Owners of Magic City Casino in Miami-Dade County and Bonita Springs Poker Room in Southwest Florida filed a lawsuit alleging the sports-betting plan violated federal laws and would cause a “significant and potentially devastating” impact on the pari-mutuels’ businesses. and ratified by the Florida Legislature in a special session last year, opened the door for the first time to sports betting in the nation’s third-largest state. Ron DeSantis and Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman Marcellus Osceola, Jr.
The Biden administration and the Seminole Tribe of Florida on Wednesday urged a federal appeals court to overturn a ruling that blocked a deal that would give the tribe control over sports betting in the state.īut a lawyer representing a Florida gambling operator argued it would be a “cruel joke” if the court reverses the decision.
