Florida Lawmakers Won’t Take Up Fontainebleau, Trump Doral Casino Proposals
Neither the Fontainebleau Resort nor Trump National Doral is in line to receive casino licenses when Florida lawmakers reconvene for a special session later this month. Senate President Wilton Simpson said the state legislature will not consider allowing the Fontainebleau owner to transfer a casino license from an existing facility to the historic Miami Beach resort. (Image: News Service of Florida) Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Spring Hill, shot down those possibilities in an interview Friday with CBS Miami. I do not think that that’s being contemplated in this special session,” Simpson said. “Actually, I know it’s not. We put out the call yesterday and it would prohibit that type of …