After the U.S. Court of Appeals for the the District of Columbia recently overturned a lower court ruling, sports betting is now technically legal in Florida.
Once the court’s June 30 ruling is put into effect, the Seminole Tribe, which has a monopoly on gaming in the state, would have the right to open retail sportsbooks at any of its tribal casinos, launch its Hard Rock Digital platform, and establish partnerships with parimutuels that could potentially bring other operators into the state.
The looming question is when all of this will commence.
The Seminoles won’t answer that question at this juncture, standing by their Friday statement that they are “reviewing the decision to determine next steps.”
