Supreme Court Declines To Hear Florida Sports Betting Case

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging the legality of Florida's compact with the Seminole Tribe to allow online gambling.

The Supreme Court receives thousands of cases each year and only chooses to hear less than 200.

In West Flagler Assocs., Ltd. v. Haaland, Secretary of tge Department of Interior, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeal ruled that the compact between Florida and the Seminole Tribe authorizes the Tribe to conduct only on-reservation gaming operations, and not off-reservation gaming operations. 

The D.C. Circuit's ruling is now the final decision on the issue after the appeal to the Supreme Court was declined.

“The Seminole Tribe of Florida applauds today’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to decline consideration of the case involving the Tribe’s Gaming Compact with the State of Florida," the Tribe said in a statement.

“It means members of the Seminole Tribe and all Floridians can count on a bright future made possible by the Compact.”