A Volusia County firm is challenging the constitutionality of a 2021 law that would lead to the revocation of a pari-mutuel gambling permit. Debary Real Estate Holdings, LLC, filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the Florida Gaming Control Commission.
The state in 2008 issued a permit to the firm to conduct quarter-horse racing and other gambling activities. But in a 2021 special legislative session, lawmakers passed a measure that required revoking pari-mutuel permits if the permit-holders did not have operating licenses to conduct wagering during the 2020-2021 fiscal year.
Debary Real Estate Holdings did not have such a license…
Gambling regulators in 2021 sent a notice to start the process of revoking Debary’s permit, but the issue remains pending, according to the lawsuit.
