Hard Rock Bet has actually returned to Florida, with a full-blown state-wide launch happening on Dec. 5, 2023. Here's a timeline of Florida's sports betting journey to date:
Nov. 19, 2025: Florida legislators advanced H.B. 189, which would make operating or promoting non-Seminole online sports wagering or iGaming a felony and participating in it a misdemeanor.
Nov. 12, 2025: Florida lawmakers are reviving legislation that would make it a felony to place sports bets while understanding the result is repaired.
Oct. 30, 2025: Hard Rock Bet has released brand-new "Games powered by Past Motor Races" in Florida, letting users bet on outcomes of real previous races in a slot-like fashion.
Oct. 7, 2025: The NBA's Orlando Magic has actually named Hard Rock Bet its main sportsbook in a brand-new multiyear collaboration that will begin with the upcoming 2025-26 season.
Aug. 11, 2025: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers revealed a multi-year collaboration with Hard Rock Bet, approving the sports wagering operator exclusive marketing and engagement chances.
June 11, 2025: After formerly being a longshot, Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett is now the wagering favorite to declare the Conn Smythe Trophy, granted to the MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, at many sportsbooks over reigning winner Connor McDavid and experienced Brad Marchand.
May 6, 2025: Florida legislators have actually withdrawn bills focused on restricting sweepstakes casinos and non-tribal sports betting.
April 16, 2025: A costs prohibiting sweepstakes gaming and increasing prohibited gambling charges passed another important Senate committee in Florida.
March 26, 2025: A Florida Senate committee passed an expense by an 8-0 vote that proposes penalties for utilizing inside info for sports betting, as well as engaging in online betting the state's Seminole Tribe does not offer.
March 19, 2025: Hard Rock Bet announces its brand-new 'Battle of the Bets' campaign with a $250K benefit bet swimming pool.
March 3, 2025: The US District Court for the Southern District of Florida has dropped all charges versus Lottery.com for deceitful misrepresentation, irresponsible misrepresentation, conspiracy, and assisting and abetting.
Feb. 27, 2025: Two Florida lawmakers are proposing to make it a felony for somebody to wager on a video game if they have inside info, such as a heads-up about someone planning to throw a video game or shave points.
Feb. 5, 2025: The Florida gaming commission sent 3 cease-and-desist letters to overseas operators accepting illegal wagers in the Sunshine State.
Jan. 27, 2025: Lawmakers in Florida momentarily turned down a proposal that would have made approving any new industrial casinos or mobile sportsbooks logistically impossible. With that, the slim chance that Florida makes a large industrial gambling growth stayed.
Jan. 16, 2025: An opening event will be held February 6 to celebrate the opening of Seminole Brighton Bay & Casino which is changing the existing Seminole Casino Brighton.
Jan. 9, 2025: Florida regulators are examining an illegal online betting operation within the state.
Dec. 18, 2024: A Florida wagerer turned a $25 bet on a 14-leg passing TD player prop parlay into just over $100k with Hard Rock Bet.
Dec. 18, 2024: A prohibited gambling crackdown in Jacksonville has led to the closure of 10 places across the city, with five people apprehended for racketeering.
Nov. 1, 2024: Hard Rock Bet partners with Duffy's Sports Grill to explore numerous marketing opportunities.
Oct. 28, 2024: Florida's Seminole Tribe partners with West Flagler, ending its prolonged legal dispute over the people's control of the state's online gambling market.
Oct. 9, 2024: Acid rock global chairman and Seminole Gaming CEO Jim Allen discusses possible "tactical relationship" with FanDuel and DraftKings in Florida.
Oct. 1, 2024: FanDuel is being sued for $250 million by a former Jacksonville Jaguars staff member who embezzled group funds, declaring that the online sportsbook "exploited" his betting dependency.
Sept 26, 2024: FanDuel faces difficult sports wagering push in the country's most populated States, including Florida, California and Texas.
Sept. 3, 2024: 10 individuals are apprehended and slots are taken following the discovery of a prohibited gaming operation at a Tallahassee gas station.
July 30, 2024: The Florida Gaming Control Commission assists shut down 11 prohibited casinos in Volusia County.
June 28, 2024: The Supreme Court's decision on legal Florida sports betting does not speed up California's push, says James Siva, the chairman of the California Nations Indian Gaming Association.
June 17, 2024: The U.S. Supreme Court shoots down Florida's sports betting review request to upend the state's legal wagering status quo.
June 13, 2024: The U.S. Supreme Court might quickly decide whether to examine Florida's sports betting case or not.
May 29, 2024: Legal Florida sports betting gets its day in Supreme Court - June 13, 2024.
May 22, 2024: Florida's continuous legal sports betting battle might be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court after another file associated to the issue was filled on Tuesday.
May 14, 2024: The U.S. Government asks the Supreme Court to shut down Florida's sports betting obstacle.
April 24, 2024: Hard Rock Bet presents 'SGP Max' function in Florida, permitting bettors to combine several same-game parlays on one ticket.
April 22, 2024: Daily dream sports go back to Florida with peer-to-peer video games offered by PrizePicks.
April 10, 2024: Hard Rock Bet and the Florida Panthers form a multi-year partnership.
April 1, 2024: West Flagler files a new sports betting quick to the U.S. Supreme Court. West Flagler claims that the Florida Supreme Court denied its petition by incorrectly ruling that the Florida video gaming compact legalized online wagering.
March 21, 2024: The Florida Supreme Court rejects a sports wagering petition to invalidate the state's online sports betting law on constitutional grounds.
March 12, 2024: A former Jacksonville Jaguars monetary manager is sentenced to 78 months in prison for taking $22 million from the company.
March 9, 2024: An ex-Jacksonville Jaguars worker speaks in court following an embezzling scandal. Amit Patel is accused of taking over $20 million from the company throughout a five-year span.
Feb. 26, 2024: Daily dream sports (DFS) operator PrizePicks will pause its service in Florida on March 1, 2024, after getting a 2nd cease-and-desist letter for running illegally.
Feb. 21, 2024: Florida attorney Daniel Wallach's new amicus short prompts the Supreme Court to take a Florida sports wagering case, supporting West Flagler's efforts to stop Florida's current sports betting structure
Feb. 16, 2024: Several states, including Florida, sent cease-and-desist letters to everyday dream sports (DFS) operators Underdog, Betr, and PrizePicks.
Feb. 13, 2024: The Florida Supreme Court is asked to stop the state's "unlawful" sports wagering technique.
Feb. 3, 2024: Jacksonville Jaguars ask FanDuel to return $20 million from Amit Patel scandal, but the sports betting operator hesitates to pay the team.
Jan. 29, 2024: Florida fantasy sports bills advance amid disputes after being gotten positively by the state chamber's committee on regulated industries. Senate Bills 1566 and 1568 lay out the legal framework and licensing structure of fantasy sports contests in the Sunshine State.
Dec. 26, 2023: West Flagler Associates continues to challenge the legality of Florida sports betting, arguing Florida citizens need to have the right to approve any gambling establishment gambling growth under Amendment 3.
Dec. 5, 2023: Hard Rock Bet opens its sportsbook app to all Florida bettors for the very first time in two years.
Dec. 1, 2023: Gov. Ron DeSantis and two other lawmakers unsurprisingly decline a Florida sports betting challenge.
Nov. 17, 2023: The Supreme Court of Florida all declines a movement proposed by two video gaming business to close down the state's restricted variation of online sports wagering.
Nov. 7, 2023: Acid rock Bet relaunches in Florida after stopping briefly online operations for nearly two years, granting limited access to existing consumers.
Nov. 1, 2023: In-person sports betting will return to Florida at three casinos run by the Seminole Tribe on Dec. 7.
Oct. 25, 2023: The Supreme Court rebuffed an emergency quote to block a contract between Florida and the Seminole Tribe, setting the stage for the return of legal Florida sports betting.
Oct. 18, 2023: There's no need to stay a lower court judgment that might see legal Florida sportsbooks return, according to the Department of the Interior.
Oct. 12, 2023: Chief Justice John Roberts gets in an order remembering and remaining the Florida sports betting appeal required.
Oct. 6, 2023: Covers' Geoff Zochodne discusses the disadvantages of Florida's gaming compact.
Sept. 26, 2023: The Department of the Interior states sports betting must resume in Florida. West Flagler and Bonita Springs turn to the Supreme Court of Florida to keep Hard Rock Bet from returning, pointing out gaming expansion without voter approval and gambling off of tribal lands as major infractions of state law.
Sept. 18, 2023: Uncertainty surrounds Florida sports wagering and its return in the middle of a last-minute court filing.
Sept. 11, 2023: The U.S. Court of Appeals declines a rehearing request by two casinos for the Florida-Seminole sports betting case. This opens the door for a possible return of Hard Rock Bet in the state as early as Sept. 19.
Sept
. 1, 2023: The federal government reveals that there is no requirement for a rehearing in the Florida-Seminole sports wagering case.
Aug. 14, 2023: West Flagler Associates seeks a rehearing in its case against Florida's Seminole Tribe. The casino operator hopes to ward off the Seminole's attempt to bring Acid rock Bet back to the Sunshine State.
July 17, 2023: Acid rock Sportsbook rebrands as Acid rock Bet after Acid rock Digital partners with Simplebet. The new-look app boasts a new rewards program and flex parlay feature. Acid Rock Bet could return to Florida quickly.
June 30, 2023: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reversed a lower-court judgment that struck down a 2021 compact between the state of Florida and its Seminole Tribe.
May 24, 2023: The Florida Panthers advance to the NHL Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1996.
March 29, 2023: Florida sports betting invites the launch of DraftKings' horse-racing app, as the Kentucky Derby nears.
Dec. 14, 2022: The DC Circuit Court of Appeals hears oral arguments on Florida sports wagering, with an official ruling on its previous termination expected in 2023.
July 11, 2022: The DC Circuit releases an instruction schedule in the Florida tribal compact sports wagering case that suggests a judgment won't take place until sometime in 2023.
June 1, 2022: Caesars and NYRA Bets introduce the Caesars Racebook app in Florida and Ohio.
April 27, 2022: The Florida Seminole tribe stops making revenue-sharing payments to Florida. With the 2021 Florida-Seminole Compact on ice, the tribe will rather make payments into escrow up until the litigation is solved.
March 7, 2022: Atlanta Falcons Pass Receiver Calvin Ridley is suspended for the 2022 NFL season after betting on NFL video games in 2021 with Florida's Acid rock Sportsbook.
Feb. 18, 2022: DraftKings CEO Jason Robbins reveals that the sports betting operator didn't get enough signatures in time to put a proposed constitutional amendment on the state's 2022 election ballot.
Jan. 28, 2022: Florida Education Champions' effort, backed by DraftKings and FanDuel, yields defeat with less than 500,000 validated signatures collected.
Jan. 20, 2022: The DraftKings-FanDuel effort approaches 400,000 signatures.
Jan. 11, 2022: With just over 295,000 signatures, the FanDuel and DraftKings-backed initiative has collected simply a 3rd of the signatures required to reach the November 2022 tally. The due date to reach 891,589 signatures is Feb. 1, 2022.
Dec. 4, 2021: Thirty-five days after releasing, the Acid rock Sportsbook accepts "briefly suspend" all operations in Florida. Legal Florida sports betting has actually pertained to an end.
Dec. 1, 2021: A group of Las Vegas Sands-aligned groups submits a lawsuit against 7 parties acting upon behalf of the Seminole Tribe. The groups allege the Seminole Tribe has been settling petition gatherers to avoid them from gathering signatures for a Las Vegas Sands 2022 ballot measure.
Nov. 25, 2021: After the Seminole Tribe's movement for a stay pending appeal is rejected, an emergency situation movement for a stay pending appeal is filed with the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. Meanwhile, the Acid Rock Sportsbook is still operational.
Nov. 23, 2021: The Seminole Tribe submits a notification of appeal and motion for a stay pending appeal with the DC federal court simply one day after Judge Friedrich eliminated the Florida-Seminole Compact. The Tribe looks for to continue taking sports bets throughout the appeal process.
Nov. 22, 2021: Judge Dabney Friedrich throws away Florida's sports betting compact, putting an end to legal sports betting and the Seminole Tribe's video gaming growth strategies. The judge ruled both federal (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act) and state (Amendment 3) laws were violated.
Nov. 1, 2021: The Seminole Tribe of Florida goes live with an "early access launch" of its Acid Rock Sportsbook, in spite of at least 2 claims challenging the state's model of legal sports betting still working their method through federal court.
Oct. 19, 2021: Florida District Judge Allen Winsor dismisses the first of the Magic City-Bonita Springs suits.
Oct. 15, 2021: October 15 gets here, but legal Florida sports betting does not.
Sept. 27, 2021: Two Florida businessmen and the anti-gambling group No Casinos submit the third suit - the 2nd in D.C. The motion claims no video gaming expansion can occur in Florida without citizen approval, pointing out Amendment 3.
Sept. 27, 2021: Magic City Casino and Bonita Springs Poker Room submit their second claim - this time, in D.C. The lawsuit claims online Florida sports betting would violate several federal laws.
Aug. 17, 2021: Magic City Casino and Bonita Springs Poker Room submit a claim versus the Department of the Interior and Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, challenging the credibility of their Seminole Tribe Compact approval.
Aug. 6, 2021: Florida's pact with the Seminole Tribe passes its 45-day approval duration. By neither approving nor denying the Seminole-Florida Gaming Compact, the U.S. Department of the Interior gives Florida the OK to move on with its proposed October 15, 2021, launch date.
May 25, 2021: Gov. DeSantis silently signs a brand-new tribal compact. The contract would permit the Seminole Tribe to expand its gaming library and deal retail and online sports betting. Pari-mutuel centers would likewise be permitted to run Florida betting sites through servers located on tribal lands.
May 2019: Gov. DeSantis declines to validate an agreement reached between Sen. Wilton Simpson and the Seminole Tribe. The pact would have allowed tribal casinos and racetracks to use legal Florida sports wagering.
Nov. 6, 2018: Voters pass Amendment 3, successfully prohibiting the from passing brand-new gaming expansions without the approval of the Seminole Tribe.
May 14, 2018: SCOTUS overturns the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). Individual states are now allowed to legalize and manage sports wagering.
