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By DARA KAM | News Service of Florida and JIM SAUNDERS | News Service of Florida, Orlando Sentinel
TALLAHASSEE — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to an appeals-court ruling that could help lead to the Seminole Tribe of Florida offering online sports betting throughout the state.
The court lifted a temporary hold that Chief Justice John Roberts placed Oct. 12 on a ruling by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in a lawsuit about a gambling deal reached in 2021 by the tribe and the state.
The deal, known as a compact, included allowing the tribe to offer online sports betting, but it has drawn two legal challenges from Florida pari-mutuel companies. In one of the cases, the appeals court this summer upheld a decision by the U.S. Department of the Interior, which oversees gambling on tribal lands, to allow the compact to move forward.
The pari-mutuels then asked the Supreme Court for a stay while they prepare to file a petition seeking review of the appeals-court ruling. Roberts issued an order Oct. 12 that put the ruling on hold.
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