West Flagler Files to Stay Mandate of Florida Sports Betting Case, May Delay Launch

West Flagler intends to take the issue of and casino gaming all the way to the Supreme Court.

Around midnight on Friday,  West Flagler filed a motion to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to stay its mandate that restored a 2021 Florida Gaming Compact, which gives sports betting exclusivity to the Seminole Tribe and allows craps and roulette in tribal-owned casinos.

West Flagler is asking for a stay of the mandate, intending to to submit a writ of certiorari to hear the case with SCOTUS.

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