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Florida to Appeal Judge's Ruling Allowing Slots on July 127 June 2005FLORIDA -- As reported by the Florida Sun-Sentinel: "Lawyers representing the state of Florida decided Friday to appeal a judge's ruling that allows slot machines to be installed as early as July 1 in Broward County's four pari-mutuels, saying it short-circuited the state Legislature's right to draw up gambling regulations first. "The appeal by Broward State Attorney Mike Satz came even as County Commissioner Ilene Lieberman's bid to pass a limited set of regulations dimmed from a lack of commission support. "Satz said that although he supported voters' decision to allow gambling, he believed the Legislature was the appropriate place for rules to be written because of the statewide ramifications. "In a bluntly worded decision this week, Circuit Judge Leroy Moe ruled the pari-mutuel operators had a constitutional right to install slots despite the Legislature's lack of action..." |