JUVERS: I had a really good Friday and I had a really not so good Saturday, and Sunday was pretty even. And Juvers placed his bets without placing a foot on tribal land. The tribe called that ruling a historic legal victory, and one that helps create over 1,000 new jobs. HUDSON: Brian Juvers (ph) belongs to a limited group of people who first got access to the sports betting app in November after a favorable court decision. I've been using it since it came back out. I'm just letting you guys know about the Hard Rock Bet app. It's also released its sports betting app for anyone in Florida of legal gambling age.īRIAN JUVERS: My name is Brian. This week, the tribe begins rolling craps dice and spinning roulette wheels at its casinos.
It's something the state agreed to a few years ago in exchange for $2.5 billion. Here, the Seminole tribe has the state monopoly on sports betting. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: We don't want them at 75-1. TOM HUDSON, BYLINE: In November, ESPN, the so-called worldwide leader in sports, launched its own sports betting app in 17 states.
The stakes are high for the Seminole tribe. Florida is now the largest state offering online sports betting, but some hope the courts will still step in to stop it. Many casinos in Florida have started running sports betting, craps and roulette.
