By working together, the Tribe, the State, and the federal government achieved a historic legal victory,” Osceola said in a statement Nov. Department of Justice for defending our Compact. “The Seminole Tribe thanks the State of Florida, the U.S. That decision denied a stay sought WFA and Bonita-Fort Myers Corp., who have sued in both federal and state court to block the gaming compact that would pay the state $500 million per year, including roughly $50 million for sports betting. Supreme Court allowed an appeals-court ruling to take effect that reinstates the 2021 gaming compact allowing Seminole Tribe of Florida to offer craps and roulette in its casinos, in-person sports betting, and online betting through the app. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh cited above saying that the compact could be in violation of the IGRA.

WFA subsequently updated its filing in its state lawsuit on October 27 including some of the language from U.S. WFA cited a constitutional amendment passed in 2018 that prohibits the expansion of 'casino gaming' off Indian lands. WFA filed its state lawsuit on September 26 in Tallahassee against DeSantis and the Florida Legislature. Ron DeSantis and Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman Marcellus Osceola signed a 30-year compact that allowed for statewide mobile sports betting via the Seminole Tribe's Hard Rock betting app, now known as the Hard Rock Bet app. 'The only remedy available to prevent disruption of the status quo until the Court rules on the Petition is for the Court to use its 'all writs' jurisdiction to immediately suspend the off-reservation sports betting provisions' of Florida law 'until the Court has an opportunity to rule on the Petition,' WFA said in its request Wednesday.

It remains to be seen if the State Supreme Court will grant such a stay, or the Tribe would agree to abide by it since it is not subject to state law, only the Indian Gaming Rights Act. BREAKING: West Flagler Associates & ask the Florida Supreme Court to 'expedite consideration' and suspend sports betting via the app re-launched in Florida on Tuesday after a 2-year hiatusĬase remains pending in FL SUPREME COURT while WFA is… /vVDfIcIUBO- Bill Speros November 8, 2023

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