Best Gambling Sites in Florida 2026

Florida has legal online sports betting through a single operator: Hard Rock Bet, owned and operated by the Seminole Tribe of Florida under a 2021 gaming compact. The compact survived years of court challenges, including a federal circuit court reversal and a Supreme Court appeal. In June 2024, the US Supreme Court declined to hear the case, and in October 2024 the remaining plaintiff settled with the tribe. Hard Rock Bet is now the only legal mobile sportsbook in the state.

Governor Ron DeSantis and the Seminole Tribe of Florida signed a new gaming compact in 2021 that authorized statewide mobile sports betting under a "hub-and-spoke" model. Wagers placed anywhere in Florida are routed to servers physically located on Seminole tribal land, which under the compact theory makes them tribal gaming activity governed by IGRA rather than state law. Parimutuel operators including West Flagler Associates sued, arguing the structure unlawfully extended tribal gaming off reservation. A DC district court initially sided with West Flagler in 2021, the DC Circuit reversed in 2023, and in June 2024 the US Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal. In October 2024, West Flagler settled with the Seminoles and agreed to end litigation in exchange for a future jai alai wagering partnership.