Florida Supreme Court denies challenge to Seminole Tribe’s online sports betting
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Supreme Court denied a recent challenge to the Seminole Tribe’s agreement with the state regarding online sports betting.
The court ruled the opponents of the compact, West Flagler Associates and Bonita-Fort Myers Corporation, filed the wrong petition to challenge the agreement.
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West Flagler Associates and Bonita-Fort Myers Corporation, which operate racetracks and poker rooms throughout the state, are also challenging the compact at the federal level, petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the case.
The opponents have said the compact, a $2.5 billion deal between the tribe and the state, gives the Seminole Tribe a sports betting monopoly and that Gov. DeSantis and the Florida Legislature improperly exceeded their powers by agreeing to the compact.
The tribe relaunched their online sports betting app late in 2023, and Florida’s share of 2024 revenues is already more than $120 million. State economic forecasters predict the revenue sharing from tribal gaming could total $4.4 billion through the end of this decade, according to the Associated Press.
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