Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, DIVISION OF PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING
Respondent: DEBRA LYNN MYERS
Judges: JOHN G. VAN LANINGHAM
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: Sunrise, Florida
Filed: Aug. 23, 2010
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, September 2, 2010.
Latest Update: Dec. 23, 2024
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STATE OF FLORIDA Fla ‘
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
DIVISLON OF PARI-MULUEL WAGERING
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS &
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, DLVISION.
OF PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING,
Petitioner,
DEPR Case No, 2010026001
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DEBRA LYNN MYERS,
Respondent,
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Pari-Mutuel
Wagering (Division) files this " Administrative Complaint against Debra Lynn Meyers
(Respondent), and alleges as follows:
1 The Division is the state agency charged with regulating slot machine gaming
pursuant to Chapter $41, Florida Statutes,
2. Respondent was issued a slot combo occupational license (# 8393931-1055) in
November 2008. That license expires June 30, 2011, and Respondent presently works as a chip
runner at the Isle of Capri Casino (Isle) in Pompano Beach, Florida.
3, On August 1, 2009, Respondent was «rested for aggravated child abuse by the
Sunrise Police Department, Sunrise, Florida. Subsequently on May 21, 2010, Respondent, upon
a plea of nolo contendere, was convicted in the Broward County, Florida, Cireuit Court of aggra-
valed child abuse, a felony (Case No. 09016126CEFIGA). Adjudication was withheld, and Re-
spondent was sentenced to two years community control followed by three years probation.
4, Respondent did not inform the division this felony, her. plea of nolo contendere
thereto, nor her sentence resulting therefrom.
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5, Respondent has violated Section 231.107(7)(e), Florida Statutes, which requires
that each person holding a slot machine occupational license issued by the division must “inform
the division within 48 hours if he or she is convicted uf or has catered a plea of guilty or nolo
contendere to any disqualifying offense, regardless of adjudication.”
6. Section 551.107(6)(a), Florida Statutes, provides in pertinent part that the “divi-
sion may ... revoke ... any slot machine occupational license if... the licensee has violated the
provisions of this chapter ....” The statute fiwther provides thar the division may as well “revoke
- any slot machine license if .., the licensee has been convicted in this state ... af... a felony
-. ora crime involving lack of good moral character ....”
7. Additionally, Section 551.107(6)(c), Florida Statutes, provides:
For the purposes of this subsection [551.107(6)], the term “convicted” means hav-
ing been found guilty, with or without adjudication of guilt, ag aresult of a jury
verdict, nonjury trial, or entry ofa ples of guilty or nolo contendere.
WHEREFORE, Petitioner respeotfully requests that the division enter an Order revoking
Respondent's slot combo occupational license (# $393931-1055).
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Signed this 7 day of Jan &
,2010.
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Chief Attorney
Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering
Department of Business & Professional Regulation
Northwood Center
1940 North Monroe Street, Suite 40
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2202
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Copies furnished to:
Charles T. Collette, Assistant General Counsel
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Docket for Case No: 10-008213PL