Re: FLORIDA ALLOWING POKER GAME STAKES TO BE RAISED IN JULY!
This is from the website a "Notice of Development of Rulemaking"
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PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect of the proposed rules will be to implement changes in accordance with Senate Bills 134 and 752, which both have an effective date of July 1, 2007.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The subject areas to be addressed in these rules are: Amendments to the existing rules and potential new rules to address the play of dominoes, applications for a cardroom license, giveaways, jackpots, and prizes for players with specific combinations of cards, increase in wagering amounts, rules to implement play of Texas Hold’em with a buy-in of no more than $100 , and rule to implement tournament play. There may also be additional rule numbers created to implement changes to 849.086 FS.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 550.0251(12), 849.086(4), (4)(a), (5), (6), (7), (8), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 849.086, (4)(a), (b), (f), (6), (7)(a) FS. IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: July 23, 2007, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
PLACE: Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Northwood Centre, Board Room
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Notice the part I bolded, it looks like they are going to read the bill as a MAX buy-in.
Also look at the date. If the cardrooms are made to wait till the rules come down we may not see any changes till August.
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