Florida sports betting comes to a halt after judge overturns gambling compact

In a blow to sports betting in Florida, the Seminole Tribe has been forced to cease accepting online wagers after a judge overturned the state’s gambling compact with the tribal operator

In a puff to sports betting in Florida, the Seminole Tribe has been forced to cease accepting online wagers after a adjudicate overturned the state’s play powder compact with the tribal operator.

US District Margaret Court Judge Dabney Friedrich determined that any such betting violated the Amerind Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), siding with the owners of Magic City Casino and Bonita Springs Poker Room who had antecedently challenged the deal signed into law past Governor Ron DeSantis.

While the Department of the Interior (DOI), led by Secretary Deb Haaland, had sanctioned the compact, this a la mode(p) development reverses its determination and halts the Tribe’s online sports betting operations — as substantially as online sports betting inwards Everglade State inward general as the Seminole Tribe was the only if manipulator permitted, until now, to take on wagers.

Friedrich published her 25-page judgment on the ruling, inwards which she explains her decision.

“In its possess words, the powder compact authorises such betting past patrons who are “physically located inward the State [of Florida] but not on [the Tribe’s] Amerindic Lands,” said Friedrich, adding: “Because the compact car allows patrons to wager throughout Florida, including at locations that are not American Indian lands, the thick violates IGRA’s “Indian lands” requirement.”

With her decision, the Tribe’s prior gaming heavyset is reinstated, which took gist inward 2010 and testament remain so until it expires inward 2030 or Friedrich’s ruling is itself overturned. Under the former deal, the Tribe would follow in infringement of federal natural law should it preserve to extend online sports betting.

It is expected that the Justice Department, who represented the DOI, testament invoke the ruling and request that online play continue pending the case’s net outcome.

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