Florida
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- Hard Rock Bet goes live in Florida as legal challenges remain
- Florida Governor files last-minute response in long-running sports betting case
- Monopoly money: How Florida can turbocharge Hard Rock Digital’s US sports betting plans
- West Flagler Associates plays for extra time in Florida sports betting case
- Bid to shutter Hard Rock Digital sportsbook falls flat in Florida Supreme Court
- Hard Rock Digital OSB relaunch faces new West Flagler legal challenge
- Hard Rock Digital OSB returns to Florida in soft launch
- Seminole Tribe confirms retail sports betting launch with online return up in the air
- US Supreme Court denies stay petition in Florida sports betting case
- Florida sports betting case goes into overtime with deadline extension
- Florida legislators petition for response deadline extension in sports betting legal case
- Department of the Interior joins Florida sports betting case with new opposition filing
- Florida non-profit wades into sports betting case as row deepens
- DC Court potentially clears way for Florida sports betting relaunch amid Supreme Court bid
- West Flagler petitions Florida Supreme Court as sports betting row hits governor’s office
- Department of the Interior fires back as Florida sports betting case rumbles on
- DFS trio ordered out of Florida over Pick’em games concerns
- Department of the Interior responds to Florida sports betting rehearing request
- Florida sports betting relaunch hit with new delay as court pushes back
- Hard Rock Florida relaunch facing delay as Florida pari-mutuel operator seeks full bench rehearing
- Hard Rock wins appeal in landmark ruling over Florida sports betting
- Seminole Tribe rails against Florida legal ruling in new oral argument
- Decision in Florida sports betting case not expected before 2023
- Seminole Tribe claims victory in Florida betting lobbying war
- DraftKings targets 2024 Florida ballot for sports betting bill
- DraftKings and FanDuel defeated in Florida sports betting drive
- Seminole Tribe fires back in Florida betting petition legal battle
- BetMGM expands horseracing betting app to two additional states
- Seminole Tribe ramps up lobbying campaign despite Florida betting suspension
- Hard Rock Digital shutters Florida sportsbook app following court defeat
- Florida sports betting war turns ugly with aggressive lobbying complaints
- Hard Rock Digital ordered to cease sports betting following Florida court denial
- Florida tribal gaming compact row escalates following court ruling
- Florida sports betting goes up in smoke with Federal court ruling
- Feds substantiate validity of Florida sports betting deal in new brief
- Florida sports betting lawsuits remain in flux after hearing
- Hard Rock Digital goes live with Florida sportsbook
- Seminole Tribe clinches first five sports betting agreements
- Battle lines drawn in Florida sports betting lobbying campaign
- Florida sports betting lawsuit ends in win for Seminole Tribe
- Hard Rock Digital adds creative muscle ahead of US sportsbook launch
- Florida tribal lawsuit kicks up a gear as operators seek quick resolution
- Rush Street Interactive first to offer Jai-Alai through Magic City partnership
- GAN seeks to attract top tech talent with new Miami hub
- Florida receives federal clearance on controversial tribal gaming compact
- Florida operators launch lawsuit against new gaming compact
- DraftKings and FanDuel support Florida’s sports betting expansion bid
- EveryMatrix moves into Miami office
- FanDuel culls 75% of Florida workforce
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LEGALIZATION DATE
New Compact Execution: April 23, 2021; Legislation enacted May 25, 2021
Federal Register Publication Date: August 11, 2021. U.S. DOJ did not deny or approve the 2021 Tribal State Compact, it is automatically deemed approved by operation of law.
MARKET LAUNCH DATE
Online: November 7, 2023
Retail: December 7, 2023
AUTHORIZED OPERATORS
Seminole Tribe of Florida and online operators. Further, the Seminole Tribe is to negotiate in good faith with pari-mutuel operators to allow the operators to market and provide similar sports wagering services on behalf of the tribe.
RESTRICTED BET TYPES
Prop betting on all collegiate events.
AGE REQUIREMENT
Must be 21+
BETTING ACCOUNT REGISTRATION
Customers of online sportsbooks are not required to register or fund their accounts in person
TAX RATE
13.75% of tribal-generated sports betting revenue (will increase to 15.75% if the tribe does not reach a marketing deal with at least three pari-mutuel operators by the time the tribe commences sports betting operations).
10% of sports betting revenue generated by the tribe from qualified pari-mutuel operator marketing services agreements.
TAX REVENUE ALLOCATION
3% allocated to local counties and municipalities; 10.75% distributed at state’s discretion
LICENSE FEES
None for tribe and pari-mutuels. Online operators – TBD
OFFICIAL DATA MANDATE
None
INTEGRITY FEE
None