Seminole Tribe to launch Florida sports betting, casino games in December

Seminole Tribe to launch Florida sports betting, casino games in December

Gamblers will be able to place sports, craps and roulette bets at the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s six casinos starting in December, including at its Hard Rock property in Tampa, tribal officials announced Wednesday.

Sports betting has been in limbo for two years in Florida amid a legal battle over the carrying out of a $2.5 billion gambling deal between the Seminole Tribe and the state.

Tribal officials said they are moving forward with expanded gambling after a U.S. Supreme Court decision last week gave them a green light to proceed.

“This is a historic milestone that immediately puts Florida in the same league with the world’s great gaming destinations,” said Jim Allen, CEO of Seminole Gaming and Chairman of Hard Rock International.

The tribe had no update Wednesday on its plans to offer online sports betting, said Gary Bitner, a Seminole Tribe spokesman. In 2021, the Seminoles briefly launched a sports betting app but stopped accepting wagers after a court ruling blocked the deal.

The new betting will launch at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa on Dec. 8.

In South Florida, they will start on Dec. 7 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Seminole Classic Casino in Hollywood, and Seminole Casino Coconut Creek.

They will launch Dec. 11 at Seminole Casino Immokalee, near Naples, and Seminole Brighton Casino, on the northwest side of Lake Okeechobee.

This is a developing story and will be updated. 

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