Seminole Tribe of Florida

Owners of two pari-mutuel facilities argue that a deal giving the Seminole Tribe of Florida control of sports betting throughout the state violates federal law.

A federal appeals court has denied a request from pari-mutuel owners for a rehearing. A summer ruling upheld a multibillion-dollar deal giving the Seminoles control over sports betting throughout the state.

A federal appeals court has overturned a ruling that blocked a deal giving the Seminole Tribe control over sports betting throughout the state.

The Biden administration and the Seminole Tribe of Florida on Wednesday urged a federal appeals court to overturn a ruling that blocked a deal that would give the tribe control over sports betting in the state.

Pointing to “enormous economic benefits,” the state has urged a federal appeals court to overturn a ruling that blocked a gambling deal between Florida and the Seminole Tribe.

The Biden administration is urging an appeals court to reinstate a deal that gave the Seminole Tribe control of sports betting throughout Florida.

It’s been almost two months since backers of an effort to bring Las Vegas-style casino gambling to North Florida failed to submit enough signatures in time to make it onto the November ballot, but legal jousting over the proposal hasn’t abated.

Attorney General Ashley Moody has asked the Florida Supreme Court to scrutinize a proposed constitutional amendment that would open the door to casinos in North Florida. A political committee backing the measure has surpassed the required number of signatures to start the review process.

Gambling on sports is off the table in Florida, at least for now, after the Seminole Tribe suspended its online sports-betting operations Saturday morning.

The Seminole Tribe on Monday quietly launched online sports betting in Florida, amid continuing legal challenges to a gambling deal approved by state lawmakers in May.