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Although the compact deems sports betting to occur at the location of the tribe’s servers, the judge wrote that “this court cannot accept that fiction.”
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Federal attorneys defend Seminole gambling deal, saying it doesn't violate the Indian Gaming RegulatThe gambling deal includes allowing people throughout the state to use mobile devices to place sports bets that are run through computer servers on tribal property. But a key issue in the lawsuit is whether the IGRA allows the Seminoles to accept bets that are placed off tribal property.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis opened the door to sports betting in Florida - viewed as one of the nation’s most-fertile grounds for digital wagering - through a deal signed with tribe Chairman Marcelus Osceola Jr.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A political committee backed by two major online sports-betting platforms has filed a proposed constitutional amendment to appear on the 2022 ballot.
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While Florida lawmakers signed off last week on a far-reaching gambling pact with the Seminole Tribe that includes sports betting, Las Vegas-style casinos, craps and roulette, the deal now will face scrutiny from the U.S. Department of the Interior.
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Now that the Florida legislature passed a far-reaching gambling compact with the Seminole Tribe, it will be reviewed by the Department of the Interior, which oversees such deals.
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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.
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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.
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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.