Washington Court Reaffirms Tribal Sovereignty in Sports Betting Case, But Differences Among Courts Begin to Emerge

By Blaine I. Green, Emily Harwell, Allan C. Van Vliet, of Pillsbury Takeaways The Supreme Court’s overturning of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act in 2018 has led to renegotiations of tribal-state gaming compacts to allow tribes to offer sports betting. In February 2023, a federal court in Washington rejected a lawsuit challenging certain compact amendments between tribes and the State of Washington relating to sports betting, affirming tribal sovereignty. Dif