Florida: Dan Daley bill seeks to revive harness racing industry

Florida: Dan Daley bill seeks to revive harness racing industry

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  • Anne Geggis, Florida Politics
January 27, 2023 4:08 PM
  • Anne Geggis, Florida Politics

Harness racing in Florida hit its final finish line last April in Pompano Beach, but Democratic Rep. Dan Daley has filed a bill that would have them heading down the stretch once again.

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The Democratic lawmaker from northwest Broward County Thursday filed legislation (HB 275) that would correct what he sees as a glitch in the Gaming Compact between the state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida.

The way things are now, there’s no way for anyone who wanted to race sulkies around a racetrack for people to bet on to get that permit.

The bill calls for anyone who has permits to run other kinds of wagering — greyhound racing, thoroughbred and quarter-horse racing or jai alai games during the 2020-21 year — to also be able to get a permit to run two-wheeled chariots around a racetrack, also called standardbred racing.