Last updated: November 28, 2023
The challenge is based on claims that Governor Ron DeSantis surpassed his authority by entering into the compact with the Seminole.
The sports betting legal battle is steaming on over Florida and, besides that, West Flagler Associates. Ltd has just raised its final hail Mary.
The poker room operator, the South Florida, wants to restrain the Seminole Tribe of Florida from introducing sports betting via its agreement signed with Governor Ron DeSantis. Moreover, in order to do so, they have recently filed a state constitutional challenge in Florida’s Supreme Court, with a possibility to invalidate the compact if approved.
Daniel Wallach, a professional gaming law expert and sports betting lawyer, revealed the official challenge document on a social media platform, claiming DeSantis surpassed his authority by entering into a compact with the Seminole.
At the beginning of September, it seemed like Florida sports betting could be introduced quite soon via its Hard Rock brand post a Court of Appeals revived the Seminole gaming compact. While doing so, it refused West Flagler’s request for an en banc hearing, heading that the grounds provided by the poker room operator did not warrant a rehearing.
Wallach has alerted that the constitutional challenge filing may delay the relaunch of Florida sports betting. The attorney said that it may be too dangerous for Hard Rock to relaunch because of licensing considerations in other states.
In 1953, West Flagler Associates, Ltd was founded and established. The firm is in the business of racing and track operations.
Since November 2021, the bottle over Florida betting has been going on since the Hard Rock Sportsbook went live for almost not even a month. Due to that, a federal judge discarded the compact, claiming that it violated the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
Marilyn Chavez is an associate researcher at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, where she studied the mathematical probabilities and aspects of casino games like slot machines. She’s written several case studies which have been published by multiple problem-gaming institutions to help spread awareness about the dangers of online gambling and gambling addiction. She also presented a 2019 Ted talk on the topic of gambling among minors.
