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October 17, 2024 – After 2+ years of intense lawfare, the Seminole Indian Tribe in Florida finally got the right to have exclusive control over sports betting in the state. While a couple of potential roadblocks still...
June 21, 2024 – When West Flagler Associates petitioned the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) to review a lower court's ruling regarding the fate of online sports betting in Florida, it was a long shot at best t...
May 28, 2024 – It's been more than two years in the making. That's how long Florida gambling concern West Flagler has been battling for a seat at the Florida sports betting table. As the last chapter in the battle...
May 17, 2024 – Taking advantage of every moment allotted to it by the SCOTUS, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has finally responded to West Flagler's sports betting petition from Florida. In that petition, We...
May 3, 2024 – To date, only seven (7) U.S. states allow any form of online/mobile casino gambling. That's quite a small number in comparison to the 38 states that have successfully passed online sports betting le...
April 4, 2024 – In 2021, the state of Florida, under the direction of Governor Ron Desantis, signed a new compact with the Seminole Indian Tribe. As part of the new compact, the Tribe was given the exclusive rights...
December 7, 2023 – A few years ago, legislation was passed that currently allows Florida residents to participate in Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) contests. The legislation actually went so far as to allow DFS participan...
November 18, 2023 – In late October, the U.S. Supreme Court denied West Flagler's request to stay a lower court's ruling that gave Florida's Seminole Tribe the exclusive right to provide retail and mobile sports bettin...
November 9, 2023 – For the better part of two years, West Flagler, a commercial gambling interest in Florida, waged a battle to stop the state's Seminole Indian Tribe from getting exclusive rights to offer sports bett...
October 16, 2023 – The Florida sports betting saga moves closer to resolution one way or another. After an emergency request by West Flagler, Chief Justice John Roberts has ordered a temporary stay against the Seminol...
October 9, 2023 – California, Florida, and Texas have always been considered the crowned jewels of America's online sports betting community. It defies logic that two of these states are nowhere near to passing the r...
October 6, 2023 – At this point, West Flagler is running out of options in the company's quest to stop Florida's Seminole Tribe from getting exclusive rights to control sports betting in the state. West Flagler's ...
September 29, 2023 – After the D.C. Courts of Appeals recently made clear they didn't feel West Flagler had the basis to dispute the Seminole Tribe's exclusive rights to sports betting in Florida, West Flagler only has ...
September 21, 2023 – It looks like the Florida sports betting saga is going to continue for now. It was just last week that the DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that they would not agree to rehear the case between West...
September 15, 2023 – As things stand now, the Seminole Tribe in Florida has exclusive rights to offer retail and mobile sports betting in the state. These rights were assigned by a new compact that was signed by Tribe l...
July 5, 2023 – In November 2021, the Seminole Indian Tribe in Florida was denied the right to offer sports betting by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The court put a halt to a new c...
August 26, 2022 – Late in 2021, a lower federal court ruled that a new Indian compact that was signed between the Seminole Tribe and Florida Governor Ron Desantis was invalid. They ruled it was invalid on the basis t...
June 3, 2022 – Caesars Sportsbook, the official online wagering platform of the New York Racing Association (NYRA), has launched its new horse racing account wagering app, Caesars Racebook, in Florida and Ohi...
January 30, 2022 – In the latter part of 2021, Florida's Seminole Indian Nation began accepting sports bets through its Hard Rock Cafe Casino. They were licensed to do so after signing a new Indian compact with Florid...
December 23, 2021 – The BetMGM Horse Racing mobile app, already available in Ohio, is now live in Florida and Louisiana and allows users to watch-and-wager on premier Thoroughbred, Harness and Quarter Horse races at ...
December 21, 2021 – The state of Maryland has officially opened the doors for residents to legally wager on sports. So far, there are four licensed bookmakers operating in that state, that being the PointsBet-affiliate...
November 26, 2021 – Earlier this year, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a new 30-year compact with the state's Seminole Indian Tribe. Under the terms of the new compact, the Tribe is to receive the exclusive right ...
November 12, 2021 – The Seminole Tribe in Florida has officially started taking sports bets. They were authorized to proceed effective October 15, 2021, based on a new compact agreement between Tribe officials and Flor...
November 1, 2021 – Five Florida pari-mutuels have signed marketing agreements with the Seminole Tribe of Florida in preparation for the launch of sports betting in the state : Palm Beach Kennel Club, West Palm B...
October 26, 2021 – With a population of nearly 21 million people, it's understandable why so many people and groups are interested in being part of Florida's sports betting community. As of right now, there is only on...
August 20, 2021 – When Florida Governor Ron DeSantis negotiated the state's new compact with the Seminole Indian Tribe, he gave the tribe the exclusive right to control sports betting in the state. In return, the sta...
August 15, 2021 – It was another exciting week in the world of U.S. Sports Betting. With major news coming out of Florida, New Jersey, and North Carolina, it is clear that the U.S, sports betting industry is going to...
July 17, 2021 – Over the last 18 months, there have been a lot of success stories related to sports gambling in the U.S. States like New Jersey, Indiana, and Nevada have seen tremendous enthusiasm for sports gambli...
June 29, 2021 – Last month, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a new compact agreement with leadership from the Seminole Indian Tribe. As part of the new compact, the Tribe would have exclusive rights to provide ...
May 21, 2021 – By population, Florida is the third-largest state in the U.S. with nearly 22 million residents. Conversely, Connecticut barely cracks the top 30 at just over 3.5 million residents. If any state coul...
May 4, 2021 – Historically, Florida's Seminole Indian tribe is considered the pioneers of all tribal gambling operations in America. If there was ever any doubt about the power the Seminoles wield in their home s...
April 30, 2021 – Nothing on the gambling front moves in the state of Florida without first going through the Seminole Indian tribe. With that in mind, the notion that sports betting would be coming to Florida reside...
March 4, 2021 – Just when the experts thought the notion of sports betting and online casino gambling were dead in Florida, someone comes up with a brilliant legislative idea. How about writing legislation that dir...
February 11, 2021 – Over the past couple of years, the Florida state legislature has made several attempts to pass sports betting and online casino gambling legislation. Each time, legislators were met by the state’s...
April 26, 2019 – When it comes to live poker offerings, Florida stands out as one of the most energetic and fun states to play in. You have poker rooms across the state that offer you plenty of live action. Unfortun...
April 15, 2019 – Back in 2010, the Seminole Indian tribe signed a gambling accord with the state of Florida. It would be a misnomer to say the agreement was pleasing to both sides, but both sides agreed to abide by ...
October 28, 2018 – There is an amendment that Florida voters are going to get to have their say on in the November election. It is in regards to gambling in that state. The amendment is amendment number three on the b...
January 12, 2017 – The Sunshine State is the very latest to exam how they handle Daily Fantasy Sports. These of course are popular contests in which players select a roster of players from the various teams competing ...
January 16, 2016 – Good news for Florida fans of daily fantasy sports: this month, Florida laid the grounding framework for legalizing and regulating this form of online gambling, after the state’s House Busine...
October 9, 2015 – The US online gambling industry continues to growth in just a few of the states that went for online gambling legislation, such as Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey. Some others, like Pennsylvani...
March 25, 2014 – According to the Associated Press Agency, growth in gambling revenue in Florida could influence a debate on a bill that would expand gaming activities in the State by allowing casino and resort c...
March 18, 2014 – The US state of Florida might not see an online gaming legislation any soon as the Senate Gaming Committee has refused to pass the online poker bill that could have open the doors to this great...
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