Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, DIVISION OF PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING
Respondent: BRIAN FERNANDO VASQUEZ LAGOS
Judges: CATHY M. SELLERS
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: Miami, Florida
Filed: Jan. 11, 2019
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Friday, March 15, 2019.
Latest Update: Dec. 23, 2024
FILED
Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Deputy Agency Clerk
CLERK Evetle Lawson-Proctor
Date 9/17/2018
STATE OF FLORIDA File #
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
DIVISION OF PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,
DIVISION OF PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING,
Petitioner,
vs. DBPR Case No. 2018-044706
BRIAN FERNANDO VASQUEZ LAGOS,
Respondent.
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Pari-Mutuel
Wagering (“Petitioner” or “Division”), files this Administrative Complaint against Brian
Fernando Vasquez Lagos (“Respondent”) and alleges:
1. Petitioner is the state agency charged with regulating pari-mutuel wagering, slot
machines, and cardroom operations pursuant to chapters 550, 551, and section 849.086, Florida
Statutes.
De At all times material hereto, Respondent was a patron of Casino Miami Jai Alai.
3. At all times material hereto, Casino Miami Jai Alai was facility operated by a
permitholder authorized to conduct pari-mutuel wagering, operate slot machines, and a cardroom
in the State of Florida.
4. On or about June 11, 2017, Respondent manipulated or attempted to manipulate
the outcome, payoff, or operation of a slot machine by physical tampering.
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5. On or about June 13, 2017, Respondent was ejected and permanently excluded
from Casino Miami Jai Alai.
COUNT I
6. Petitioner realleges and incorporates the allegations contained within paragraphs
one through five as though fully set forth herein.
7. Section 551.109(4), Florida Statutes (2017), imposes criminal liability on an
individual for tampering with a slot machine, providing:
Any person who manipulates or attempts to manipulate the
outcome, payoff, or operation of a slot machine by physical
tampering or by use of any object, instrument, or device, whether
mechanical, electrical, magnetic, or involving other means,
commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in
s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
8. Rule 61D-14.090, Florida Administrative Code (2017), provides “[n]o person
shall conspire with, solicit, aid, abet, counsel, hire, or procure any other persons to engage in a
violation of Chapter 551, F.S., or Chapter 61D-14, F.A-C., nor shall he or she commit any such
act on his or her own.” (Emphasis supplied).
9. Based on the foregoing, Respondent violated rule 61D-14.090, Florida
Administrative Code, by conspiring with, soliciting, aiding, abetting, counseling, hiring, or
procuring any person to engage in a violation of section 551.109(4), Florida Statutes, or by
committing such an act on his own at Casino Miami Jai Alai on or about June 11, 2017.
COUNT II
10. __ Petitioner realleges and incorporates the allegations contained within paragraphs
one through five as though fully set forth herein.
11. Section 551.112, Florida Statutes, provides:
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In addition to the power to exclude certain persons from any
facility of a slot machine licensee in this state, the division may
exclude any person from any facility of a slot machine licensee in
this state for conduct that would constitute, if the person were a
licensee, a violation of this chapter or the rules of the division. The
division may exclude from any facility of a slot machine licensee
any person who has been ejected from a facility of a slot machine
licensee in this state or who has been excluded from any facility of
a slot machine licensee or gaming facility in another state by the
governmental department, agency, commission, or authority
exercising regulatory jurisdiction over the gaming in such other
state. This section does not abrogate the common law right of a
slot machine licensee to exclude a patron absolutely in this state.
(Emphasis supplied).
12. Based on the foregoing, Respondent is subject to permanent exclusion from all
licensed slot machine facilities in the State of Florida based on his ejection from Casino Miami
Jai Alai on June 13, 2017.
COUNT III
13. Petitioner realleges and incorporates the allegations contained within paragraphs
one through five as though fully set forth herein.
14. Section 550.0251(6), Florida States, provides in relevant part:
In addition to the power to exclude certain persons from any pari-
mutuel facility in the state, the division may exclude any person
from any and all pari-mutuel facilities in this state for conduct that
would constitute, if the person were a licensee, a violation of this
chapter or the rules of the division. The division may exclude
from any pari-mutuel facility within this state any person who has
been ejected from a pari-mutuel facility in this state or who has
been excluded from any pari-mutuel facility in another state by the
governmental department, agency, commission, or authority
exercising regulatory jurisdiction over pari-mutuel facilities in
such other state.
(Emphasis supplied).
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15. Based on the foregoing, Respondent is subject to permanent exclusion from all
licensed pari-mutuel facilities in the State of Florida based on his permanent exclusion from
Casino Miami Jai Alai on June 13, 2017.
WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests the Division enter an Order permanently
excluding Respondent from all licensed pari-mutuel and slot machine facilities in the State of
Florida along with any other remedy provided by chapters 550, 551, Florida Statutes, and/or the
rules promulgated thereunder.
This Administrative Complaint for DBPR Case No. 2018-044706 is signed this 17th day
of September, 2018.
[sf James A. Lewis /s/ Louis Trombetta
JAMES A. LEWIS LOUIS TROMBETTA
Assistant General Counsel Chief Attorney
Florida Bar No. 1002349 Florida Bar No. 0108119
James.Lewis@MyFloridaLicense.com Louis. Trombetta@MyFloridaLicense.com
Office of the General Counsel
Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering
Department of Business and Professional Regulation
2601 Blair Stone Road, Mail Stop N21
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2202
Telephone: (850)-717-1585
Facsimile: (850) 921-1311
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NOTICE OF RIGHTS TO REQUEST A HEARING
Pursuant to sections 120.569 and 120.57, Florida Statutes, you have the right to request a
hearing to challenge the charges contained in this Administrative Complaint. If you choose to
request a hearing, you will have the right to be represented by counsel, or other qualified
representative, to present evidence and argument, to call and cross-examine witnesses, and to
have subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum issued on your behalf.
Any request for an administrative proceeding to challenge or contest the charges
contained in this Administrative Complaint must conform to rule 28-106.2015, Florida
Administrative Code. Pursuant to rule 28-106.111(4), Florida Administrative Code, you must
request a hearing within 21 days from receipt of this Notice, or you will waive your right to
request a hearing.
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Docket for Case No: 19-000203
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Mar. 15, 2019 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Feb. 28, 2019 |
Order to Show Cause.
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Feb. 19, 2019 |
Petitioners Motion to Deem Matters Admitted and Relinquish Jurisdiction filed.
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Jan. 23, 2019 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Jan. 23, 2019 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for March 25, 2019; 9:30 a.m.; Miami and Tallahassee, FL).
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Jan. 22, 2019 |
Petitioner's Unilateral Response to Initial Order filed.
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Jan. 16, 2019 |
Petitioner's Notice of Serving It's First Interlocking Discovery Request filed.
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Jan. 16, 2019 |
Petitioner's First Interlocking Discovery Request filed.
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Jan. 15, 2019 |
Initial Order.
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Jan. 11, 2019 |
Amended Election of Rights filed.
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Jan. 11, 2019 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Jan. 11, 2019 |
Agency referral filed.
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