TALLAHASSEE, FL-The Florida Senate has drafted bills that would bring a total of two casino resorts to Miami-Dade and Broward counties. The bill would reduce dog racing in the state and also impose new gaming regulations.

In addition to licensing two destination resort casinos in South Florida, the bill unveiled on Monday would reduce the number of dog races conducted at the state's 13 greyhound tracks, and requires that track owners and trainers for the first time report dog injuries, according to the Miami Herald.

"I thought this would be a very good starting line to have the discussion," Sen. Garrett Richter, of Naples, chairman of the Senate Gaming Committee says. "I think the bill is composed of statutes and regulations that have the best interests of Florida in mind."

"It's Christmas in February for out-of-state gambling interests, and their entire wish list can be found in these bills," charges John Sowinski, president of No Casinos, an Orlando-based gaming opposition group. "This legislation reeks of gambling interest influence. I have yet to find any major provision that isn't there at the request of somebody in the gambling industry." See story in the Miami Herald.