OPINION: Seminole Tribe’s sports-betting monopoly in Florida – the best deal campaign cash can buy

Wednesday, July 19, 2023 8:20 PM
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  • Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel

I want to start by saying I think online sports betting should be legal in Florida.

Mainly because government shouldn’t decide whether you can blow your own money inside your own home.

Also because Florida already has state-sanctioned gambling galore — everything from a state-run lottery to casinos throughout the state. You can drop $1,000 at the Hard Rock in Tampa or $100 on scratch-offs at any 7-11. But we’re supposed to believe it would tear at society’s moral fabric if you put $50 on the Chiefs to win the next Super Bowl while sitting in your La-Z-Boy.

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Also because sports betting is already legal in most of America.