The expansion of casino gambling in Florida will not be on the agenda when the state Legislature convenes next week, but discussion about the industry's future here is heating up once again.

A group of Wall Street analysts on Tuesday at the Florida Gaming Congress agreed it's not a question of if destination gambling resorts will arrive in Florida, only when it will happen.

The analysts consensus prediction: at least two or three resorts in South Florida and possibly double that statewide, will open for business by 2020, with Genting

Group, Las Vegas Sands and Wynn Resorts the most likely players at least in South Florida. But getting there is not going to be an easy, as was evident at Tuesday's event held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood. The annual event, sponsored by Spectrum Gaming Group, drew about 150 industry executives, analysts, attorneys, lobbyists and government leaders to discuss the state of gambling in Florida.

"The Miami market is extremely attractive," said Greg Roselli, executive director of credit fixed income with UBS Securities. "The defeat last year wasn't surprising. They're going to have to keep picking away at it."

Carlo Santarelli, director of gaming and lodging research for Deutsche Bank Securities agreed, "The problem is going to be finding a solution that makes everyone happy."