'The only remedy available to prevent disruption of the status quo until the Court rules on the Petition is for the Court to use its 'all writs' jurisdiction to immediately suspend the off-reservation sports betting provisions' of Florida law 'until the Court has an opportunity to rule on the Petition,' WFA said in its request Wednesday. It remains to be seen if the State Supreme Court will grant such a stay, or the Tribe would agree to abide by it since it is not subject to state law, only the Indian Gaming Rights Act. Supreme Court, is real and palpable.BREAKING: West Flagler Associates & ask the Florida Supreme Court to 'expedite consideration' and suspend sports betting via the app re-launched in Florida on Tuesday after a 2-year hiatusĬase remains pending in FL SUPREME COURT while WFA is… /vVDfIcIUBO- Bill Speros November 8, 2023 That appeal process still has the opportunity to bog down legal online sports betting in the state - but the momentum, buoyed by the U.S. West Flagler and Associates - the aforementioned group involving the two small casinos that started this litigation process two years ago - has until Nov. Supreme Court lifted a stay and permitted the Seminoles to offer sports betting. The news of Hard Rock's soft launch on Tuesday came a week after the Seminole Tribe announced intentions to launch in-person sports betting on Dec. Since then, online sports betting has been in limbo across the state. That's after a lawsuit against the Seminoles' compact with the state of Florida was filed by two small casinos in order to prevent Hard Rock from entering the sports betting space with a monopoly in the state. 1, 2021, users three weeks later were no longer able to place bets. The soft launch is perhaps the culmination of a long saga that dates back two years.Īfter the Hard Rock Bet sportsbook app launched on Nov. 21, 2021, are eligible to place wagers at this time. Only those part of Hard Rock's loyalty programs who had accounts with the sportsbook in Florida from Nov. The only online book available in the state - Hard Rock, owned by the Seminole Tribe - has begun taking online bets as of Tuesday morning for select users who already had accounts on the platform.

After an arduous two-year journey, online Florida sports betting has returned.

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