Chief Justice John Roberts Halts Florida Sports Betting....For At Least a Week
Chief Justice John Roberts issued an order imposing a stay after the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia this summer upheld a gambling deal between the state and the tribe that included sports betting.
Roberts’ order came after pari-mutuel companies West Flagler Associates and Bonita-Fort Myers Corp. sought a stay as they prepare to ask the Supreme Court to take up a challenge to the appeals-court ruling.
The order said what is known as a “mandate,” which is a final step in the appeals-court ruling, is “hereby recalled and stayed pending further order of the undersigned (Roberts) or of the (Supreme) Court.” In part, the request for a stay said the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act does not authorize the interior secretary to approve a compact that allows gambling off tribal lands.
The response is to be filed by October 18.
BREAKING: Chief Justice John Roberts has entered an Order recalling and staying the mandate in the Florida sports betting appeal “pending further order of the Court.” Justice Roberts also ordered that a response be filed by Oct. 18th. (h/t @KelseyReichmann). pic.twitter.com/QqZ5PotTQy
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) October 12, 2023
- Gilbert Horowitz, Gambling911.com
