[soulvamp]

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Any conjectures upon how long before the legislature wakes up to the fact that, having joined the twentieth century, it's time to leap into the twenty-first and remove the handcuffs on limits, buy-ins, hours of operation, et cetera?

I ask this because i'd given up on them. The whole implementation of public poker, you long-time Fla residents should recall, came about because a decade-and-a-half ago the FDLE raided a literally nickel and dime poker game in the recreation room of a Key Largo condo. The legislature was embarrassed by the blackeye this caused on national media and legalized poker games where the pot did not excedd $10. The Indian tribes then opened card rooms with the pathetic $10 poker-like game and you know the rest.

For those of you not familiar with Florida, the largest Southern Baptist church in the state is in Tallahassee, across the street from the legislature. And just like people who believe live is controlled by luck, people who think things are controlled by a god are impervious to logical argument and factual evidence.

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The door's been kicked open with Broward's acceptance of Class III slot machines. Miami-Dade and probably another county or two in the state are expected to vote them in in November. And Crist has been given two months to come up with a pact with the Seminoles or turn it over to the feds.

Things are moving pretty quickly these days. My guess is that we'll see full-on Class III gaming and unrestricted poker somewhere in the state by the end of the decade if not sooner.