D.C. Circuit Court Paves Way for Tribal Online Sports Betting and iGaming, Holds Florida-Seminole Compact Legal Under IGRA; West Flagler to Appeal

By Katherine Guarino Baker, Joshua Kirschner, Caitlin Sullivan The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently reversed the lower court decision in West Flagler Associates v. Haaland, reinstating a gaming compact between the State of Florida and the Seminole Tribe that effectively granted the Seminole Tribe the exclusive right to operate online sports betting throughout Florida. The lower court had ruled that the compact authorized gaming outside of Indi