A court has dismissed an appeal for a case challenging the Washington sports betting market, keeping in-person tribal sportsbooks alive.
Last week, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed Maverick Gaming’s appeal of the Washington sports betting compact between the state and its tribes. Maverick filed the initial suit challenging the Washington sports betting market in 2022.
The Shoalwater Bay Casino intervened in the case, arguing the case could not move forward because it would violate its tribal sovereignty and that it could not be represented by the federal government. The courts have agreed in their decisions.
Maverick, which operates cardrooms in the state, filed a suit challenging the compacts in 2022. It argues that tribal exclusivity in the compacts violates the 10th Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause.
