-- So the parimutuels are getting together to try to get some parity with the Seminole Hard Rock. In short, they want to be able to offer table games like blackjack -- or have those games taken from the Seminoles. Mardi Gras Gaming's Dan Adkins tells the Sun-Sentinel's Josh Hafenbrack that the economic situation for the four parimutuels in Broward is "dire." I don't believe Adkins is crying wolf -- the double whammy of the sinking economy and Charlie Crist's idiotic pact with the Seminole Tribe
If you're looking for a safe investment in this rough recession, I'd consider betting on gambling. Both the Florida House and Senate are considering new legislation that would ease restrictions on gambling in this state.
At the same time, horse tracks like Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach are anxiously awaiting different legislation passed in the House this week that would open the door for a previously moribund industry in Florida: quarter horse racing. Meanwhile officials from pa