Last year the US Court of Appeals reinstated a
groundbreaking tribal gaming compact signed by the
Seminole Tribe and the state in 2021 which enables the tribe to offer roulette and craps at
casinos plus the monopoly on both landbased and online sports betting in the state.
7. Florida
Commercial Casinos Commercial GGR Tribal Casinos
Slots in ALL Casinos
Authorised Gambling Commercial casinos, tribal casinos, card rooms, retail sports betting, online sports betting, lottery 8
$690.9m 7
23,100
In October 2023 the US Supreme Court allowed the Court of Appeals ruling to take effect during further legal appeals and the Seminole Tribe re-launched its mobile sports betting platform in Florida late 2023 followed by retail sportsbook, craps and roulette.
Statewide commercial casino gaming revenue amounted to $507m in 2023 which was up 3.1 per cent from the previous years ($492m). Tis was divided between slots with $424.7m revenue and table gaming with $53.7m, igaming with $14.1m and sports wagering with $14.5m. Land-based gaming accounts for more than 94 per cent of total casino gaming revenue in Delaware whilst sports betting revenue is on the decline.
Florida offers eight commercial casinos – seven landbased casinos and one racino – which can provide electronic gaming devices only. Tese are regulated by the Florida Gaming Control Com- mission. Total statewide commercial casino GGR was $690.9m in 2023 which was a slight decline on the year previous with $694m. Te commercial casinos face significant com- petition from the seven tribal casinos of which six are owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida - Classic Casino Hollywood, Coconut Creek, Hard Rock Hollywood, Hard Rock Tampa, Brighton and Immokalee. In addition to electronic gaming the tribal casinos can offer table games plus retail and online sports betting. Te tribe opened Classic Casino in 1979 which was the country’s first large stakes bingo hall and casino and later expanded with gaming ma- chines and poker. Te Seminole Classic Casino Hollywood today is home to over 900 slots whilst its flagship Hard Rock brand includes the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood which has 3,000 slots and 193 table games and 45 table poker room and the Hard Rock in Tampa which operates 5,000 slots and 179 table games and 46 room poker room.
Te Brighton casino with 400 slots will be replaced in a couple of years by a new build casino, hotel and entertainment complex which is currently being constructed three miles away from the original on the Brighton Seminole Reservation. Te new casino will include space for 623 slots and 18 table games plus dining facilities and indoor event space and the first hotel to be built on the Brighton reservation with 100 rooms on four stories, pool, bowling alley and outdoor en- tertainment stage. Last year the US Court of Appeals reinstated a groundbreaking tribal gaming compact signed by the Seminole Tribe and the state in 2021 which enables the tribe to offer roulette and craps at casinos plus the monopoly on both land-based and online sports betting in the state. Te 30 year agreement allowed the tribe to partner with pari mutuel betting operators for which they would pay a 13.75 per cent share plus a 10 per cent contribution from its casino sportsbooks to the state.
Tis issue has been subject to various ongoing legal debates after commercial casinos argued that the compact was invalid as mobile sports betting could be offered to players throughout the state and therefore not limited to tribal lands. In October 2023 the US Supreme Court allowed the Court of Appeals ruling to take effect during further legal appeals and the Seminole Tribe re- launched its mobile sports betting platform in Florida late 2023 followed by retail sportsbook, craps and roulette. Te compact agreement also allows the Seminole Tribe to develop three new casino-resorts on res- ervation lands near Fort Lauderdale. In exchange the tribe pledged to pay the state a minimum of $2.5bn over the first five years initially. Te decision is due to set a precedent for other states such as Kansas also due to launch retail and mobile sportsbetting via tribal casinos and three other tribal states looking at similar plans such as North Dakota.
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