Sports Betting's Return Won't Permanently Harm Florida, DOI Tells Supreme Court
A reaction was submitted by the Department of the Interior on Wednesday to a current request by two gaming companies to the U.S. Supreme Court to stay an appeals judgment released previously this year regarding Florida sports wagering.
The choice by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in June basically restored a gaming contract in between the state of Florida and its Seminole Tribe. That compact approved the Seminole exclusivity over retail and online sports wagering websites in the state, but it was tossed out in late 2021, prompting a shutdown of the tribe's Acid rock Bet sportsbook in Florida.
U.S. Department of Interior informs Supreme Court there's no requirement to stay a lower judgment that might bring legal sports wagering back to Florida by means of Hard Rock Bet. Two video gaming companies want that stay, but DOI argues, to name a few things, no permanent financial damage will be done. pic.twitter.com/B7ylDWlgip
However, the appeals court ruling teed up a possible return of Hard Rock to Florida. Then came more legal wrangling in the appeals court, followed by the recent demand to the Supreme Court to stay the decision while the video gaming business petitioned for a complete evaluation of the case.
U.S. Chief Supreme Court Justice John Roberts ordered last Thursday that the appeal court's required be recalled and stayed pending any further order from the leading judges. The Supreme Court gave the DOI until this Wednesday to respond to the application for a stay.
Playing the classics
The action filed by the DOI strikes many of the very same notes played in the lower courts, namely, that the Florida compact is constant with federal video gaming law and the DOI was within its rights to authorize the arrangement.
A reaction was submitted by the Department of the Interior on Wednesday to a current request by two gaming companies to the U.S. Supreme Court to stay an appeals judgment released previously this year regarding Florida sports wagering.
The choice by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in June basically restored a gaming contract in between the state of Florida and its Seminole Tribe. That compact approved the Seminole exclusivity over retail and online sports wagering websites in the state, but it was tossed out in late 2021, prompting a shutdown of the tribe's Acid rock Bet sportsbook in Florida.
U.S. Department of Interior informs Supreme Court there's no requirement to stay a lower judgment that might bring legal sports wagering back to Florida by means of Hard Rock Bet. Two video gaming companies want that stay, but DOI argues, to name a few things, no permanent financial damage will be done. pic.twitter.com/B7ylDWlgip
However, the appeals court ruling teed up a possible return of Hard Rock to Florida. Then came more legal wrangling in the appeals court, followed by the recent demand to the Supreme Court to stay the decision while the video gaming business petitioned for a complete evaluation of the case.
U.S. Chief Supreme Court Justice John Roberts ordered last Thursday that the appeal court's required be recalled and stayed pending any further order from the leading judges. The Supreme Court gave the DOI until this Wednesday to respond to the application for a stay.
Playing the classics
The action filed by the DOI strikes many of the very same notes played in the lower courts, namely, that the Florida compact is constant with federal video gaming law and the DOI was within its rights to authorize the arrangement.