Florida House committee advances bill targeting sweepstakes casinos

Florida’s House Commerce Committee advanced HB189 by 19 votes to five, with two abstentions, sending it to a full House vote. The bill would prohibit specified forms of online gambling, including sweepstakes casinos, and set penalties for users and operators; the report says the measure would retain the Seminole Tribe’s gaming compact and exclude daily fantasy sports contests from its definition of internet sports wagering.