When debating the compact in May, legislators anticipated the legal challenge based on the unprecedented nature of the hub and spoke model. Related: FanDuel, DraftKings propose Florida ballot initiative to expand sports betting The tribe is also facing a threat from a constitutional amendment for the 2022 ballot proposed by two of the nation’s top sports betting platforms, FanDuel and DraftKings, that would authorize online sports betting at all Florida parimutuels, professional sports stadiums, and anywhere else in the state using a mobile sports betting platform. A spokesperson for the governor said the compact was mailed to the agency on June 3, but the lawsuit said it was formally presented to DOI on June 21. Department of Interior, which has 45 days after the compact was submitted to it to make a decision.

The deal is awaiting approval from the U.S. The governor’s office did not respond to requests for comment. “It guarantees $2.5 billion in revenue sharing in its first five years, the largest commitment by any gaming company in U.S. “The Gaming Compact fully complies with the law and is supported by Floridians 3-1,’' he said. Gary Bitner, spokesperson for Seminole Gaming, defended the compact and cited polls the company has done. In addition, the lawsuit argues that the deal violates the federal Wire Act of 1961, which prohibits the use of interstate commerce for illegal transactions, and violates the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act by allowing bets to be placed outside of tribal lands. The company argues that it will “lose millions” in revenue “because individuals in Florida can now gamble from the comfort of their homes, which will significantly, if not completely, impair Southwest Parimutuels’ ability to compete with the tribe.” DeSantis and his work to secure a new Seminole Compact, the lawsuit focuses on a very narrow aspect of the Compact - the legality of off-reservation and online sports wagering,’' said Isadore Havenick, vice president for public affairs for Southwest Parimutuels. All transactions would go through servers located on tribal land in a “hub and spoke” model intended to bypass both federal and state law, which both deem sports betting in Florida illegal.

Under the deal, anyone in Florida over age 21 can start placing and collecting online wagers on sporting events “via the internet web application” from anywhere in Florida beginning on Oct. Related: DeSantis signs gambling bills, overhauling Florida's betting landscape

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