Florida legislators have given up hope of approving new gambling laws this year, offering further evidence that senior citizens aren’t the only things that go to Florida to die.

Tuesday saw key figures in the state House and Senate declare gambling negotiations “dead” for the current legislative session, which concludes on Friday. And so concludes yet another failed effort to achieve consensus among the state’s commercial and tribal gaming operators, as well as anti-gambling types trying to limit the industry’s further expansion.

Lawmakers were attempting to resolve differences between a Senate proposal to authorize slot machines at pari-mutuel racing operators outside South Florida while the House sought to keep slots within Miami-Dade and Broward counties. The possible addition of a major commercial casino in Miami was also thrown into the mix.

A compromise appeared to be in play late last week but Rep. Jose Felix Diaz told reporters Tuesday that the parties were still “too far apart.” Diaz cited the pari-mutuel slots expansion as “the big divide” that ultimately scuttled a deal getting done.