West Flagler Associates, Ltd. v. Department of Business & Professional Regulation

Summer jai alai permits are the focus of this appeal. At issue is whether the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering (“Division”) erred in denying the application of West Flagler Associates, Ltd. (“West Flagler”), seeking a permit to conduct summer jai alai under section 550.0745(1), Florida Statutes, which allows for the issuance of new permits under defined circumstances. Because the basis for the Division’s denial was based on-an insupportable reading of the statute, we reverse.

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Jai alai is a daring sport of Spanish origin involving rock-hard…