Arguably, even without the internet, they may have banned cellphones:
Section 4. Section 849.16, Florida Statutes, is amended to
178 read:
179 849.16 Machines or devices which come within provisions of
180 law defined.—
181 (1) As used in this chapter, the term “slot machine or
182 device” means any machine or device or system or network of
183 devices is a slot machine or device within the provisions of
184 this chapter if it is one that is adapted for use in such a way
185 that, upon activation, which may be achieved by, but is not
186 limited to, as a result of the insertion of any piece of money,
187 coin, account number, code, or other object or information, such
188 machine or device or system is directly or indirectly caused to
189 operate or may be operated and if the user, whether by
190 application of skill or by reason of any element of chance or of
191 any other outcome of such operation unpredictable by the user
192 him or her, may:
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193 (a) Receive or become entitled to receive any piece of
194 money, credit, allowance, or thing of value, or any check, slug,
195 token, or memorandum, whether of value or otherwise, which may
196 be exchanged for any money, credit, allowance, or thing of value
197 or which may be given in trade; or
198 (b) Secure additional chances or rights to use such
199 machine, apparatus, or device, even though the device or system
200 it may be available for free play or, in addition to any element
201 of chance or unpredictable outcome of such operation, may also
202 sell, deliver, or present some merchandise, indication of
203 weight, entertainment, or other thing of value.
So, any system that implements a login or authentication mechanism before allowing the user access to use of the system(like, oh, pretty much anything that isn’t your computer talking to itself) is a ‘slot machine’. Cellphones, ATMs, XBL Gold accounts, PPPOE-authenticated DSL connections, etc, etc.
