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The Seminole Tribe “will temporarily suspend operations of its mobile app in Florida” following the decision.

The emergency motion comes after a U.S. district judge Dabney Friedrich ruled that the gambling deal between the state and the tribe violated federal law.

Ryan Esdale would not have been born without jai-alai in Dania Beach. Reflecting on how his favorite sport has shaped his family and his entire life, he shares what makes the game significant even as the fronton in Dania closes its doors after nearly 70 years.

Although the compact deems sports betting to occur at the location of the tribe’s servers, the judge wrote that “this court cannot accept that fiction.”

A professor who teaches sports management at Rollins College discusses the status of sports betting in the state.

Owners of two pari-mutuel facilities contended that allowing people to place sports bets while off tribal property violated federal laws.

To get the proposed constitutional amendment on the 2022 ballot, the Florida Education Champions committee would need to submit 891,589 valid petition signatures to the state by Feb. 1. It also would need sign-off from the Florida Supreme Court on the proposed ballot wording.

A political committee backed by two major online sports-betting platforms has filed a proposed constitutional amendment to appear on the 2022 ballot.

It would have allowed pari-mutuel facilities to offer bingo games.

Among other things, they would establish a Florida Gaming Control Commission to police the industry, and allowing pari-mutuels to stop offering jai alai performances along with quarter-horse and harness races.

State lawmakers would have to sign off on the agreement, which is known as a “compact.” A special session to consider the issue is scheduled for May 17.

The complicated 30-year pact faces significant hurdles before Florida residents and visitors legally could use their phones to place bets on their favorite sports teams.