Florida Gaming Control Commission Celebrates 4 Years of Defending Floridians

PRESS RELEASE (Edited)

TALLAHASSEE, FL—This July, the Florida Gaming Control Commission is celebrating its fourth anniversary and recognizing the numerous accomplishments achieved since its inception in July 2022.

Since its creation, the FGCC has seized practically 11,000 unlawful slot machines and greater than $23 million in unlawful playing proceeds. In the previous 12 months alone, the company shut down 184 unlawful playing arcades and made 177 arrests. Its investigations have additionally helped fight unlawful narcotics, unlawful firearms and canine betting rings related to prison playing operations.

“FGCC has made an immediate and dramatic impact,” mentioned FGCC Chair Julie Brown, who based the company. “We are the first statewide law enforcement agency created since 1967, which speaks to the growing threat posed by illegal gambling. This success is due in large part to the outstanding support of Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature. Working together, we are making Florida safer.”

The Commission continues to strengthen partnerships with native, state and federal regulation enforcement companies. To date, FGCC has entered 44 memoranda of understanding to reinforce the state’s coordinated efforts towards unlawful playing and associated prison exercise. One of these partnerships is with the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

“Criminals don’t ever get a free pass in Brevard County,” Sheriff Wayne Ivey mentioned. “Our partnership with the Florida Gaming Control Commission sends a clear and resounding message: If you’re operating illegal gambling businesses in our community, we’re coming for you!”  

The Commission can also be comprised of the Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, which oversees regulatory compliance for authorized gaming within the state. During the previous 4 years, the division has collected greater than $3 billion in income from licensed pari-mutuel wagering, cardroom operations, slot machine amenities and income sharing underneath the Compact between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the State of Florida. Those funds have made important contributions to Florida’s schooling and environmental initiatives.

In addition, PMW has processed practically 57,000 purposes from people and companies looking for occupational licenses to work in pari-mutuel, cardroom, and slot machine amenities. These licensing efforts assist to assist hundreds of jobs whereas guaranteeing the integrity and accountability of Florida’s regulated gaming trade.

Return to the July 17 concern of Wire to Wire