West Flagler Associates officially submitted its reply brief in response to the U.S. Department of the Interior. The DOI recently submitted a brief suggesting the current Florida sports betting model is legally permissible and shouldn’t require review from the U.S. Supreme Court.
West Flagler disagrees with the DOI, instead arguing that Florida’s sports betting model violates the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). The Seminole Tribe in Florida essentially has a sports betting monopoly in the Sunshine State, allowing Hard Rock Bet to be the only operational legal mobile betting app in Florida.
A challenge of the legality of Florida’s betting system was once ruled in favor of West Flagler in district court before the court of appeals decision allowed the compact between the Seminoles and the state to remain in place.
