Under the proposed compact, the Seminoles would serve as the state’s hub for online sports betting, with pari-mutuel operators contracting with the tribe. This year’s regular session is scheduled to end April 30, and the legislative leaders said holding a special session will provide more time to study the deal. Shortly after the deal was signed, House Speaker Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor, and Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, announced that lawmakers will hold a special session during the week of May 17 to consider the proposed compact. So, we think it brings a level of protection to the consumer.” We also just trust the tribe to be the ones doing this, rather than stuff that is offshore and all these other things. The state will be able to monetize part of that. I think everyone wants it before football season, so that is going to be the goal,” he said. “We are looking at this thing being hopefully operational by the summer.

The governor said he hopes sports betting will go live before professional football games kick off this fall. Why don’t we come together, put some structure to this, and let it be done in a way where the tribe is in control of the sports, and the state is able to share with some generous revenue payments,” DeSantis said. “Sports betting really is going on already. While talks between the state and the tribe had been ongoing for months, DeSantis over the last few weeks played a personal role in cementing what has been a perennially elusive deal.ĭeSantis noted Friday that the agreement, which requires approval by the Legislature, would allow the state to capitalize on online sport betting. It’s in favor of both parties, because this is a long-lasting team,” Osceola said. It’s not in favor of the tribe or the state.

“We truly believe that this is the best deal for everybody. Tribal leaders, including Chairman Marcellus Osceola Jr., joined DeSantis in his Tallahassee office for a ceremonial signing of the deal, known as a “compact.”

Ron DeSantis and the Seminole Tribe finalized a 30-year gambling agreement on Friday, inking a deal that would deliver at least $2.5 billion to Florida over the next five years in exchange for giving the tribe control over statewide sports betting.

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