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

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC15-1929 ____________ GRETNA RACING, LLC, Petitioner, vs. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, etc., Respondent. [May 18, 2017] CANADY, J. “Shall slot machines be approved for use at the pari-mutuel [horse track] facility in Gretna, F[lorida]?” This is the question presented by the Gadsden County Commission to the county’s voters in a ballot question. And it is the question we now must decide. A majority of the voters answered the question in the affirmative, but the Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering subsequently denied a slot…