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May 26, 2008 11:03 am US/Eastern

Slot Machine Lawsuit Will Head Back To Court

TALLAHASSEE (AP) ― A long-running lawsuit that pits South Florida's slot machine casinos against anti-gambling forces has resurfaced in a Tallahassee court.

The lawsuit challenges a 2004 statewide vote that gave Broward and Miami-Dade counties the right to open slot-machine casinos with local approval.

After months of appeals, the 1st District Court of Appeal on May 7 sent the case back to the trial court in Tallahassee. The court initially ruled in favor of the slots backers. No trial date has been set.

Gambling opponents accused pro-slots groups of filing a petition rife with fraudulent signatures to get the issue on the ballot in 2004.

Broward and Miami-Dade voters have both since approved slots.

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