Florida sports betting case is not suitable for consideration by the Supreme Court, This all began following a petition by the owners of one of the state’s oldest pari mutuels who asked justices to invalidate the 2021 gaming agreement between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
The response concludes with: “The petition for a writ of certiorari should be denied.”
Lawyers of the department suggest the Florida sports betting case comes down to three components and all are explored in the response:
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- Does the compact violate the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act?
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- Does the company violate the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act?
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- Does the Department of the Interior’s approval violate the equal-protection measures outlined in the Fifth Amendment?
The filed paperwork suggests the Department of Interiors can only disapprove a proposed compact “if it violates IGRA, federal law, or trust obligations to tribes.”
“In any event, the compact in this case is an agreement between two sovereigns – the State of Florida and the Seminole Tribe – concerning the Tribe’s own conduct of commercial gaming operations within the State,” outlines the brief.
