Florida Sports Betting Decision Looms with Nationwide Consequences

Federal officials will rule on a groundbreaking sports betting deal in the coming days, potentially opening the nation’s largest legal online wagering market. 스포츠배팅 분석 The Seminole Tribe of Florida and the state’s elected officials struck a gaming compact deal earlier this year that will permit the tribe to open retail and online sportsbooks. By law, all such agreements are subject to the federal Department of the Interior’s approval. Though most gaming analysts and legal experts believe the compact’s retail gaming provisions, including craps, roulette and brick-and-mortar sportsbook authorizations, will pass legal muster, the online aspects appear to run afoul federal law. Florida officials have argued the deal fits under current federal law, but critics believe it violates provisions that limit gaming to “tribal lands” and cite multiple court decisions that have prohibited tribes from offering online betting options. Tribes in Arizona, Michigan and Connecticut have been permitted onl...