Florida legal term
Gross receipts in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Gross receipts” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Florida criminal code.
What does “Gross receipts” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Gross receipts” means the total amount of money received by a cardroom from any person for participation in authorized games.(j) “House” means the cardroom operator and all employees of the cardroom operator.(k) “Net proceeds” means the total amount of gross receipts received by a cardroom operator from cardroom operations less direct operating expenses related to cardroom operations, including labor costs, admission taxes only if a separate admission fee is charged for entry to the cardroom facility, gross receipts taxes imposed on cardroom operators by this section, the annual cardroom lice (Fla. Stat. § 849.086)
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