Circuit Court for the District of D.C. Upholds Compact: What this Means for Sports Betting in Florida
By Jeff Ifrah, of Ifrah Law
The Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a decision in late June in West Flagler Associates, Ltd. v. Haaland, that will have meaningful implications for the future of online sports betting in Florida along with the interpretation of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (“IGRA”).
By way of background, in the spring of 2021, the State of Florida and the Seminole Tribe announced a compact under IGRA purporting to authorize the Tribe to offer online sports b