Florida governor backs away from casino expansion
Well, that was quick.
A day after Florida Gov. Rick Scott told a newspaper he wanted to see Las Vegas-style casinos in the state, he backed away from those remarks at a press conference.
According to the Orlando Sentinel, Scott said he did not support gaming expansion. However, he did not address the Las Vegas-style hotel-casinos being advocated by the some state lawmakers.
"My view on gaming is I don’t want the state to be very largely dependent on gaming for revenues," Scott said. "We allow gaming in this state, and I haven’t taken any position about doing anything different with gaming."
Asked to elaborate on the story suggesting he was open to expansion, Scott said, "I don’t know why anybody would say that."