Rehearing Request for Florida-Seminole Sports Betting Case Rejected
The gaming compact at issue in the case essentially grants the Seminole and their Hard Rock Bet brand a legal monopoly for sports betting in the Sunshine State.
A bid to rehear a crucial case for the future of legal sports betting in the Sunshine State was shot down on Monday by a federal appeals court.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected the request by two casinos for a rehearing en banc (meaning the entire court) of a June decision that essentially reinstated a 2021 gaming compact between Florida and the state’s Seminole Tribe.
“Upon consideration of appellees’ petition for rehearing en banc, the response thereto, and the absence of a request by any member of the court for a vote, it is ORDERED that the petition be denied,” the court’s decision reads.
Geoff has been writing about the legalization and regulation of sports betting in Canada and the United States for more than three years. His work has included coverage of launches in New York, Ohio, and Ontario, numerous court proceedings, and the decriminalization of single-game wagering by Canadian lawmakers. As an expert on the growing online gambling industry in North America, Geoff has appeared on and been cited by publications and networks such as Axios, TSN Radio, and VSiN. Prior to joining Covers, he spent 10 years as a journalist reporting on business and politics, including a stint at the Ontario legislature. More recently, Geoff’s work has focused on the pending launch of a competitive iGaming market in Alberta, the evolution of major companies within the gambling industry, and efforts by U.S. state regulators to rein in offshore activity and college player prop betting.
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