Sports betting in Florida may very well be a actuality once more, if the Seminole Tribe decides to relaunch the Hard Rock sportsbook.

If that had been to occur, it could be simply in time for the profitable NFL season which may produce upwards of a billion {dollars}, in response to some specialists.

Last week, a D.C. Circuit Court denied the house owners of Magic City Casino and Bonita Springs Poker Room a rehearing in entrance of a full circuit courtroom.

South Florida sports activities gaming legal professional Daniel Wallach says this implies on-line sports activities betting may relaunch as quickly as Monday.

“If they wait until next year that will represent a lost revenue opportunity of in excess of $1 billion dollars,” Wallach mentioned.

However, Wallach advised NBC6 the challenges are removed from over.

“They have to convince the Supreme Court to even hear the case and statistically, that’s a long shot but this case does possess a lot of the elements that the Supreme Court would tend to look for,” mentioned Wallach. “The federal law governing gaming on Indian land is known as the Indian Gaming Regulatory act…it only authorizes gambling to take place on Indian lands and nowhere else.”

Opponents have argued that on-line sports activities betting can happen in any location throughout the state, not simply Indian land owned by the Seminole Tribe.

In 2021, the state granted the Seminole Tribe exclusive control over all sports activities betting. It launched the Hard Rock Sportsbook app the identical 12 months, however was paused after a bit greater than a month later when West Flagler, the house owners of Magic City Casino and Bonita Springs Poker Room filed challenges.

The Seminole Tribe mentioned it was happy with the courtroom’s newest determination, however didn’t present particulars on a possible relaunch.

West Flagler has not commented on the authorized battle.