Hard Rock Bet’s new slots-like, sports-betting-powered game in Florida was made possible by a unique bit of language in the 2021 compact that gave the Seminole Tribe of Florida a monopoly on sports betting in the state.
Launched last Tuesday, the 21-game package mimics traditional online slot play but uses the results of NASCAR races from the past 20 years instead of a random number generator to determine outcomes.
Online casino games are not legal in Florida. Hard Rock’s new games are legal, the company says, because they are a sports betting product, according to a unique line in the compact that describes acceptable sports markets as based upon “any past or future sports or athletic event” that includes “any motor vehicle race.”
