Sponsors of a citizen initiative allowing slot machines in Broward and
Miami-Dade counties Monday asked the Florida Supreme Court to delay a trial
on a challenge to the state constitutional amendment until the justices rule
on related issues. Floridians for a Level Playing Field, the group that
sponsored the measure, argues the justices should block the trial until they
resolve questions regarding the gathering of signatures and consider an
appeal from the group on other grounds.
Floridians Against Expanded Gambling, the Humane Society of the United
States and GREY2K USA, a greyhound protection organization, allege slot
backers submitted thousands of forged signatures to get the amendment on the
ballot in 2004. The latter two groups see slots as a way to prop up dog
racing, an industry they oppose.