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Breaking: Liquor License Lottery Date Announced

Update (6.16.21): The winners of the 2020 public drawing for quota liquor licenses will be announced on June 29, 2021 in Tallahassee, Florida. Click here for the more information and the official notice.

It’s official: the 2018 public drawing for quota liquor licenses results will be announced on June 7 in Tallahassee, Florida. Kudos to the hard-working team at DBPR for quickly processing thousands of entries within a compressed time frame, and good luck to the entrants.

The firm will attend the ceremony in person and share the official winners list as soon as it is released in the room. Hit the link below to receive a copy of the list within minutes of its release.

The full text of the announcement (with time and location) is below the break. The firm’s liquor license lottery resource is available at www.quotalottery.com.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC DRAWING FOR THE 2018 QUOTA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE ENTRY PERIOD

The Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco will conduct a public drawing by double random selection to determine the order in which entrants from the 2018 entry period will be considered for issuance of quota alcoholic beverage licenses in the following counties: Alachua, Brevard, Broward, Calhoun, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Dade, Duval, Escambia, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lake, Lee, Levy, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Okaloosa, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Polk, St. Johns, Sarasota, Seminole, Sumter, Union and Volusia. All persons are invited. Following the drawing, the Division will provide notice of license eligibility by certified mail to the entrant(s) selected for each county.

DATE AND TIME: June 7, 2019, 9:00 a.m.

PLACE: Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Capital Commerce Center, Building C, Room 107, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399.

PURPOSE: To conduct a public drawing by double random selection pursuant to section 561.19, Florida Statutes, for the purpose of determining the order in which applications will be considered for issuance of quota alcoholic beverage licenses in certain counties where licenses have become available.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by writing to the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Attn: Quota Beverage License Drawing, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, by e-mail at damon.larry@myfloridalicense.com, or by calling Bureau Chief Damon Larry at (850)488-8284.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the meeting by contacting Damon Larry at (850)488-8284. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency by calling 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).