Gambling

After deputies shut down the first operation last summer, they were left with thousands of dollars worth of computer equipment.

As online gambling gets easier to access and harder to control, Florida's Counsel on Compulsive Gambling is hoping for some help from Florida lawmakers.

The state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida are raking in millions of dollars from online sports betting, thanks to a compact that gave the tribe exclusive rights to run sports wagers and casino gambling on its reservations.

The bill, which is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis' desk, will allocate millions of dollars to preserve wildlife, waterways and green spaces.

Legislative leaders have agreed to use hundreds of millions of dollars in gambling money to help pay for further expansion of a state wildlife corridor and other environmental projects.

As they wage a two-front fight against the Seminole Tribe of Florida offering online sports betting statewide, two pari-mutuel companies are seeking more time to make their case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Seminole Tribe has faced lawsuits in the Florida Supreme Court and U.S. Supreme Court over its newly relaunched sports betting app.

The group has asked the Supreme Court for permission to file a brief backing a legal challenge that two pari-mutuel companies filed against the sports-betting plan.

A Washington, D.C.-based appellate court Thursday refused to put on hold a ruling that upheld a deal giving the Seminole Tribe of Florida control over sports betting throughout the state. But as legal challenges grind on, Florida gamblers shouldn't plan on placing bets from their phones anytime soon.

A pari-mutuel owner Tuesday asked the Florida Supreme Court to block a plan that would allow the Seminole Tribe to operate sports betting throughout the state, arguing it would violate a constitutional amendment requiring voter approval of expanded gambling.

In a move that could remake Florida's gambling landscape, a federal appeals court on Friday overturned a ruling that blocked a deal giving the Seminole Tribe control over sports betting throughout the state.

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