Arguing that digital sports betting “is not a type of game typically found in casinos” and falls outside the Florida constitution’s definition of casino gambling, the state attorney general Friday asked the state Supreme Court to dismiss the case that could determine the future of Florida sports betting.
The plaintiff in the case, West Flagler and Associates, claims that Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state legislature went beyond their powers in adopting the 2021 compact with the Florida Seminoles, which extends the tribe’s monopoly on legal gambling to include sports betting as well as casinos.
The court filing by Attorney General Ashley Moody came 37 minutes before an 11:59 p.m. deadline Friday.
