No sure bets as Florida lawmakers consider DeSantis gaming compact in special session Ana Ceballos, The Miami Herald
May 14 TALLAHASSEE Gov. Ron DeSantis, a nationally ascendant Republican, is close to nailing down a long-sought gaming deal with the Seminole Tribe of Florida that would expand gaming in tribal facilities and usher online sports betting into the state for the first time.
The gaming compact if ratified by the state Legislature next week and later approved by federal regulators would make Florida the largest state in the nation to legalize sports betting, and the Tribe would be the exclusive operator of the digital sports books in Florida for the next 30 years. The Tribe would also be allowed to build three more casinos on tribal property in coming years.