With the U . S . Supreme Court denying an injunction , Florida was added to the list of states that have legalized sports betting with a monopoly for the Seminole tribe
BY ROGER GROS
Finally FLORIDA
With the U . S . Supreme Court denying an injunction , Florida was added to the list of states that have legalized sports betting with a monopoly for the Seminole tribe
BY ROGER GROS
When Florida Governor Ron DeSantis sat down in May 2021 with Jim Allen , the chairman of Hard Rock International and the CEO of Seminole Gaming , to sign an all-encompassing compact with the Seminole Tribe , few believed it would be more than two years before the details of that compact would go into effect .
It was three years since sports betting had been legalized when the U . S . Supreme Court overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act ( PASPA ). More than a dozen states at the time had permitted legal sports betting within their borders and Florida was poised to become the next .
But a challenge arose when West Flagler Associates , which represents the only commercial gaming permitted in the state — the racing and track companies — filed suit and the compact was called into question . The suit challenged the compact by contending it violated a recently passed amendment to the state constitution that required Florida voters to approve any expansion of gaming .
But because the online sports betting wagering was deemed by the compact to be taking place on tribal land , the suit has hung up in the courts for two years . That is , until the U . S . Supreme Court removed a stay
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