Florida sports betting will be further delayed. Whether its merely a few weeks or as long as a few months is now anyone s guess, as West Flagler has submitted a request for an en banc hearing of a D.C. Circuit Court s decision to restore a 2021 Florida gaming compact.
West Flagler, the plaintiffs in the hearing, had until midnight tonight to file a petition.
If they did not file a petition the official mandate restoring the Florida gaming compact would have gone into effect on Monday, Aug. 21, allowing the Seminole tribe to launch its services, along with craps and roulette in its Florida casinos.
West Flagler Requests Rehearing En Banc
In late June, a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the the District of Columbia unanimously to overturn a …