Gadsden County Slot Machine Referendum (January 2012)
A Gadsden County Slot Machine Referendum was on the January 31, 2012 ballot in Gadsden County.
This measure was approved
- YES 62.04%
- NO 37.96%[1]
This measure sought to allow slot machines at the Creek Entertainment Gretna Racing center which will be opening in the next month. The facility is allowed to have a vote on slots if it has a certain number of events held at the location over a two year period. The main event to be held at the center would be horse barrel racing.[2] Even though this measure got approved, legal challenges are expected. The Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi had stated that the law only permits slots to be in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, the department which would issue a license for gambling for the counties, had stated that it would follow the Attorney General and not issue a license.[3]
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| Shall slot machines be approved for use at the pari-mutuel horsetrack facility in Gretna, FL?[4][5] |
Additional reading
Footnotes
- ↑ WXTL News, "Continuing Coverage: Summary of Fla. Republican primary results," January 31, 2012
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "Gadsden County Puts Slot Machines on Primary Ballot," November 1, 2011
- ↑ CBS News, "2 Fla. Panhandle counties voting on slot machines," January 30, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Gadsden County Elections, January Sample Ballot
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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