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Florida House OKs $1,000 buy-in poker, 24 hours, 36 percent tax
Our Josh Hafenbrack blogs about the latest at the House, and it's good news for the parimutuels: The poker wage limit is increased tenfold, from $5 to $50 on 'limit' games and $100 to $1,000 maximum buy-in on no-limit games.
And our Michael Mayo weighs in with criticism of the House for, essentially, not taking the Seminoles into account more.
The Senate, which is more pro-gambling, still would have to approve the plan, and there's a lot of negotiating still to go. But still...
I'm a little buried on work today, so just click on his link for the details. I can't rip off Juice in a pathetic attempt to steal hits. Today.
But it can't stop me from asking... if this would go through, just this part (no compact) could you live with it? I need to hear from the poker folks, please.
NICK SORTAL began playing 3-card "gut" and "Indian poker" on high school band trips, early training for his...
Comments
I'm primarily a poker player, so if your asking if the House bill works for me, yeah it does. BUT, why don't these idiots get off of their high horse already and allow the gambling that the voters of Broward and Miami-Dade want?
They spend sleepless nights trying to imagine new user fees to raise revenue and here's a guaranteed check from the Seminoles every year. The only work involved is to send someone to the bank to deposit it.
It's just so irritating.
P.S.- What's even more irritating is the primary revenue all comes from S. Florida, and even though the northern counties don't want it, they still want their fair. Talk about hypocrites.
Posted by: KCK | April 9, 2009 5:29 PM
I cant wait for the limits to get raised. I am very happy that the bill will get passed. Now I can finally play poker instead of final table poker. Sitting down with 100 dollars at a 5/10 table is rediculous. There are going to be alot of good poker games in Florida now.
Posted by: Gabe | April 23, 2009 3:11 PM