Rep. Joe Abruzzo, D-Boynton Beach, said lawmakers need a special session to fully address the gambling issue.
“There’s no way the Senate is going to remotely take any of this that doesn’t have anything … for our existing businesses and pari-mutuels,” Abruzzo, a former senator, said.
But Sen. Bill Galvano, a Bradenton Republican shepherding the upper chamber’s proposal, was more optimistic.
“It’s only week three (of the 60-day legislative session) and at this point I am more focused on the fact that gaming bills are moving than the differences,” Galvano, who is slated to take over as Senate president in November 2018, said in a text message late Tuesday.
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3/21/2017
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