NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on November 04, 2011, the Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, Department of Business & Professional Regulation, received a petition for emergency variance or waiver from Investment Corporation of Palm Beach, Petitioner, in DBPR Case No. 2011054137 (VW 2011-376). Petitioner is a pari-mutuel facility and cardroom operator licensed pursuant to Chapter 550 and Section 849.086, Florida Statutes, whose address is 1111 North Congress Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33409. Petitioner seeks a two-year waiver of the requirements of subsections 61D-11.016(1) & 61D-11.025(4)-(5), Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), that specify, respectively, cardroom poker table and surveillance requirements for certain high profile poker tournaments (approximately four per year), including its annual World Series of Poker tournament. For its high profile poker tournaments Petitioner desires to use up to 16 additional temporary poker tournament tables which do not have the rake circles, imprest trays, tip boxes, and drop box slots which subsection 61D-11.016(1), F.A.C., requires for regular, non-tournament play, as there is no cash used in poker tournaments and these table requirements are, therefore, unnecessary. Petitioner also seeks a waiver or variance from subsections 61D-11.025(4)-(5), F.A.C., that requires fixed cameras over each poker table used in regular, non-tournament play. Again, as there is no cash used in poker tournaments, security considerations would be fully served by having a PTZ surveillance camera for every four temporary tournament poker tables in lieu of a fixed camera over each table. Without a variance or waiver from these two cardroom rule requirements, the additional cost to Petitioner to run its poker tournaments could be up to $12,800 additional for poker tables and $7,500 for surveillance. This waiver or variance is requested to be effective for a duration of two years from the date of any division final order granting such. Any person whose substantial interests may be affected by a waiver on the subject matter of the Petition may file a petition to intervene within five days of the publication of this notice.
A copy of the Petition for Variance or Waiver may be obtained by contacting: Agency Clerk, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2202, (850)921-0342.