After nine years of trying, the Havenick family, which owns Magic City Casino in Little Havana, has gained the right to seek city approval for a jai alai fronton, a poker room and maybe some sports betting at 3195 NE 2nd Ave. The proposed location, which spans two lots in Miami’s Edgewater neighborhood, is an area where high-end high-rises are sprouting like kudzu.

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