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Florida sports betting faces new challenge


Published on 2025-04-27 21:25:11 - WFTV
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  • A new lawsuit alleges that voter approval was needed to allow such gambling in Florida.

The expansion of sports betting in Florida is facing a significant challenge as the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from the Seminole Tribe, which had sought to overturn a lower court's decision blocking a 2021 compact that would have allowed the tribe to offer online sports betting statewide. This decision upholds a ruling by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, which found that the compact violated the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act by permitting betting off tribal lands. As a result, the future of sports betting in Florida remains uncertain, with the issue likely to be revisited in lower courts, potentially delaying the implementation of legal sports betting in the state.

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