Posted on 07/11/2023 2:56:06 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
The Seminole Tribe of Florida could be free to offer statewide electronic sports betting in time for the fall resumption of college and professional football due to a ruling by a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on June 30 approved Florida’s 30-year gambling compact with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, including language that allows statewide sports betting via cellphones and other electronic devices as long as the bets are channeled through servers on tribal land, an arrangement described as “hub and spoke.” The deal promises to return $2.5 billion to the state during the first five years.
(Excerpt) Read more at floridaphoenix.com ...
So, get a cell phone with a FL area code, and you have worldwide sports betting.
I suppose other entities will join forces and fight this decision. Florida is an interesting and perhaps unique state with the matter of sports betting.
Or a VPN originating in FL.
Just gotta say it, “Go ‘Noles !!!”
Since when does the DC Court of Appeals get to decide Florida policy on gambling?
...since now, as there is NO ONE to stop them.
The state constitution of TN forbids gambling except the state lottery but sports betting is widely available here.
I don’t know if it was a court decision or what.
“Don’t Back Down “, you gator…..😁
Ultimately, the States and the Feds have jurisdiction over the tribes. We conquered them. End of discussion.
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