business & Professional Regulation

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 2, 2016No. 1D14-3484Published

1DissentBenton, J.

I would reverse the Department’s order denying the application Gretna Racing, LLC (Gretna Racing) filed — after a majority in Gadsden County had voted “Yes” in a referendum on the question “Shall slot machines be approved for use at the parimutuel horsetrack facility, in Gretna, FL?” — for a license to conduct slot machine gaming at its horsetrack facility in Gretna.

The Gadsden County Commission is but one of a half dozen county commissions who voted to put slot machine referenda on ballots in reliance on statutory language they read to render eligible for slot machine licenses

any licensed…

2Cases cited52 opinions

  1. Dade Cty. Sch. Bd. v. Radio Station WQBASupreme Court of Florida · 1999
  2. Mildred Lee Rogers v. Frito-Lay, Incorporated, Howard L. Moon v. Roadway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  3. Martinez v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2008
  4. American Constitutional Party, Libertarian Party, Bicentennial Reality Party, and Socialist Workers' Party v. Ralph Munro, Secretary of StateCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
  5. Sharer v. Hotel Corporation of AmericaSupreme Court of Florida · 1962

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