We've not had sports betting in Florida until this. This would be a this would be obviously a radical change. So through an app on your phone, you could place bets wherever you are within the state of Florida. The agreement still needs to be ratified - but under the current agreement - the Seminole tribe will be allowed to offer online sports betting.

You would be allowed to bet on Florida-based pro teams, professional teams like the Marlins, Bucs.

So this new compact adds sports betting in Florida. They created a new gaming commission.Īnd the tribe says, having a gaming commission with a law enforcement arm, it was absolutely crucial to this getting done. There's definitely incentive for the state to prevent the compact from falling through. If you're not going to hold up your end of this agreement, we're not going to hold up our end.'Īnd so in 2019, they said, 'Look, we're not we're going to stop sharing revenue with the state.'ĭo you get a sense that this time around the state will look to crack down on competitors to the tribe more? And the Seminole tribe said, 'Look, this is competition to us. The state was not cracking down on these things. Non-tribal gaming entities, typically horse tracks and things like that, were apparently offering games that were not allowed under the compact. MOWER: The state's last agreement with the tribe fell through. WLRN: Lawrence, you've seen a lot of these proposals around gambling make it to the state before this and fail. The following conversation has been edited for clarity and length.

He covers state government and politics for the Tampa Bay Times and Miami Herald's Tallahassee bureau. To break it down and explain what the new compact between the state and the tribe means, WLRN spoke with reporter Lawrence Mower. In these uncertain times, you can rely on WLRN to keep you current on local news and information. The new compact comes more than a decade after a previous 2010 deal between the state and the tribe, which later expired, and it can be a little confusing to keep up with the new changes and what people will actually start to see a shift - whether they visit, live or work near a Hard Rock Casino. State lawmakers put their stamp of approval on a new deal between the governor and the Seminole Tribe of Florida last week, after a three-day special legislative session specifically focused on working out the deal.

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