Florida Law May Accidentally Ban Computers and Smartphones

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday July 9, 2013 @12:28PM from the language-should-not-be-wielded-like-a-blunt-instrument dept.

GrueMaster writes "Did Florida ban computers and smartphones? They tried banning Internet Cafes, but the wording in the law is overly broad. '... it's the wording that's problematic, as it defines a slot machine as "any machine or device or system or network of devices" that can be used in games of chance. Turns out the Internet is full of gambling sites, which is where the definition runs into some problems. Consuelo Zapata, owner of the Miami-Dade county Internet cafe Incredible Investments, LLC, is suing the state (PDF) to overturn the ban, saying that definition is too broad and could be applied to any number of electronic devices. "

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Florida by Anonymous Coward · 2013-07-09 12:29 · Score: 5, Funny

Florida is a stupid as Texas, and twice as swampy.
Computers are a passing fad by jfdavis668 · 2013-07-09 12:32 · Score: 5, Funny

They will be forgotten in a few years...
Fark by bmo · 2013-07-09 12:47 · Score: 5, Funny

There are reasons why Florida has its own tag on Fark.
This is one of them.
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BMO
Re:florida's governor is a criminal by Anonymous Coward · 2013-07-09 13:33 · Score: 5, Funny

I don't think "criminal" was the profanity that he had in mind.
Well what the fuck was the profanity he had in mind?!!!
Re:florida's governor is a criminal by Anonymous Coward · 2013-07-09 18:46 · Score: 5, Funny

Well what the fuck was the profanity he had in mind?!!!
"Rick Scott"