“While we are not surprised the lower court’s perplexing ruling was unanimously overturned, this is great news for Florida. “Whether it is otherwise lawful for a patron to place bets from non-tribal land within Florida may be a question for that state’s courts, but it is not the subject of this litigation and not for us to decide,” Wilkins wrote.Ī DeSantis spokesman called the decision “great news” for the state. While Friday’s ruling was a major victory for the Seminoles and the state, the appellate panel also emphasized that questions about whether the compact violates a Florida constitutional amendment remain a matter for state courts to consider. “But at the same time, IGRA does not prohibit a gaming compact - which is, at bottom, an agreement between a tribe and a state - from discussing other topics, including those governing activities ‘outside Indian lands.’” Michelle Childs.Ī gambling compact “can legally authorize a tribe to conduct gaming only on its own lands,” Wilkins wrote.
“We see the case differently,” Judge Robert Wilkins wrote in a 24-page opinion joined by Judges Karen Henderson and J. The deal, known as a compact, said bets “using a mobile app or other electronic device, shall be deemed to be exclusively conducted by the tribe.”Ĭonvenience store clerk shot during dispute in Goulds The “hub-and-spoke” sports-betting plan was designed to allow gamblers anywhere in the state to place bets online, with the bets run through computer servers on tribal property. Owners of Magic City Casino in Miami-Dade County and Bonita Springs Poker Room in Southwest Florida filed a lawsuit alleging the sports-betting plan violated federal laws and would cause a “significant and potentially devastating” impact on the pari-mutuels’ businesses. in 2021 signed the 30-year deal, which the Legislature ratified. Ron DeSantis and Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman Marcellus Osceola Jr. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia reversed a November 2021 decision by a federal judge who halted the agreement.
The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of the U.S. In a move that could remake Florida’s gambling landscape, a federal appeals court on Friday overturned a ruling that blocked a deal giving the Seminole Tribe control over sports betting throughout the state.
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