AG Ashley Moody Files Brief to Bring FL Sportsbooks Back

Florida Seminole Hard Rock

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a brief to overturn Judge Dabney Friedrich’s decision on online sportsbooks in Florida. The matter has been back and forth but the Biden Administration also sent in a call for appeals. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Seminole Tribe of Florida could … Read more

Florida Sports Betting Expects 2023 Decisions At Earliest

Florida Sports Betting

The US Court of Appeals has given a timetable on the ongoing legal battle regarding the Florida gaming compact which allowed for sports betting. The timetable shows that things will not be settled until at least 2023. Florida cannot move to pass any sports betting … Read more

Florida Gov Ron DeSantis Now A Favorite To Win 2024 Election

Ron DeSantis

Popular podcaster Joe Rogan and Billionaire Elon Musk have both publicly endorsed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to win the 2024 Presidential Election. DeSantis now has +325 odds to win the upcoming election, tied for the shortest odds alongside former President Donald Trump. DeSantis has not … Read more

DC Circuit Court Denies One Florida Sports Betting Appeal

Sports Betting Lawsuit

An appeal to the ruling to shut down-regulated sports betting in Florida was denied by the DC Circuit Court. The main appeal remains stagnant and will be reviewed in 2023. No new compact can be brought forth in Florida until the appeal is dealt with. … Read more

Fanatics Looks To Enter Sports Betting With ‘BetFanatics’

Fanatics

Sports apparel company Fanatics trademarks BetFanatics as they aim to launch their own sports betting mobile app. Fanatics would join the likes of Sports Illustrated and FuboTV as sporting companies that transitioned into sports betting. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It seems a new regulated sportsbook is … Read more

Could Beto O’Rourke Bring Sports Betting To Texas?

Beto O'Rourke

Former presidential candidate and current Texas gubernatorial candidate Robert “Beto” O’Rourke voiced his support for legal sports betting in Texas this week. O’Rourke is running a campaign against incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott; O’Rourke is considered a longshot to unseat Abbott, though his support could create … Read more

Florida Sports Betting: Lawsuit Filing Continues Launch Delay

Florida Sports Betting History

Monterra AF – a group formed to oppose what they called an illegal gambling expansion in Florida – filed a suit in the U.S. District Court of Appeals on Sunday. The case argues – among other points – that since Judge Dabney Friedrich’s ruling in … Read more

Las Vegas Sands Ends Florida Campaign, Seminoles Win

Seminole Sports Betting App

The Las Vegas Sands-backed Florida Voters In Charge Initiative – which would have allowed for casinos in North Florida – has officially failed and the initiative will not appear on the 2022 ballot. The Seminole Tribe – who stood in strong opposition to the initiative … Read more

Seminole Tribe Thanks Florida For Not Supporting Commercial Sportsbooks

Florida Seminole Sports Betting

The Seminole Tribe of Florida released a YouTube video on Thursday thanking the voters of Florida for not supporting commercial sportsbook ballot initiatives. The video’s release is the latest part of a long and complicated battle between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and out-of-state commercial … Read more

S.D. Understands Mississippi’s Cry For Mobile Sports Betting

South Dakota Mobile Sports Betting

South Dakota has introduced Senate Joint Resolution 502, a resolution that would place state-regulated mobile sportsbooks on the ballot in 2022. Mississippi is similarly looking to expand their sports betting industry to include mobile sportsbooks after introducing HB 184, which would authorize mobile sports betting. … Read more