The deal is expected to help the state recoup $2.5 billion over the next five years, according to the governor's office. The Legislature would have to ratify the compact, which could be done during a special session the week of May 17.
That all could be for naught, though. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland must first sign off on the agreement. If she does so, the deal will likely face a court challenge.
One court challenge may come from NoCasinos.org, the not-for-profit organization behind passage of Amendment 3 in 2018 requiring referendums on any future expansion of gambling.
Daniel Wallach, a Hallandale Beach attorney whose firm specializes in sports betting issues, said in an interview with The Daytona Beach News-Journal this week that no other state has been approved for sports betting in the way conceived in Florida. The compact between DeSantis and the Seminole tribe allows wagers beyond the bounds of the reservations.