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Tag Archives: Florida Internet cafes
Internet cafe ban signed by Scott; businesses must close
By Emily Burris on April 12th, 2013 | Last updated: April 12, 2013 at 12:06 pm
A bill signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott April 10 requires all internet cafes in Florida to close.
In the News: Internet cafe ban law, contractors cited in garage collapse, law restricts drone use, Saturday mail decision reversed
By Serina Braddock on April 10th, 2013 | Last updated: April 10, 2013 at 3:33 pm
Gov. Rick Scott signs Internet cafe ban into law – Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill Wednesday that will give law enforcement better tools to put an end to illegal gambling devices in strip malls and arcades across the state. [...]
Florida Internet cafe ban passes in Senate Committee, businesses hums along in Gainesville
By Jessica Kegu on March 19th, 2013 | Last updated: March 20, 2013 at 11:31 am
Monday the Senate gaming committee voted unanimously in support of a bill that would put an outright ban on such cafes. For Internet cafes around Gainesville, on Tuesday it was business as usual.
In the News: Prison job privatization, Florida gambling, Orlando upgrades, West concedes, Clinton traveling to Middle East, HIV testing
By Cassandra Vangellow on November 20th, 2012 | Last updated: November 20, 2012 at 10:00 am
Fla. judge skeptical about prison privatization – Circuit Judge John Cooper expressed concern about the state plan to privatize about 3,000 jobs in state prisons. State legislators approved the plan in 2011 as part of the overall state budget. The [...]
