Florida: Petition drive to bring sports betting to state folds

Florida: Petition drive to bring sports betting to state folds

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  • Scott Powers, Florida Politics
January 28, 2022 7:41 PM
  • Scott Powers, Florida Politics

There will be no proposed constitutional amendment seeking to legalize online sports betting on the 2022 General Election ballot.

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The organization behind the push in Florida has conceded it cannot get enough petition signatures verified in time to qualify by next Wednesday’s deadline.

Florida Education Champions, the organization funded by the big daily fantasy sports platforms DraftKings and FanDuel, announced Friday it is reassessing long-term options, still hoping one day to get voter approval for legal online sports gambling in Florida.