Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, DIVISION OF PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING
Respondent: RICHMOND ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
Judges: DIANE CLEAVINGER
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: Tallahassee, Florida
Filed: Jul. 09, 2015
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Monday, October 26, 2015.
Latest Update: Nov. 15, 2024
FILED
Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Deputy Agency Clerk
STATE OF FLORIDA .
CLERK Evette Lawson-Proctor
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATH ,.,. 3113/2014
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DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, DIVISION
OF PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING,
Petitioner,
Vv. Case No. 2014-029873
RICHMOND ENTERTAINMENT, INC.,
Respondent.
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation,
Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering (“Petitioner”) files this
Administrative Complaint against Richmond Entertainment, Inc.
(“Respondent”) and alleges:
1. Petitioner is the state agency charged with regulating
pari-mutuel wagering pursuant to Chapter 550, Florida Statutes
and cardrooms pursuant to Section 849.086, Florida Statutes.
2. At all times material hereto, Respondent held a Jai
Alai par-mutuel permit, number 0000282-1000, and a cardroom
license 0000282-1002, issued by the Division.
3. On or about December 18, 2013, Respondent applied for
an Annual License to Operate. a Cardroom. This application
indicated that Respondent would operate one table.
4. Section 849.086 (5) (d), Florida Statutes (2013),
provides in relevant part “[t]he annual cardroom license fee for
each facility shall be $1,000 for each table to be operated at
the cardroom.”
5. Respondent paid the Division $1,000 in a check for the
December 18, 2013 application.
6. On or about March 14, 2014, the Division issued
Cardroom Operating License number CR282. for 2014-2015 to
Respondent with a maximum of one card table. .
7. On or about June 11, 2014, Respondent submitted a
Cardroom License Amendment Request to the Division in order to
operate an additional two tables.
8. Respondent issued check 4566 to the Division for
$2,000 for the June 9, 2014 Amendment request.
9. Check 4566 was returned due to “not sufficient funds.”
10. On July 28, 2014, Respondent was observed operating
more than one card table.
ll. Section 849.086(5), Florida Statutes (2013), states
“{[n]o person may operate a cardroom in this state unless such
person holds a valid cardroom, license issued pursuant to this
section.”
12. Rule 61D-11.007(3), Florida Administrative Code,
provides “[n]o license application, amendment to an application,
or amendment to request additional cardroom tables shall be
effective until the division has received . payment of cardroom
table fees, inspected and approved the surveillance requirements
for compliance with Rule 61D-11.025, Florida Administrative
Code, and the division has issued a license or amended license
to operate a cardroom.”
13. Respondent has violated Section 849.086 (5), Florida
Statutes (2013), by operating more than one cardroom table when
they only have a valid license to operate one table.
WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests the Division
enter an Order imposing a suspension or revocation of
Respondent’ license or permit in accordance with Section
849.086(4) (d), Florida Statutes (2013).
Signed this 13th day of August; 2014.
By:
KEN LAWSON, Secretary
Department of Business and
Professional Regulation
on of Pari-Mutuel Wagering
Florida Bar No. 91833
Department of Business and
Professional Regulation
1940 N. Monroe Street, Ste. 40
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2202
(850) 488-0062 Telephone
(850) 921-1311 Facsimile
Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering
Florida Bar No. 0083617
Department of Business and
. Professional Regulation
1940 N. Monroe Street, Ste, 40
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2202
(850) 488-0062 Telephone
(850) 921-1311 Facsimile
STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS & ae
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, DIVISION
OF PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING,
Petitioner,
Case No. 2014-029873
Vv.
RICHMOND ENTERTAINMENT, INC.,
Respondent,
NOTICE OF RIGHTS
In order to obtain an administrative hearing with respect
to the “Administrative Complaint” served with this notice, you
must, within 21 days of your receipt of the administrative com-
plaint and this notice, file.a “petition or request for an
administrative hearing with: Agency Clerk, Department of Busi-
ness & Professional Regulation; 1940 North Monroe Street,
Tallahassee, Florida 32399 {Email: OGCAgen-
cyClerk@myfloridalicense.com}.
In this regard, please be advised that pursuant to Rule 28-
106.2015(5), Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), all requests
for hearing must, at a minimum, include:
(a) The name, address, any e-mail address, telephone
number, and facsimile number, if any, of the respond-
ent, if the respondent is not represented by an
attorney or qualified representative.
(b) The name, address, - e-mail address, telephone
number, and facsimile number of the attorney or quali-
fied representative of the respondent, if any, upon
whom service of pleadings and other papers shall he
made.
(c) A statement requesting an administrative hearing
identifying those material facts that are in dispute.
If there are none, the petition must so indicate.
(ad) A statement of when the respondent received no-
tice of the administrative complaint.
(e) A statement including the file number to the ad-
ministrative complaint.-- : .
If you timely file a petition or request for hearing and do
not dispute the material facts in ‘the administrative complaint,
you will be granted a hearing not involving disputed issues of
material fact (an informal administrative hearing) pursuant to
Section 120.57(2), Florida Statutes, before the agency’s desig-
nated hearing officer. If you dispute the material facts in the
administrative complaint, you must specifically identify those
material facts which you dispute.
Docket for Case No: 15-003867
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Oct. 26, 2015 |
Order Closing Files and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Oct. 22, 2015 |
Petitioners Unopposed Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction filed.
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Oct. 13, 2015 |
Petitioners Motion for Expedited Discovery Responses (filed in Case No. 15-003867).
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Oct. 13, 2015 |
Petitioners Motion for Expedited Discovery Responses filed.
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Aug. 20, 2015 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Aug. 20, 2015 |
Notice of Hearing (hearing set for October 27, 2015; 9:30 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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Jul. 22, 2015 |
Notice of Transfer.
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Jul. 22, 2015 |
Order of Consolidation (DOAH Case Nos. 15-3864 and 15-3867).
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Jul. 17, 2015 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Jul. 15, 2015 |
Petitioner's Motion to Consolidate filed.
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Jul. 10, 2015 |
Initial Order.
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Jul. 09, 2015 |
Request for Formal Administrative Hearing filed.
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Jul. 09, 2015 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Jul. 09, 2015 |
Agency referral filed.
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