Ron DeSantis to respond.Ī South Florida sports talk show host reported on social media that he had been told the tribe would launch Hard Rock Bet online within several weeks rather than waiting longer: A parallel case in the Florida Supreme Court has a Dec. 25 denied a request that would force the tribe to stay offline, plaintiff West Flagler and Associates has plans to file with the court by Nov.

Legal action over the tribe’s compact with Florida will likely still be in play in one federal and one state court when the Seminoles expand their gambling options. The tribe did not address when it has plans to launch its Hard Rock Bet digital platform. 8 and at its Immokalee (Naples) and Brighton (near Lake Okeechobee) locations Dec. It will then roll out the new games in Tampa Dec. 7 at its South Florida locations at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Seminole Classic Casino in Hollywood, and Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. The tribe sent out a press release detailing a staggered start during what it’s calling “A New Era in Florida Gaming.” The tribe will debut the new games first on Dec. There is also an issue of whether the mobile app is legal since it can be used anywhere in the state and does not require bettors to be on tribal land.Florida’s Seminole Tribe won’t wait for a pair of lawsuits that question validity of its 2021 compact with the state to be resolved, as it announced Wednesday morning it will go live next month with sports betting, craps, and roulette at its brick-and-mortar casinos. The legal challenge argues that the agreement between the Seminole Tribe and the state is illegal because Florida voters had overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment in 2018 that required any gambling expansion be voter-approved. The future of sports betting in the state is still being challenged by another petition with the Florida Supreme Court filed by parimutuel facilities. 8 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa.Īt the time of that announcement, a Seminole spokesperson said there was no information about mobile sports betting. 7 at its three South Florida casinos and Dec.

Days later, the tribe announced in-person sports betting, along with craps and roulette, would begin Dec. Supreme Court lifted a hold on earlier rulings that challenged the legality of the tribe’s growing sports betting enterprise.

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