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

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

MAKAR, J.

Gadsden County, where the pari-mutuel facilities of Gretna Racing, LLC., are located, held a countywide non-binding vote in January 2012, the result of which showed that the sentiments of a majority of its electorate favor slot machines at those facilities. Based upon that vote, Gretna Racing now seeks a license for slot machines. Via local referenda authorized by a 2004 state constitutional amendment, however, slot machines were approved and are currently permitted in only two Florida counties: Miami-Dade and Broward. Art. X, § 23, Fla. Const. The question in…