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The Biden administration and the Seminole Tribe of Florida on Wednesday urged a federal appeals court to overturn a ruling that blocked a deal that would give the tribe control over sports betting in the state.
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Florida Education Champions, a political committee sponsoring the sports-betting measure, got only 472,927 of the 900,000 signatures required to place the proposal on the November ballot.
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The U.S. Department of the Interior filed a notice that it intends to appeal a ruling that invalidated a 30-year deal negotiated by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Seminole tribal leaders and ratified by state lawmakers in May.
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They range from Florida's law cracking down on protests to whether sports betting will be allowed in the state.
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The fight over a proposed constitutional amendment that could bring casinos to North Florida is heating up as the political committee behind it tries to get the proposal onto the 2022 ballot.
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A lawsuit accused businesses, individuals and a committee linked to the Seminoles of trying to “sabotage” the petition drive, in part by paying people to stop gathering signatures.
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The Seminole Tribe “will temporarily suspend operations of its mobile app in Florida” following the decision.
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It was not immediately clear whether the Seminoles plan to suspend their online sports-betting operations after the appeals court’s decision.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis opened the door to sports betting in Florida — viewed as one of the nation’s most-fertile grounds for digital wagering — through a deal signed with tribe Chairman Marcelus Osceola Jr.
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Two pari-mutuel facilities contend that allowing people to place sports bets while off tribal property violates federal laws.
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A political committee backed by two major online sports-betting platforms has filed a proposed constitutional amendment to appear on the 2022 ballot.
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Among other things, they would establish a Florida Gaming Control Commission to police the industry, and allowing pari-mutuels to stop offering jai alai performances along with quarter-horse and harness races.