Casino
April 4, 2022
Las Vegas Sands Gives up on Casinos in Northern Florida for Now
The Seminole Tribe of Florida may be definitively winning a case against the Las Vegas Sands Corp. after all after the two gaming giants brawled for a year over whether a measure can be placed on the 2022 ballot and enact a constitutional amendment allowing Las Vegas-style casinos in North Florida. Las Vegas Sands Exits […]
Industry
February 14, 2022
Department of Justice Seeks Court Help to Overturn Florida Sports Betting Block
Florida’s fight to bring sports betting to the state is headed back to court. A federal judge already shut the state down once, but the story didn’t end there. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is involved now and is ready to do what it takes to support Florida. The next stop is a federal appeals […]
Industry
February 8, 2022
Seminole Tribe Could Withhold Revenue Payments if Casino Measure Advances
Florida is good at attracting attention to itself, and not always in a good way. What some politicians, as well as the Seminole Tribe of Florida, thought would be an open-and-shut case regarding sports betting has turned into a federal case with national implications. Some have used the battle to introduce a casino fight, which […]
Casino
February 3, 2022
Aristocrat Machines Pay Out $2M Jackpots to Arizona, Florida Players
Nothing can beat the excitement of winning a jackpot. Only recently, one resident in Florida and Arizona each turned out to be quite lucky and collected significant jackpots by playing Aristocrat Gaming’s slot machines. Florida Man Goes Home with $1.3 Million Undoubtedly, one lucky Florida resident will always remember the date January 28, 2022. On […]
Legal
January 21, 2022
Department of the Interior to Fight Court Block of Florida Sports Betting
Department of the Interior (DoI) Secretary Deb Haaland notified a federal court this week about the federal agency’s intention to appeal a November court ruling that invalidated Internet sports betting and the 2022 Gaming Compact between Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Haaland filed her notice of appeal Wednesday at the US District Court […]
Legal
January 10, 2022
Florida Supreme Court Might Decide Fate of State’s Casino Industry
Florida lawmakers are having a difficult time. They want to expand the state’s casino market but get blocked at almost every turn. The state’s attorney general now wants the Florida Supreme Court to review a measure that could ultimately lead to new casinos in North Florida. It would allow for a ballot measure to appear […]
Casino
January 5, 2022
Record Jackpots Paid by Seminole Hard Rock in Florida
It’s no secret that slots are almost every gambler’s preferred form of entertainment. If the results posted by Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida are anything to go by, this is very true. The casino managed to post a record-breaking $1.2 billion in slot machine jackpots paid throughout 2021. No Slow Down […]
Sports
January 3, 2022
Betting Initiative Supports in Florida Call Signature Gathering Success
According to data from the Florida Division of Elections, Florida Education Champions’ online sports betting ballot initiative is still missing 658,062 verified signatures. The signatures are needed for the initiative to reach its goal: to allow Floridians to decide whether online sports betting should be legalized within the state. Provided the ballot question would be […]
Legal
December 27, 2021
Florida: Sheriff Asks to Receive $1.2M Seized in Illegal Gambling Investigation
Forfeiture of assets by law enforcement isn’t something new in the US. In fact, each state has established its own rules on how such funds to be forfeited and consequently used. This is precisely what a sheriff from South Florida is after – to receive more than $1.2 million in assets that were seized after […]
Sports
December 21, 2021
BetMGM Makes Horse Racing App Available in Florida and Louisiana
Leading betting operator BetMGM has just launched its mobile horseracing app BetMGM Horse Racing in two more states. The application is live in Florida and Louisiana and will allow local bettors to follow hundreds of racetracks worldwide. BetMGM Goes Live In Florida and Louisiana With the two new states, BetMGM Horse Racing is live in […]