Florida legislators continue to wrestle with new gambling bills but hopes are fading for approval of resort casinos in 2015.

Both of Florida’s legislative bodies were considering how to remake the state’s gambling landscape on Wednesday. In the House, GOP leader Rep. Dana Young submitted a dramatically revised version of her gambling reform bill that scrubbed any mention of destination resort casinos in either Miami-Dade or Broward counties. Young’s slim-downed HB 1233 now seeks only to end the requirement that the state’s 12 greyhound tracks actually put on live races in order to qualify to host slot machines and poker games.

However, Rep. Rich Workman offered an amendment to HB 1233 that would allow resort casinos, provided such plans receive local approval by year’s end, either via a referendum or a positive vote by the county commission. Workman’s amendment – which he himself referred to as a “jump ball” – will be considered by the House Regulated Industries Committee on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the state Senate Regulated Industries Committee approved amendments to its SPB 7088 on Wednesday. The bill, which seeks a temporary extension of certain aspects of the state’s gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe, was also amended to allow greyhound track operators to continue to offer slots even if they stop offering live racing. This ‘decoupling’ push came about because the state spends $3m more per year regulating dog racing than it collects in tax revenue from the activity.