EDITORIAL: Can we bet on sports in Florida or not? We need a quick decision from the courts

EDITORIAL: Can we bet on sports in Florida or not? We need a quick decision from the courts

Article brief provided by Miami Herald Editorial Board
  • Miami Herald Editorial Board
November 30, 2021 12:37 AM
  • Miami Herald Editorial Board

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, the Seminole Tribe of Florida continued to accept wagers on its sports betting app.

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Wait, what? We thought that was illegal now. A federal judge ruled Monday that the premise of the gambling agreement with the state was based on a “fiction,” and she tossed out the entire thing.

How can the Seminole Hard Rock Sportsbook app be both illegal and still operating?

The fast-moving legal case is continuing to unfold — and that includes an emergency motion filed by the Tribe on Thanksgiving Day, asking the federal appellate court in the District of Columbia to issue a stay that would prevent the previous decision from being enforced until a full appeal can be heard.