Seminole Tribe of Florida

The lawsuit alleges DraftKings operates a sports book in violation of the gaming compact between the Tribe and the state inked in 2021, which provides the Tribe a monopoly on sports betting in Florida.

At least part of the dispute centers on whether sports betting needed voter approval when the sports bets run through servers on tribal property.

For Florida’s Native American tribes, the watershed is sacred. A new National Academies report says the federal and state agencies guiding Everglades restoration can learn a lot from them.

From revenue to consumer protections, a look at the landscape of legal sports betting one year after its rollout in Florida.

The tribe announced Monday that it was partnering with West Flagler Associates and the Bonita-Fort Myers Corp. for a comprehensive agreement. As part of the settlement, the companies have agreed to end litigation against the tribe’s gaming operations and instead will begin a new partnership to offer Jai Alai wagering on the tribe’s Hard Rock Bet app.

Two members of the Seminole Tribe of Florida are making their off-Broadway debuts this fall in the musical Distant Thunder, featuring a cast that’s entirely Indigenous or Native American.

Hard Rock International and Florida-based Seminole Gaming, are planning a three-year renovation. They will replace the resort’s fire-spewing sidewalk-side volcano with a bright new guitar-shaped hotel with 600 rooms.

Thom Parham, a 64-year-old history teacher, is devoted to finding remnants of the Seminole Wars, and has also found kindred spirits along the way.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that could set aside about $750 million a year from Florida's gambling compact with the Seminole Tribe for conservation work. Critics are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to throw it out.

As online gambling gets easier to access and harder to control, Florida's Counsel on Compulsive Gambling is hoping for some help from Florida lawmakers.

The state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida are raking in millions of dollars from online sports betting, thanks to a compact that gave the tribe exclusive rights to run sports wagers and casino gambling on its reservations.

The bill, which is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis' desk, will allocate millions of dollars to preserve wildlife, waterways and green spaces.