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US Supreme Court declines Florida sports betting compact challenge

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The US Supreme Court declined on 17 June 2024 to hear a challenge to Florida’s 2021 sports betting compact with the Seminole Tribe. The petitioners, West Flagler Associates and Bonita-Fort Myers Corp., argue that the compact permits betting beyond tribal lands; the tribe and state officials have defended its legality.

The decision leaves the compact’s challenged framework in place while the petitioners’ objections remain unresolved.

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US Supreme Court declines Maverick Gaming challenge to Washington tribal compacts

The US Supreme Court declined to hear former Maverick Gaming’s challenge to Washington tribal gaming compacts, leaving in place lower-court rulings against the company. The suit sought to invalidate the compacts and challenged a 2020 Washington law allowing sports betting on tribal lands; Shoalwater Bay Tribe chairman Quintin Swanson said the case threatened the tribe’s compacts and economic welfare.

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