A pair of prominent gambling critics in Florida are reportedly serving as primary backers for a new federal lawsuit that is aiming to stop the southern state from becoming that latest to launch some form of online sportsbetting .
According to a report from the Tampa Bay Times newspaper, the legal action filed yesterday in the District of Columbia is being supported by local auto retailer Norman Braman and property development magnate Armando Codina (pictured). The source detailed that this legal endeavor is seeking to have the new 30-year gaming compact between the state and the Seminole Tribe of Florida invalidated so as to prevent the federally-recognized tribe from premiering an online sportsbook from as early as November 15.
Examination evasion:
The newspaper reported that the Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe of Florida in June so as to give the group permission to offer online sportsbetting on an exclusive basis statewide . This agreement purportedly got around a public referendum requirement for any such move by compelling the influential tribe to locate any associated computer servers on its own lands .
Compelling case:
However, the legal action being fronted by Braman and Codina is reportedly arguing that DeSantis and the state violated federal Indian gaming laws and the provisions of the Interstate Wire Act of 1961 ‘ by authorizing gambling outside of Indian lands and by allowing the use of the Internet or interstate payment transmissions where sportsbetting is illegal.’ The lawsuit purportedly names United States Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland as a defendant and also contends that this 60-year-old figure ‘ improperly allowed the state of Florida to circumvent ’ its own constitution by giving the Seminole Tribe of Florida permission to launch online sports wagering services.
Inconsistent interests:
The Tampa Bay Times reported that millionaires Braman and Codina are both prominent Republicans with their lawsuit additionally asserting that the sportsbetting provision contained within the contentious gaming compact contravenes the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act because it seeks to ‘ enrich non-tribal ’ enterprises rather than ‘ protect the sovereign rights and […]
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