After a week of speculation, Florida sports betting has come to a halt following a decision from Federal Judge Friedrich in Washington, DC. Her ruling finds that the state compact with the Seminole Tribe is a violation of federal Indian gaming law. This decision effectively puts an end to sports betting in the state, as it invalidates the agreement between Florida and the Seminoles. It also puts an end to any plans to the Tribes plans for Vegas-style transformations to the Broward and Hillsborough casinos… at least for now. More significantly, the decision of the Judge based her ruling on…

We have some interesting gambling news to cover this week, and it’s all about how Tribal Gaming could help with the expansion of online gambling in America! And it all stems from a highly contested agreement between the state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe. Now, even Congressmen from New York and California are getting involved, and a new Federal bill could change the whole internet gambling industry in the US! Hello friends! Thanks so much for joining me on another edition of This Week in Gambling, where we have a fascinating show for you discussing how tribal gaming (along…

Las Vegas Tribal Gaming has been in the headlines a lot this past year. First, it was Mohegan Gaming that agreed to run the casino at the new Virgin Hotel located where the Hard Rock used to be. Then, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians snapped up the Palms Hotel and Casino just last month. Now, the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota, collectively known as the Three Affiliated Tribes, have purchased a large property just off the Vegas Strip. The group said that they have the option of building most anything on the nearly 9 acres…

The ink isn’t even dry of the Seminole Gaming Compact with the state of Florida, but already there are political challenges being raised. That agreement paves the way for sports betting in the state. But the mayor of Miami Beach has voiced his concerns that the agreement is corrupted, and he wants the Federal Government to kill the deal. The U.S. Department of the Interior must approve the agreement since it involves a Native American tribe. And the Miami Beach mayor believes that the new compact between the Seminoles and the state has been corrupted and hijacked by politicians with…

Sports betting in Connecticut, including online betting, has been approved and signed by the Governor… but now we must wait for approval by the Federal Government. But why is Federal approval needed? Because the deal involves the states Tribal Gaming interests. The Mohegan Sun, operated by the Mohegan Tribe, and Foxwoods Casino, operated by Mashantucket Pequot, have “exclusive rights” to many forms of gambling in the state. And since a deal needed to be reached between the state and the Tribes, now the Bureau of Indian Affairs must approve the expansion. One interesting aspect of this agreement is that online…

A pair of Oklahoma tribes have ditched plans to pursue an online poker site. They had sued the federal government over the site, but that also appears to be over. The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes had brokered a revenue-sharing deal with Oklahoma for a PokerTribes.com online poker site. The federal government objected not to the online poker activity itself, but to the nature of the deal between the two parties. In other words, the feds felt that the tribe was getting a raw deal with the state. There was supposed to be revenue sharing between each party. According to Tulsa…