After years of contentious legal battles, the Seminole Tribe of Florida and West Flagler Parties, including West Flagler Associates, LTD, Bonita-Fort Myers Corporation, and Southwest Florida Enterprises, Inc., have reached a comprehensive settlement to move forward in a partnership. The agreement signifies the West Flagler Parties’ commitment to cease all future litigation against the Seminole Tribe’s gaming operations. Instead, they will shift to a cooperative approach to offer and promote the sport of Jai Alai on Seminole’s Hard Rock Bet […]

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The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced an update of federal regulations to make Indian gaming compacts similar to those enforced in Florida. The Department reportedly intends to have the clarity and transparency of the Florida gaming compact mirrored across the country. As reported by iGB, the new legislation would allow tribes to offer gambling services away from their reservations. The updated rules are reportedly focused to facilitate an easier conclusion of deals between tribes and the state. […]

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West Flagler Associates, the owners of the Bonita Springs Poker Room and Magic City Casino in Miami, disagree with the decision made by officials in a sports betting case in Florida, which led to a request for a rehearing in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Heading to the Supreme Court: The appeal followed a three-judge panel’s decision in June this year, which ruled against the company and restored the 2021 Florida gaming compact, granting the Seminole tribe exclusive access […]

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The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, a group that oversees gambling in the state of Florida, has seen their Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering approve a new gambling facility to move forward with their project plans. To be located near the downtown area of Miami, the new facility could provide gamblers with jai-alai and poker gaming options in a two-year time frame. West Flagler Associates were given a ‘summer jai-alai’ permit, which gives the company the ability to build and […]

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