The concerns about horse racing’s future in Florida and California have a common denominator: Both Santa Anita and Gulfstream are owned by the Stronach Group, a Canada-based company that at one ...

Also, Florida voters in 2018 approved a constitutional amendment that banned greyhound racing, effectively clearing the way for dog tracks to end racing while keeping other gambling activities.

The legislation, House Bill 105, would allow owners of Florida’s most important racing tracks to decouple live racing from their casino businesses. End to horse racing.

A bill that would allow horse tracks more freedom to offer gambling without depending on racing horses is advancing in the ...

A new bill in Florida is sparking debate over the future of the state's horse racing industry. House Bill 105 wants to allow the two remaining horse tracks in Florida to stop offering live horse ...

A House panel continued moving forward with a proposal that would eventually allow Florida's two thoroughbred horse tracks to offer other types of gambling without holding races.

A bill that would allow horse tracks more freedom to offer gambling without depending on racing horses is advancing in the Florida House of Representatives – but not without some pushback.

One Response to “Florida lawmakers eye changes to horse racing requirements”. s nerney February 9th, 2025 . We did this in Rhode Island with dog racing. It was a way for the track to bring in casino ...

Florida legislators are considering a bill that would “decouple” the state’s two horse tracks’ gambling licenses from their races. Gulfstream Park in South Florida and Tampa Bay Downs are ...

The decoupling of horse racing from gaming, under consideration in the Florida Legislature, would rip apart the very foundation of this industry. It will affect farms big and small across the state.

The concerns about horse racing’s future in Florida and California have a common denominator: Both Santa Anita and Gulfstream are owned by the Stronach Group, a Canada-based company that at one ...