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Florida lawmakers file bill to end racetracks’ live-racing requirement

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Florida lawmakers filed House Bill 881, introduced by Representative Adam Anderson, to let the state’s remaining horse racetracks operate gambling businesses without staging live races, according to the report. Supporters say the proposal would give track owners more flexibility, while critics warn it could harm the horse industry; the bill’s outcome remains pending.

The proposal could change the conditions under which Florida racetracks operate gambling businesses and affect the state’s racing sector.

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Quaest poll puts bets and social media at 7% as source of hope nationwide

A Quaest poll found that 16% of respondents who were optimistic about Brazil's future cited regulation of betting and social media as a source of hope under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. That group represented 44% of respondents, making the combined issue about 7% of the full sample; the poll did not separate betting from social-media regulation. The survey interviewed 2,004 people from 30 October to 2 November.

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