A representative of the companies on Wednesday said they would not comment on the Seminoles’ announcement because of the pending litigation. does business as Bonita Springs Poker Room in Southwest Florida. West Flagler holds three jai alai licenses, while Bonita-Fort Myers Corp. It is unclear whether the state Supreme Court will agree to take up the case. Meanwhile, the pari-mutuel companies and an owner, Isadore Havenick, filed a lawsuit at the Florida Supreme Court, alleging the sports betting component of the agreement violates a 2018 constitutional amendment prohibiting expansions of casino-style gambling without voter approval. The Supreme Court last week refused to block the deal. The pari-mutuel companies then requested that the appeals court panel decision be put on hold and asked the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia this summer reversed the ruling, and the full appeals court in September refused to reconsider the challenge. District Judge Dabney Friedrich in November 2021 ruled against the compact, calling the sports betting plan a “fiction” and invalidating other parts of the agreement. The addition of the games at the Seminoles’ casinos will generate more than 1,000 new jobs, according to Jim Allen, CEO of Seminole Gaming and chairperson of Hard Rock International.

By working together, the tribe, the state and the federal government achieved a historic legal victory,” Osceola said in a prepared statement. Department of Justice for defending our compact. “The Seminole Tribe thanks the state of Florida, the U.S. 8, and the tribe’s casinos in Immokalee and Brighton will follow on Dec. The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa will launch the games on Dec. The Seminoles will start offering sports betting, craps and roulette at the tribe’s three South Florida casinos on Dec.

Supreme Court action, a news release issued Wednesday by the Seminole Tribe and Seminole Hard Rock said they plan “to celebrate ‘A New Era in Florida Gaming’ with star-studded celebrations” next month.

The pending Florida Supreme Court case is separate from the federal lawsuit. That case was filed in federal court by two pari-mutuel companies. Ron DeSantis and Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairperson Marcellus Osceola Jr. 25 refused to block the 2021 deal, known as a compact, signed by Gov.

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