The Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, Department of Business and Professional Regulation hereby gives notice:
On October 31, 2011, it issued a final order on a petition for variance from Petitioner Hartman & Tyner, Inc., d/b/a Mardi Gras Racetrack & Gaming Center (Mardi Gras), filed June 13, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 26, of the Florida Administrative Weekly – DBPR Case No. 2011030307 (VW 2011-203).
The final order denies, as moot, Petitioner’s request for a variance from Rule 61D-14.073, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), as it existed prior to amendment on August 14, 2011, subsection (1) of which required Petitioner monthly to manually read all slot machine meters referenced in subsections 61D-14.042(1), (2), F.A.C., and reconcile those readings with the information in its facility based monitoring system (FBMS). The amendment to Rule 61D-14.073, F.A.C., effective August 14, now permits Petitioner and all Florida licensed slot machine facilities to record just 25% of their slot machine meters each quarter and reconcile them with information in the FBMS. As this is the relief Petitioner requested in its petition for variance, Petitioner’s request is moot and, accordingly, denied.
A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting:
Agency Clerk, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2202, (850)921-0342.