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The state's gaming compact has been the target of a flurry of legal challenges.

The Seminoles hailed the Supreme Court's move

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...

But the decision doesn’t mean gamblers will be able to place sports bets in Florida soon.

The Court lifted a hold on an appeals court ruling that could help lead to the Seminole Tribe of Florida offering online sports betting.

An argument outside of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood early Saturday morning led to a man being fatally shot in the chest. Gary Bitner, a spokesperson for the tribe, said in an emailed statement that the shooting happened shortly before 4:30 a.m. near the complex’s first valet entrance. The victim, a male pedestrian, was in an argument with at least one person who was ...

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit has denied West Flagler Associates motion to stay, which was filed last week.

The ruling could provide a big boost for state revenues, as the compact with the tribe guaranteed the state half a billion dollars a year.

A federal appeals court has reinstated the gaming compact struck between the state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe.

The three-judge panel concluded that a lower court judge had wrongly stopped the deal and said that any dispute over the compact between Florida and the tribe should be fought in state court.