West Flagler asks U.S. Supreme Court to review challenge of Seminole compact in Florida

West Flagler asks U.S. Supreme Court to review challenge of Seminole compact in Florida

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  • Matthew Kredell, PlayUSA
February 8, 2024 6:04 PM

A Florida pari-mutuel company is asking the US Supreme Court to take a look at the legality of the Seminole Tribe’s gaming compact with the state of Florida.

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West Flagler filed a writ of certiorari on Thursday requesting that the nation’s highest court review the case West Flagler v. Haaland, which questions the Department of Interior’s allowing a tribal compact under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) to contain online sports betting off Indian lands.

Thursday was the deadline for filing the cert petition on the case, which began in 2021 after the Seminole Tribe and state of Florida executed a gaming compact under IGRA to provide the tribe with statewide exclusivity on online sports betting.