The landscape is becoming more clear by the day.
Gov. Andy Beshear (D) today announced that seven online sports betting operators and seven of the state s licensed racetracks have applied for Kentucky sports betting licenses.
The countdown is on. Kentuckians can plan to place their first sports wagers, at a retail location, in just 28 days,” Gov. Beshear said today. “Bringing sports wagering to the state not only gives Kentuckians a much-anticipated new form of entertainment, but also brings money to the state to support pensions, freeing up money that can be used to build a better Kentucky through the funding of education, economic development, disaster recovery and other necessary projects, like providing cleaner water, building roads and high-speed internet.”<…
West Flagler Associates submitted its long-awaited writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the court to consider the legality of a gaming compact that legalizes online sports betting off tribal lands.
West Flagler contends the gaming compact between and the Seminole Tribe that authorizes an online sports betting monopoly for the tribe is in violation of the Florida constitution and the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). Florida and the Seminole Tribe approved the 30-year gaming compact in 2021, granting the tribe exclusive retail and online sports betting rights in the state.
The Secretary of the Interior allowed the compact to be approved under IGRA and the D.C. Circuit upheld the approval in 2023.
Now, the Supreme Court will have to determine if…