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MIAMI-DADE SEEKS LOCAL REVIEW OF CASINOS

By the News Service of Florida

Potentially slowing down the addition of resort casinos, Miami-Dade County is calling for lengthy local reviews of casino projects that might be authorized by state lawmakers, the South Florida Business Journal reported Friday. Miami-Dade wants lawmakers to mandate a 12- to 18-month local review process that would include looking at issues such as land use, infrastructure and economic impact, the Business Journal said. One potential operator of a mammoth "destination" resort casino, Genting Group, has already bought land in Miami that could house such a project. Lawmakers during the upcoming 2012 session will consider bills that could allow up to three resort casinos in the state, though it remains unclear whether the controversial proposals will pass.