are complicated, especially in states like Florida, where commercial gambling is illegal but gambling on tribal land is allowed. If the latest ruling stands, Florida will join 37 other states where sports betting is legal, and pioneer a first-of-its-kind mobile gaming deal with a Native American tribe. In return for exclusive operation of sports betting in the state for the next 30 years, the tribe will pay the state a minimum of $500 million annually, a number that will increase as the tribe’s profits expand. All bets must be routed through the Seminole Tribe, the exclusive operator of sports betting in the state. The 2021 gaming compact passed by the Legislature and approved by the Department of the Interior seeks to expand permitted games, adding sports betting, fantasy betting and table games like roulette and craps in casinos on tribal lands.Īnyone 21 or older can bet on professional, collegiate, Olympic and international sports and athletic events. Previously, under a 2010 compact between Florida and the Seminole Tribe, only slot machines, some card games and raffles and drawings were allowed in casinos.
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