The new federal ruling that would no longer require such state-level authority for tribes to open an online sportsbook has been a key target from plaintiffs looking to stop the online betting launch. Tribes in Michigan, Connecticut and potentially Arizona have been permitted to open digital sportsbooks but under the purview of their respective state’s regulators, which in turn treats them as if they were commercial entities. It would be the first tribe to open a digital sportsbook off tribal lands under the auspicious of federal law. 15, which it announced would be under the tribe’s Hard Rock Digital brand.
The 2021 gaming compact also permitted the Seminoles to open a statewide mobile sportsbook Oct. Sports Betting Legalization Tracker: Florida Awaits Next Steps Read now Online Sportsbook (Hard Rock Digital)