SB 1836: Gaming Control

GENERAL BILL by Martin

Gaming Control; Providing that the Florida Gaming Control Commission is exempt from specified state contracting provisions; authorizing the commission to acquire land, property, interests, buildings, or other improvements for a specified purpose; deleting specified premises as being prohibited from allowing minors to place bets; prohibiting a person from advertising illegal gambling; deleting a rebuttable presumption that a device, system, or network is a prohibited slot machine or device under certain circumstances, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/28/2025 04:51 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (4)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 953 by Barnaby Gambling Last Action: 6/16/2025 H Died in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee	Compare
  H 1017 by Lopez, V. Gambling Last Action: 6/16/2025 H Died in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee	Compare
  H 1467 (e1) by Commerce Committee Gambling Last Action: 6/16/2025 S Died in Rules	Compare
  S 1404 (c2) by Simon Gambling Last Action: 6/16/2025 S Died pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2)	Compare

• Citations - Statute (32)

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  16.7165		Page 4 [pdf]
  338.234	Granting concessions or selling along the turnpike system; immunity from taxation.	Page 37 [pdf]
  402.82	Electronic benefits transfer program.	Page 30 [pdf]
  718.114	Association powers.	Page 31 [pdf]
  723.079	Powers and duties of homeowners’ association.	Page 32 [pdf]
  772.102	Definitions.	Page 33 [pdf]
  777.04	Attempts, solicitation, and conspiracy.	Page 33, 38 [pdf]
  843.08	False personation.	Page 4 [pdf]
  849.01	Keeping gambling houses, etc.	Page 5 [pdf]
  849.02	Agents or employees of keeper of gambling house.	Page 28 [pdf]
  849.03	Renting house for gambling purposes.	Page 8 [pdf]
  849.04	Permitting minors and persons under guardianship to gamble.	Page 8 [pdf]
  849.07	Permitting gambling on billiard or pool table by holder of license.	Page 9 [pdf]
  849.09	Lottery prohibited; exceptions.	Page 9 [pdf]
  849.092	Motor fuel retail business; certain activities permitted.	Page 29 [pdf]
  849.0931	Bingo authorized; conditions for conduct; permitted uses of proceeds; limitations.	Page 12 [pdf]
  849.0935	Charitable, nonprofit organizations; drawings by chance; required disclosures; unlawful acts and practices; penalties.	Page 30 [pdf]
  849.094	Game promotion in connection with sale of consumer products or services.	Page 32 [pdf]
  849.10	Printing lottery tickets, etc., prohibited.	Page 13 [pdf]
  849.105		Page 14 [pdf]
  849.13	Punishment on second conviction.	Page 15 [pdf]
  849.142	Exempted activities.	Page 33 [pdf]
  849.15	Manufacture, sale, possession, etc., of slot machines or devices prohibited.	Page 16 [pdf]
  849.16	Machines or devices which come within provisions of law defined.	Page 19 [pdf]
  849.19	Property rights in confiscated machine.	Page 38 [pdf]
  849.23	Penalty for violations of ss. 849.15-849.22.	Page 20 [pdf]
  849.25	“Bookmaking” defined; penalties; exceptions.	Page 21 [pdf]
  895.02	Definitions.	Page 36 [pdf]
  903.011	Pretrial release; general terms; statewide uniform bond schedule.	Page 39 [pdf]
  903.046	Purpose of and criteria for bail determination.	Page 22 [pdf]
  903.047	Conditions of pretrial release.	Page 42 [pdf]
  921.0022	Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart.	Page 23 [pdf]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  2/28/2025	S	• Filed
  3/7/2025	S	• Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
  3/10/2025	S	• Introduced
  5/3/2025	S	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  6/16/2025	S	• Died in Regulated Industries