Enjoy millions of the latest Android apps, games, music, movies, TV, books, magazines & more. View timeslips from Calder Drags using this app! Well, Florida, not one of the best regulated states in the country, had a rule that in order to run a casino, such as the one at GPW/Calder, you had to have at least 40 days of live gambling.
- About Coach Calder. Coach Calder has been with Calder Casino for nearly a decade, having been named the 1st coach in Calder history in 2010. Mainly known for working behind the scenes, in 2019 he agreed to be featured in Calder Casino's new TV commercials, thus allowing the general public to become more aware of his greatness.
- Calder Casino is located just north of the Stadium 21001 NW 27th Avenue, Miami Gardens, FL 33056. Contact (305) 625 - 1311. Responsible Gaming Statement.
- Blink is the no. Our mission is to improve the lives of employees through technology by giving them a voice. Blink is more than an internal communications app or an intranet app; customize the platform to match your brand colors, access timetables and rotas, view your e-payslips, swap shifts and book holidays all with a few clicks! Use our award-winning, all-in-one employee.
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — In a turnabout from a similar case last year, an administrative law judge Friday decided that state gambling regulators erred when they allowed South Florida's Calder Race Course to keep its lucrative slot-machine license after demolishing a grandstand where bettors watched horses compete.
The Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association challenged a state Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering renewal of Calder's slots license after the grandstand was razed and a slot-machine facility was built near outside areas where patrons could view live races.
Under Florida law, slot-machine gaming areas must be 'contiguous and connected to the live gaming facility.' While pari-mutuels in most of the state are barred from offering slot machines, tracks and jai alai frontons in Miami-Dade and Broward counties can have the machines under a 2004 constitutional amendment.
When Calder added slots in 2010, the area where gamblers played the machines was connected to the live gaming facility. But after the 400,000-plus square foot grandstand was razed in 2016, only a partially covered sidewalk connects the slots area and the live racing area at the Miami Gardens facility.
'Taken together, ‘contiguous and connected' clearly do not mean merely proximate, abutting, adjoining, or adjacent, but conjoined, integrated, and united for a common purpose,' Administrative Law Judge John Van Laningham wrote in Friday's 57-page order.
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The law concerning the proximity of slots and live gaming 'reflects a careful balancing of the potentially competing interests between preserving historical pari-mutuel operations and promoting newly permitted slot machine gaming,' Van Laningham wrote.
Gambling regulators 'upset that balance, undemocratically and nontransparently, by tilting the scales in favor of the slots via nonpublic statutory interpretations communicated, not officially through proposed rules or formal declaratory statements, but privately (and possibly not even in writing) to Pompano Park and Calder,' he wrote, also referring to a Broward County pari-mutuel that has slot machines.
The 'connected and contiguous to' requirement in the law is designed to 'protect and benefit the live gaming operation' of which the horsemen are an integral part, Van Laningham wrote.
The requirement 'guards against the slot machine operation from becoming the tail that wags the dog, by requiring at least a kind of structural parity' between the slot-machine playing area and the live gaming facility, the administrative law judge added.
Gambling regulators' interpretation of the law, however, harmed the horsemen not only in a financial way, but also because it 'diminishes the importance of live gaming relative to slot machine gaming,' Van Laningham wrote.
'Consider Calder's current configuration. For slot machines, there is a new casino. For live gaming, in stark contrast, there is a collapsible canopy tent where the grandstand used to be, near the apron, and some outdoor seating, trackside. The unmistakable message is that the live horse races, having declined in popularity, have been degraded, demoted, reduced to second-class status; horse racing is no longer the main attraction, but an afterthought,' he added.
Van Laningham also found that Calder was ineligible for the slots license because the outdoor areas that replaced the grandstand do not meet the statutory requirements for a 'live gaming facility' because they are 'non-building facilities.'
Van Laningham's order recommends that the Department of Business and Professional Regulation strip Calder of its license. Under administrative law, the issue now goes back to the department, which includes the Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, for a final order.
Lawyers for Calder have accused the horsemen of trying to force the track to build a glitzy new stadium despite a dramatic decline in horse betting that prompted the destruction of the aged grandstand.
In general, the horsemen want slots players to be able to view live races, believing that seeing the activity will enhance the odds that gamblers will also wager on horses.
Friday's ruling is contrary to a decision last year by Administrative Law Judge Lawrence P. Stevenson, who sided with gambling regulators and Calder in a similar dispute over the pari-mutuel's slots license.
Demolition of the grandstand began in 2015 and was completed in 2016, but the live viewing areas 'still contain outdoor seating and tiki huts where patrons can get food and drinks, view the race track, and wager on live racing events,' Stevenson wrote in the Sept. 4 ruling.
The distance between the old grandstand and the current pari-mutuel wagering area 'is roughly the same as it was' before the grandstand was torn down, Stevenson noted.
It's not a problem if some portions of the walkway between the outdoor wagering area and the indoor facility are not covered, he decided.
'The casino remains where it was in 2010. The wagering area on the racetrack apron has not moved. The only change in the Calder facility is the demolition of the grandstand building,' the judge wrote. 'The entire property remains under the control of Calder. Nothing obstructs passage between the casino and any other portion of the Calder property.'
(©2019 CBS Local Media. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The News Service of Florida's Dara Kam contributed to this report.)
© Provided by CBS MiamiHOLLYWOOD (CBSMiami) – Gamblers will once again be calling on Lady Luck when many of South Florida's popular casinos Re-open their doors on Friday.
The Big Easy in Hallandale Beach will open at 10 a.m.
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, and Seminole Classic Casino will reopen at noon.
The Calder Casino will open at 5 p.m.
The magic city casino in Miami will open Friday morning as well
When the Seminoles open their gaming rooms, it will be under strict new 'Safe and Sound' guidelines.
Watch CBS4's Hank Tester's report:
Temperature checks have been added to the main entrance. Anyone with a temperature of 100.4 or above will not be allowed to enter. Employees, as well as guests, will be required to wear masks.
Masks will be provided to guests, as needed.
Enjoy millions of the latest Android apps, games, music, movies, TV, books, magazines & more. View timeslips from Calder Drags using this app! Well, Florida, not one of the best regulated states in the country, had a rule that in order to run a casino, such as the one at GPW/Calder, you had to have at least 40 days of live gambling.
- About Coach Calder. Coach Calder has been with Calder Casino for nearly a decade, having been named the 1st coach in Calder history in 2010. Mainly known for working behind the scenes, in 2019 he agreed to be featured in Calder Casino's new TV commercials, thus allowing the general public to become more aware of his greatness.
- Calder Casino is located just north of the Stadium 21001 NW 27th Avenue, Miami Gardens, FL 33056. Contact (305) 625 - 1311. Responsible Gaming Statement.
- Blink is the no. Our mission is to improve the lives of employees through technology by giving them a voice. Blink is more than an internal communications app or an intranet app; customize the platform to match your brand colors, access timetables and rotas, view your e-payslips, swap shifts and book holidays all with a few clicks! Use our award-winning, all-in-one employee.
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — In a turnabout from a similar case last year, an administrative law judge Friday decided that state gambling regulators erred when they allowed South Florida's Calder Race Course to keep its lucrative slot-machine license after demolishing a grandstand where bettors watched horses compete.
The Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association challenged a state Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering renewal of Calder's slots license after the grandstand was razed and a slot-machine facility was built near outside areas where patrons could view live races.
Under Florida law, slot-machine gaming areas must be 'contiguous and connected to the live gaming facility.' While pari-mutuels in most of the state are barred from offering slot machines, tracks and jai alai frontons in Miami-Dade and Broward counties can have the machines under a 2004 constitutional amendment.
When Calder added slots in 2010, the area where gamblers played the machines was connected to the live gaming facility. But after the 400,000-plus square foot grandstand was razed in 2016, only a partially covered sidewalk connects the slots area and the live racing area at the Miami Gardens facility.
'Taken together, ‘contiguous and connected' clearly do not mean merely proximate, abutting, adjoining, or adjacent, but conjoined, integrated, and united for a common purpose,' Administrative Law Judge John Van Laningham wrote in Friday's 57-page order.
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The law concerning the proximity of slots and live gaming 'reflects a careful balancing of the potentially competing interests between preserving historical pari-mutuel operations and promoting newly permitted slot machine gaming,' Van Laningham wrote.
Gambling regulators 'upset that balance, undemocratically and nontransparently, by tilting the scales in favor of the slots via nonpublic statutory interpretations communicated, not officially through proposed rules or formal declaratory statements, but privately (and possibly not even in writing) to Pompano Park and Calder,' he wrote, also referring to a Broward County pari-mutuel that has slot machines.
The 'connected and contiguous to' requirement in the law is designed to 'protect and benefit the live gaming operation' of which the horsemen are an integral part, Van Laningham wrote.
The requirement 'guards against the slot machine operation from becoming the tail that wags the dog, by requiring at least a kind of structural parity' between the slot-machine playing area and the live gaming facility, the administrative law judge added.
Gambling regulators' interpretation of the law, however, harmed the horsemen not only in a financial way, but also because it 'diminishes the importance of live gaming relative to slot machine gaming,' Van Laningham wrote.
'Consider Calder's current configuration. For slot machines, there is a new casino. For live gaming, in stark contrast, there is a collapsible canopy tent where the grandstand used to be, near the apron, and some outdoor seating, trackside. The unmistakable message is that the live horse races, having declined in popularity, have been degraded, demoted, reduced to second-class status; horse racing is no longer the main attraction, but an afterthought,' he added.
Van Laningham also found that Calder was ineligible for the slots license because the outdoor areas that replaced the grandstand do not meet the statutory requirements for a 'live gaming facility' because they are 'non-building facilities.'
Van Laningham's order recommends that the Department of Business and Professional Regulation strip Calder of its license. Under administrative law, the issue now goes back to the department, which includes the Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, for a final order.
Lawyers for Calder have accused the horsemen of trying to force the track to build a glitzy new stadium despite a dramatic decline in horse betting that prompted the destruction of the aged grandstand.
In general, the horsemen want slots players to be able to view live races, believing that seeing the activity will enhance the odds that gamblers will also wager on horses.
Friday's ruling is contrary to a decision last year by Administrative Law Judge Lawrence P. Stevenson, who sided with gambling regulators and Calder in a similar dispute over the pari-mutuel's slots license.
Demolition of the grandstand began in 2015 and was completed in 2016, but the live viewing areas 'still contain outdoor seating and tiki huts where patrons can get food and drinks, view the race track, and wager on live racing events,' Stevenson wrote in the Sept. 4 ruling.
The distance between the old grandstand and the current pari-mutuel wagering area 'is roughly the same as it was' before the grandstand was torn down, Stevenson noted.
It's not a problem if some portions of the walkway between the outdoor wagering area and the indoor facility are not covered, he decided.
'The casino remains where it was in 2010. The wagering area on the racetrack apron has not moved. The only change in the Calder facility is the demolition of the grandstand building,' the judge wrote. 'The entire property remains under the control of Calder. Nothing obstructs passage between the casino and any other portion of the Calder property.'
(©2019 CBS Local Media. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The News Service of Florida's Dara Kam contributed to this report.)
© Provided by CBS MiamiHOLLYWOOD (CBSMiami) – Gamblers will once again be calling on Lady Luck when many of South Florida's popular casinos Re-open their doors on Friday.
The Big Easy in Hallandale Beach will open at 10 a.m.
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, and Seminole Classic Casino will reopen at noon.
The Calder Casino will open at 5 p.m.
The magic city casino in Miami will open Friday morning as well
When the Seminoles open their gaming rooms, it will be under strict new 'Safe and Sound' guidelines.
Watch CBS4's Hank Tester's report:
Temperature checks have been added to the main entrance. Anyone with a temperature of 100.4 or above will not be allowed to enter. Employees, as well as guests, will be required to wear masks.
Masks will be provided to guests, as needed.
To help ensure social distancing on the casino floor, thousands of alternating slot machines will be turned off.
New Plexiglas barriers will divide players at table games, poker games, and customer service areas.
Each casino has a 'Safe and Sound Clean Team' that will clean and disinfect surfaces throughout the casino complexes, with special emphasis on high-touch surfaces and common areas.
Hand-sanitizing stations will be available on the casino floors, at the entrances, and throughout the casino complexes.
The casinos will be operating at 50 percent capacity.
Calder Casino, the first South Florida casino to voluntarily suspend operations ahead of the government-mandated closures, will also focus on social distancing and sanitizing to keep guests safe.
There will be mandatory temperature checks at the door for all employees and guests. Masks must be worn by everyone inside the casino.
Staffers will increase their frequency of cleaning high touch surfaces, like door handles and slot machines. The casino said nearly every other slot machine will be turned off.
Plexiglass dividers have been installed in areas of high touch transactions and hand sanitizer dispensers and sanitary wipes will be widely available.
At The Big Easy, new health security protocols include temperature check cameras at the entrance. Anyone with a temperature of 99.5 or above will not be allowed to enter. Other measures include spaced out gaming machines and new social distancing procedures for playing poker, and masks for everyone.
The other casino in Hallandale Beach, The Casino at Gulfstream Park, Is set to open June 18th
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Las Vegas, the gambling capital of the U.S. is having a better comeback than anticipated and that could bode well for South Florida casinos.
CBS 4 spoke with Steve Bourie who wrote the American Casino Guide which outlines everything you need to know about every casino in the country.
'Casinos cater to older customers so they may be a little cautious to return to casinos so it could affect their bottom line,' said Bourie from his Hollywood Florida home.
'But locals are likely to come back sooner than Vegas because you have to take a plane to get there, ' he says
Bourie expects South Florida casinos to offer incentives to bring back customers.
'The casinos will be more aggressive in marketing to offer better benefits to entice players to come back because players may be nervous in an enclosed environment,' he says.
