The Future of Florida’s Sports Gambling on the Docket – 1290 WJNO

This could be a crucial year for the future of sports gambling in Florida.

Lawyers for a group of gambling companies called "West Flagler Associates" filed their final brief yesterday.

They're asking the Florida Supreme Court to rule that the current sports gambling compact with the Seminoles violates the state constitution.

Voters, in 2018, passed Amendment Three, which gives voters the sole power to determine if casino gambling should be allowed in Florida.

Governor Ron DeSantis and the Seminole Tribe reached a deal, though, that legalized online sports gambling by putting the servers on tribal land.

DeSantis' lawyers say Amendment Three doesn't apply to this case because online sports gambling is not casino gambling.

West Flagler argues that voters have the sole power to "authorize casino gambling in the state through another constitutional amendment."

Critics accuse Governor DeSantis of circumventing the constitution.

The state supreme court could decide the case by the end of the year.

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The Future of Florida's Sports Gambling on the Docket - 1290 WJNO