“The Department must uphold its trust responsibility to tribes and ensure that states do not inappropriately attempt to leverage compact negotiations to have tribes submit to state jurisdiction in areas that are not directly related to the operation of gaming. “Compacts are not the appropriate vehicle to shift patron dispute and tort claim jurisdiction to the states,’’ the letter said.

The other provision the was rejected relates to legal liability and “addresses tort remedies for patrons of the Tribe’s gaming facilities and provides that upon a written notice process, the Tribe and patron will have one year to resolve the dispute.” In his letter, Bryan Newland, principal deputy assistant secretary of Indian Affairs concluded that “evolving technology should not be an impediment to tribes participating in the gaming industry” and the goals of IGRA “would be served through the improvement of tribal-state cooperation in the regulation of mobile wagering.” In exchange, the tribe has guaranteed at least $500 million in annual revenue payments to the state for the next 30 years. during a three-day special session in May, allowing Florida to join dozens of other states in offering sports betting and opening the door to the broadest expansion of gambling in Florida in a decade. Ron DeSantis and Seminole Tribe Chairman Marcellus Osceola Jr. A lawsuit is pending in federal court, and at least two ballot initiatives have been launched that attempt to undermine the Seminole Tribe’s monopoly on sports betting and its expansion of casino games.įlorida legislators ratified the compact signed by Gov. Florida’s existing racetracks and jai-alai frontons will be allowed to develop their own mobile apps and conduct off-reservation sports betting using the Tribe’s server.īut while the Department of Interior’s approval was the first step, hurdles remain. Unless a court blocks the agreement, beginning in October the tribe will be allowed to take sports bets at six of its casinos.

The compact will become effective upon the publication of the letter in the Federal Register, which is expected sometime next week.

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