South Florida Racing Ass'n v. State, Department of Business & Professional Regulation

South Florida Racing Association (“SFRA”) appeals from a final order of the State of Florida, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering (“the Division”) denying SFRA’s application for a summer jai alai permit pursuant to section 550.0745(1) of the Florida Statutes (2013). In its final order, the Division interpreted the phrase “smallest play or total pool within the county” in section 550.0745(1) to include only those wagers physically placed within Miami-Dade County, and it denied SFRA’s application for a summer jai alai permit solely on that basis.…