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Allied with the Seminole Tribe, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration says a federal judge should dismiss a lawsuit challenging a new gambling deal that will allow the tribe to operate sports betting in Florida.

The latest legal challenge, filed Monday in Washington, D.C., came less than two weeks after the U.S. Department of the Interior signed off on a gambling “compact” negotiated by DeSantis and passed by the Florida Legislature in May.

The lawsuit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida by the Havenick family’s West Flagler Associates and Bonita-Fort Myers Corporation — also known as Southwest Parimutuels — argues that the agreement authorizing sports betting outside of tribal lands in Florida is in violation of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) and asks the court to enjoin implementation of sports betting.

A political committee backed by two major online sports-betting platforms has filed a proposed constitutional amendment to appear on the 2022 ballot.

Florida lawmakers have signed off on a gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe of Florida that’s expected to bring in about $2.5 billion dollars in the first five years. Now that the deal is sealed, some are asking just how that money will be spent.

a multibillion-dollar deal announced last month by Gov. Ron DeSantis and tribal Chairman Marcellus Osceola Jr. opens the door for other gambling behemoths to establish a footprint in the nation’s third-most populous state, which draws tens of millions of tourists annually.

The new compact with the Seminole Tribe of Florida overhauls gambling in the state: adds sports betting, as well as certain new Las Vegas-style games, like craps and roulette.

Place your bets. Florida lawmakers have okayed a new gambling deal but will it survive expected legal challenges? And Democrats are already starting the 2022 election campaign.

Florida legislators didn’t deliver a casino to former President Donald Trump during their special session on gambling, but they cleared at least one hurdle from his path if he has those ambitions.

Despite concerns that a sports-betting provision might not withstand legal challenges, Florida lawmakers on Wednesday gave final approval to a 30-year deal with the Seminole Tribe that promises to rake $2.5 billion into state coffers over the first five years of the agreement.

With legal battles looming over the expansion of gambling in Florida, lawmakers are poised to pass a sweeping deal that would give the Seminole Tribe control of sports betting throughout the state in exchange for a promise of at least $2.5 billion over the first five years of a three-decade pact.

The proposed changes to the state revenue sharing deal surprised the city of Hollywood, which sent its mayor to Tallahassee to fight for more of the share of money this week.