Governor Charlie Crist recently signed a bill which allows for an increase in gambling at Florida’s horse and dog tracks.  WGCU’s Farah Dosani has more on what that will mean at the Naples-Fort Myers Greyhound Track.

Starting Monday, June 1st U-S citizens travelling to Canada, Mexico and 17 other countries in the Caribbean region will be required to have a passport or other Department of Homeland Security approved travel documentation.  WGCU’s Mike Kiniry reports.

Local tourism boosters are marking the 26^th
annual National Travel and Tourism Week.  Southwest Florida’s bustling
winter tourist season has drawn to a close.  Visitors spent less this
year.  But as WGCU’s John Davis reports, local visitor and convention
bureaus are trying to buck that trend, adapting marketing strategies to
boost off season visitation in the midst of an economic recession.

Florida
lawmakers are still trying to come to agreement on the Seminole Gaming
Pact. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez has this latest report.

For decades Lee County's economy has been driven by tourism and new growth.  With construction way down, tourism officials are
taking steps to keep numbers up.  WGCU's Valerie Alker reports.

In
less than a week Lee County officials will choose the final location,
and an alternate, of the new Boston Red Sox spring training stadium.
Earlier today/ on Thursday the Chamber of Southwest Florida gave folks
from the final four sites one last chance to show why theirs is best.
WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports on the groups’ last sales pitches.

Vacationing in Florida this spring can be an
eco-friendly experience.  Florida’s Green Lodging Program offers
accommodations that promote waste reduction and conservation.  WGCU’s
Chelsey Stoner reports.

It
still might be a couple years away, but Lee County Port Authority
officials say they want an airline to offer non- stop flights from Fort
Myers to San Juan, Puerto Rico. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

Thousands of people are expected to flock to Punta Gorda this weekend for the 29^th annual Florida International Air Show.  As
WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports, the event should be an economic shot in the arm for the local community.

The J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island is one of the most visited pieces of federally protected wilderness in the nation.  It gets so crowded, that now refuge officials are looking for new ways to control the number of people and the number of cars coming through.  WGCU’s John Davis reports.