John Holden, Author at Legal Sports Report

Analysis: Oklahoma Sports Betting Bill Backed By Questionable Numbers

In a state with only 4 million people like Oklahoma, $240 million sounds like a lot of new revenue from sports betting. This is what one Oklahoma lawmaker says OK sports betting could do for Oklahoma. Representative Ken Luttrell, a Republican state representative from Ponca City, has circulated legislation that would provide a path for […] Read More

Posted on: January 20, 2022 | | John Holden

Analyzing Washington Sports Betting Challenge By Maverick Gaming

Were you wondering what happened to America’s sports betting hero, former Solicitor General Ted Olson? Well, he is back in the space in Washington sports betting, in something of a different role this time. Olson and his colleagues at the law firm Gibson Dunn filed a complaint Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the […] Read More

Posted on: January 12, 2022 | | John Holden

Opinion: Outlook Bleak For Florida Sports Betting Ballot Measures

The deadline for Florida sports betting ballot measures to meet the first signature threshold for the November 2022 election is February 1. But that deadline is a bit misleading because it is for verified signatures, and signatures can take up to 30 days to verify. This means that the deadline for collecting signatures to get […] Read More

Posted on: December 16, 2021 | | John Holden

What’s Ahead Now That Florida No Longer Has Legal Sports Betting

Sports betting in Florida is on ice, for now. So how long will that be the case, and what’s next? The District of Columbia Court of Appeals issued its order last Friday, denying the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s motion to stay the D.C. District Court’s ruling that the 2021 Compact violates the Indian Gaming Regulatory […] Read More

Posted on: December 10, 2021 | | John Holden

Waiting To See If The Florida Sports Betting Tap Is Turned Off

A motion to the D.C. Court of Appeals by the Seminole Tribe of Florida following the denial of the Tribe’s motion for a stay of the ruling that the newly signed Compact with Governor Ron DeSantis governing sports betting violated the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) is on an expedited schedule. The emergency motion filed […] Read More

Posted on: December 1, 2021 | | John Holden

Opinion: Wishing A Not-So-Happy Birthday To The Wire Act

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to the Wire Act. Oh, wait, no: we do not wish the Wire Act a happy birthday. The statute passed as part of the Kennedy administration’s war on organized crime turned 60 this year, and it is time for a new look. How did we get […] Read More

Posted on: December 1, 2021 | | John Holden

Seminole Tribe Files Again For Stay Of Florida Sports Betting Ruling

After the Seminole Tribe of Florida‘s motion to stay District Court Judge Dabney Friedrich‘s Florida sports betting ruling was denied last week, the tribe wasted no time seeking a stay from the D.C. Court of Appeals. The emergency motion was filed on Thanksgiving by Seminole Tribe attorney Barry Richard. It asks that the D.C. Court […] Read More

Posted on: November 29, 2021 | | John Holden

Opinion: End Of The Beginning In Florida Sports Betting Litigation

Most of the sports betting world settled in to watch the Tampa Bay Buccaneers trounce the New York Giants in Florida on Monday Night Football this week. Meanwhile, the District Court website for the District of Columbia was busy posting decisions After more than a week’s delay from the original date for a decision of […] Read More

Posted on: November 24, 2021 | | John Holden

Florida Sports Betting Case Gets New Argument From Federal Government

New arguments are in from the federal government in the ongoing court case involving the legality of the compact between the state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe, which has legalized sports betting in the state. Read More

Posted on: November 10, 2021 | | John Holden

Florida Sports Betting Hearing Pushes Timeline Into Next Week

Earlier today was the first oral hearing challenging the newly minted and now-launched compact governing Florida sports betting. Though scheduled for Federal Court in the District of Columbia, the hearing took place over Zoom and was available on an audio feed for the public meant that anyone in the country could listen in. The hearing […] Read More

Posted on: November 5, 2021 | | John Holden