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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Will an ESPN talking head s joke on College Game Day about gambling being risk-free investing result in any official action by state regulators? Precedence has already been set by regulators in various states that may find this comment, albeit a joke, in violation of their responsible gaming rules.

On Sunday, March 24, ESPN College Game Day host Rece Davis described an ESPN BET best bets segment, which touted the under for UConn and Northwestern s second round NCAA matchup, as not gambling but a risk-free investment.

Davis later clarified his remarks on social media and described the comment as joke, but the visibility of his language and backlash it received may result in state regulators taking further consideration at an adjudicatory level.

Precedence in Massach…