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New: DABT Announces Liquor License Lottery Date

Update (6.21.22): The winners list has now been posted here.

It’s official: the 2021 public drawing for quota liquor licenses results will be announced on June 21 in Tallahassee, Florida. As always, the firm will attend the ceremony in person and share the official winners list as soon as it is released. Interested parties may sign up to receive a copy of the list within minutes of its release through the entry form below.

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. Of course, the 45-day entry period for the 2021 public drawing will not begin until the third Monday in August.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC DRAWING FOR THE 2021 QUOTA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE ENTRY PERIOD

RULE NO.:         RULE TITLE:

61A-5.0105         Selection of Applicants for Quota Alcoholic Beverage Licenses by Public Drawing

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 2021 entry period will be considered for issuance of quota alcoholic beverage licenses in the following counties: Alachua, Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Dade, Duval, Hillsborough, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Okaloosa, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Seminole, Sumter and Volusia.  All persons are invited to view the drawing through the use of communications media technology.  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 21, 2022, 9:00 a.m.

PLACE: The Division will hold the public drawing for the 2021 Quota Alcoholic Beverage License Entry Period through the use of communications media technology. Interested parties may register to view the meeting at the link provided on the Division’s website by following the following link: http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/alcoholic-beverages-and-tobacco/quota-license-information/. The link to register to view the public drawing will be located under the heading “Public Drawing Quota”. Due to technological constraints, the attendance will be limited to the first 3,000 registered attendees to join the meeting.

The physical location of the drawing will be the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Capital Commerce Center, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399. This location will remain closed to the public.

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).